Gunman pleads guilty to Christchurch mosque attacks
Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man behind Christchurch’s deadly terror attacks, which killed 51 people, has changed his plea to guilty.
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Former tennis star child rapist ‘to be freed early’
A former Aussie tennis star will walk free from jail after serving just half his sentence for child rape charges, after psychologists ruled that he had learnt his lesson.
Macris murder: Brothers ‘too careless’ to be killers
The father of Sydney underworld figure John Macris, who was gunned down in Athens, has told of his pain as the alleged hitman’s defence has been revealed.
Revealed: Pregnant teen’s murderer had killed before
Over 40 years before Rodney Wayne Williams was found guilty of the murder of pregnant teen Tiffany Taylor, he was involved in another unspeakable crime interstate.
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‘He was staring into space … like no one was there’
The family of a game hunter who shot two police officers has described how they tried to reason with him moments before he fired and have urged people not to judge. Eric Newman tried to strangle his wife as she got ready for bed before firing at the officers and then turning the gun on himself.
Meet the ‘Godfather’ behind Australia’s ice hell
He’s the drug kingpin behind our nation’s ice epidemic whose exploits inspired a gritty Netflix saga. And this is how our top cops will stop at nothing to go after the life-destroying crime lord.
White collar crime hit by massive shake-up
The fallout from the banking royal commission has prompted one of the biggest-ever overhauls of Australia’s corporate criminal justice system.
Fear chills Melbourne’s heart again
It’s a story tragically familiar to Melbourne that has again caused outrage. Aiia Maasarwe was returning after a night out before she was killed at random, sadly too similar to the murders of Jill Meagher, Masa Vukotic and Eurydice Dixon, writes Andrew Rule.
Aiia’s sisters share tragic final picture
The devastated family of murdered Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe make a heartbreaking appeal to Victoria Police as they release their final image of the beloved 21-year-old.
Why the Bali bombing mastermind will walk free
He’s the spiritual leader of the group that killed 88 Aussies in the 2002 Bali bombing. But despite his refusal to renounce his beliefs, Abu Bakar Bashir will be free within days.
Was ‘Jockey’ Smith Australia’s best or worst armed robber?
Some say James Edward ‘Jockey’ Smith was Australia’s best armed robber. The only problem was when confronted or cornered, he almost always lost his head, which meant he spent more time in prison than out of it. NEW LIFE & CRIMES PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
El Chapo’s wife laughs at crying ex-lover
Mexican drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s wife has cackled as one of his mistresses sobbed and told a court she thought they were in love.
Exposed: Brutal rules of secret Queensland bikie gang
You will be ruled with brutality; if you don’t answer your phone, you’ll cop a beating. These, it can be revealed, are among a series of strict rules set by a secret gang that allegedly formed on the Gold Coast to take over a chapter of the Rebels bikie club.
FBI exposes global prostitution ring in Australia
An FBI sting operation has led to six arrests and the shutdown of a global prostitution ring operating brothels in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and cities across the US and Canada.
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