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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JANUARY 17, 2025: A generic photo of Queensland Police in Brisbanes CBD. Picture: NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

Coach accused of abusing children

Police have charged an 87-year-old “well-known sports coach” with sexual offences, as they continue to probe his decades-long career.

Virginia Giuffre

Legal fight to claim Virginia Giuffre’s estate

A legal fight to claim Virginia Giuffre’s multimillion dollar estate has begun in the WA Supreme Court.

UPDATEDNSW / ACT Courts & Law

Jai’s family grant media permission to publish the below photo along with his name. 16-year-old Dhungutti boy Jai Kalani Wright died after a collision with an unmarked police car. Picture: Supplied

Family’s wish after teen killed in fatal crash

The family of an Aboriginal teenager killed during a dramatic chase with a police officer has made a tragic plea in the wake of their son’s death.

QLD Courts & Law

Russell Klein died after a car allegedly ploughed through his home in Millmerran on Christmas Day.

Fiancee’s anguish after ‘soulmate’ mowed down

The devastated fiancee of a man fatally mowed down on Christmas Day has stared down her partner’s killer years after the holiday horror erupted.

VIC Courts & Law

Accused CBD stabber Lauren Darul. Picture: Facebook

Disturbing decline of accused CBD stabber

Images have surfaced of a woman charged with stabbing a sushi chef in Melbourne’s CBD as she makes a bid for freedom.

VIC Courts & Law

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 13, 2024:Protestors are seen outside the Land Forces event in Melbourne, rallying against the military expo and voicing concerns over Australia's involvement in the global arms trade. Picture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Protester bombed Aussie weapons expo

An engineer detonated an explosive device during an Australian weapons expo in an effort to disrupt the event, a court has been told.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 30, 2025: Stewart Little general secretary of the PSA union pictured holding a picture of one of the victims, the Domain, Sydney CBD. Prison staff all 36 correctional centres across NSW will likely walk off the job in industrial action which could cripple the state's court system. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Update on inmate who bashed 4 officers

Four Corrective Services staff were simply “doing their job” when they were beaten by a violent inmate, a court has been told.

NOTE MALE IS 17 YEARS OLD PLEASE LEGAL BEFORE USE A passenger and a pilot tackled a man who allegedly brought a shotgun onto a Jetstar plane at Avalon Airport. Picture: 7NEWS,

Mystery clouds teen hijacker’s court case

A teenage boy accused of boarding a flight with a shotgun in an alleged effort to hijack a plane has had his court case delayed as an ‘other aspect’ is probed.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 24, 2025: Senator Lidia Thorpe holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Man accused of online abuse of Lidia Thorpe

A man accused of sending harassing emails to senator Lidia Thorpe and “defacing” a flag outside her office has appeared in court.

Copy pictures of Ballarat Mine shaft victim Kurt Hourigan.

Charges laid after fatal mine collapse

The workplace regulator has laid charges after an underground gold mine collapse killed a worker and seriously injured another.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 11, 2025: Former AFL umpire Michael Pell outside the Melbourne Magistrates' Court where he, along with his co-accused Donovan Pell, William Forde and Mitch Lucas, face charges over allegedly using insider information to place bets on the Brownlow Medal. Picture: NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

AFL umpire faces more corruption charges

An AFL umpire is facing more corruption charges following a police investigation into a Brownlow Medal betting scandal.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 10, 2025: Generic photo showing an iPhone 16 Pro Max and social media app icons of Facebook, Instagram, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Kik, YouTube and TikTok.. Picture: NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

‘Scares me’: Move against social media ban

A couple of 15-year-olds are trying to derail Australia’s looming social media ban by taking their fight to the High Court.

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NSW & ACT Crime

Man charged after body located in Armidale, A man will face court after the body of a man was located in the state’s west last month. Picture: NSW Police

Moment man arrested over 78yo’s murder

A man has been charged with the murder of a 78-year-old following a month-long police probe into a death in western NSW.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 13, 2025: Mark Latham leaves the John Maddison Tower Court on Wednesday. Sydney MP Alex Greenwich is taking Mark Latham to NCAT after previously successfully suing over a homophobic tweet. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Latham’s move over $140k loss

Mark Latham is seeking to overturn his bruising defamation suit loss to Alex Greenwich over a homophobic tweet in which he graphically described a sex act.

A former Sea World Helicopters employee has broken down after giving evidence about the preparations she undertook on the day four people died in a horror mid-air collision.

Ex-worker’s tears over deadly chopper crash

A former Sea World Helicopters employee has broken down after giving evidence at an inquest into the fatal mid-air collision that killed four people in 2023.

VIC Courts & Law

Wan Lai, 36, remains in physical and psychological pain following the October 2 incident, when Thirty-two-year-old Lauren Darul allegedly stabbed her in the right side of her chest on Little Bourke Street in Melbourne's CBD. Picture: 7News

‘Off drugs’: Alleged CBD stabber’s vow

The woman accused of a random knife attack in Melbourne’s CBD has told a court she hopes to “clean up my life and stay off drugs”.

QLD Courts & Law

Greg Josephson and wife Tamra at Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay, Pic Instagram

Next move of teen accused of CEO murder

A court has been told of the next move by a teen charged with the murder of Universal Store founder Greg Josephson.

VIC Courts & Law

An alleged car thief in Shepparton Victoria swiftly stopped after realising a baby was sleeping in the back seat., Police have been told the car was parked with the child inside outside a supermarket on Maude Street, Shepparton, just before 2pm on November 14. Police have released CCTV and images of the incident., The alleged offender is described as being aged in his 20s to 30s, with a slim build, and about 165cm in height. Picture: 9News

Man accused of dumping baby in car theft

A man accused of dumping a baby in a cardboard box after stealing a car was injured during his arrest, a court has been told.

A chief officer of an international livestock ship is in custody after 525kg of cocaine was found floating about 30km off Western Australia's coast.

525kg of cocaine found floating off coast

A tip off has led authorities to find more than half a tonne of cocaine floating about in the ocean about 30km off Western Australia’s coastline.

A young man has recalled the moment he chased off an alleged group of machete-wielding intruders - who are alleged to have terrorised several families across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs - with a kitchen knife.

‘I will cut you’: Man confronts intruders

A young man has revealed the wild moment he chased off an alleged group of armed intruders who are accused of terrorising several homes in the space of 20 minutes.

QLD Courts & Law

Florrie

Timeline of terror before fatal house fire

A coroner has delivered heartbreaking findings into the death of a woman after a fatal house fire, including the timeline of terror she endured before the tragedy.

Perth mum in panic mode after armed intruder captured on camera creeping through home. Picture: 7News

‘Panic’: Camera films armed intruder in home

A home security camera captured an armed intruder creeping about a home while the family were asleep.

Lachlan Young, the man accused of murdering young Ballarat woman Hannah McGuire. Credit:Instagram

‘Break his heart’: Horror texts killer sent

Just minutes after burning his ex-girlfriend’s body, a cruel killer began texting her mother in an effort to cover up murder as a suicide.

Police find grey Triton ute linked to murder of Adelaide dad Chris Roberston.

‘Breakthrough’ in dad’s murder probe

Police have hailed the discovery of a car linked to the murder of Adelaide dad Chris Robertson who disappeared while celebrating the AFL Grand Final as a “significant breakthrough”.

UPDATEDQLD Courts & Law

A haunting detail has emerged in bodycam footage from a police officer murdered in a horrific ambush, as the families of the slain officers reveal their disappointment at an inquest finding.Picture: Supplied

Slain cops’ bodycams capture the unthinkable

A haunting detail has emerged in bodycam footage from a police officer murdered in a horrific ambush, as the families of the slain officers reveal their disappointment at an inquest finding.

VIC Courts & Law

A man has been charged after a tradie was stabbed while trying to perform a citizen's arrest in Melbourne's CBD

Alleged knifeman ‘acutely unwell’: court

A man who allegedly stabbed a tradie during a citizen’s arrest has spent two weeks locked up in police cells while “effectively psychotic”, a court has been told.

VIC Courts & Law

Notorious crime family special. George Marrogi

Jailed gangland boss’ sentence extended

An underworld heavy hitter with decades left behind bars has returned to court over a “quick but brutal” attack on a prison officer.

VIC Courts & Law

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - APRIL, 26, 2023: Court of Appeal, Generic, Stock image Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Jailed businessman’s family plea falls flat

A businessman who conned international investors into handing over almost $400m has had his hopes of being released from jail sooner dashed.

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Joan Taufua arrives at the Southport courts. Picture: Tertius Pickard.

Twist in case against NRL star’s mum

There has been a twist in the case of an NRL star’s mother, who is charged with manslaughter over a triple-fatal crash.

VIC Courts & Law

Disruption at the Dawn Service at the Shrine in Melbourne. One of the men shouting out abuse was known neo Nazi Jacob Hersant who was later spoken to by police. Picture: FACEBOOK

Neo-Nazis to fight Anzac Day charges

Three neo-Nazis have been urged to seek legal help as they plan to defend against allegations they behaved offensively at an Anzac Day Dawn Service.

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