Getting tougher on killers, rapists
Legislation will pass on Tuesday that will dramatically cut sentence discounts for early guilty pleas for serious criminal offenders.
Crime
Man charged with sexual touching of 8yo
A 57-year-old man has been charged after allegedly slapping an eight-year-old girl on the bottom at a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s west.
Driver, 79, to face court over fatal crash
A 79-year-old man will face court over allegations he hit and killed a pedestrian on Saturday.
Driver allegedly crashes into house
An alleged unlicensed driver is accused of crashing an unregistered car into a house near Newcastle on Saturday night.
Man dies, woman charged after ATV fall
A woman has been charged over the death of a man who fell from an all-terrain vehicle in Camden on Saturday.
Murder-suicide probe at apartment
A woman who died in Melbourne is believed to be linked to a man who was found dead at the bottom of a building just 40 minutes after she was injured.
Pregnant woman shot during home invasion
Three men in balaclavas tried to rob her home – then the woman was shot, police say.
Speeding yellow Lamborghini seized
A yellow Lamborghini speeding dangerously on the Gold Coast has been seized by police. See the footage.
Eerie photos capture teens’ death march
New photographs have captured in eerie detail the hill two schoolgirls were ordered to march down by the man who eventually murdered them.
Man’s terrifying act during rape: Court
A man is accused of carrying out a horrific act while he raped a woman on a public walking trail – with his lawyer revealing how he’ll defend the charges.
Where to beat new gel blaster rules
Queensland remains the only Australian jurisdiction where gel blasters are not illegal, as South Australia announced owners of the devices now need to hold a licence.
Man showed boy vile messages: Cops
Police will allege the man approached a 14-year-old boy in Sydney last week before showing the teen messages containing vile things.
Shocking find in hostess’s underwear
Australian authorities made a disturbing find inside an airlines hostess’s bra and underwear. Now she’s been punished after facing justice.
Dad caught allegedly hooning with kids
An investigation is underway after footage emerged showing a father doing a burn out with his young child in the back of the car.
Man extradited to Vic over bouncy castle arson
A man accused of a series of fire attacks on bouncy castles has been extradited from Perth and is expected to face court tonight in Melbourne.
Slain wife ‘forced into marriage’: cops
Police will allege that a terrified young woman married the husband now accused of murdering her because she was forced into it in a shocking way.
William’s sister’s heartbreaking vow
The 10-year-old sister of William Tyrrell has delivered a moving statement on the final day of an inquest into his disappearance.
‘Justin Bieber imposter’ on sex charges
A law lecturer alleged to have posed as pop star Justin Bieber over Skype to solicit children to send him explicit pictures has faced court.
Moment alleged robber became unstuck
The moment a teenager’s alleged plan to rob a store with a knife was foiled after quick-thinking staff locked him inside has been captured on video.
Big shot’s secret life of heroin
A judge couldn’t understand why a businessman would risk his fortune to traffic heroin — with a far less glamorous life now behind bars.
‘You know something’: shock accusation
A woman who heard a startling sound after William Tyrrell disappeared had a fiery exchange with her paedophile neighbour at the toddler’s inquest.
Packer points finger in Crown scandal
Billionaire James Packer has pointed to who “let the side down” before more than a dozen of Crown’s staff were arrested in China.
Cops crack down on gel blasters
Gel blaster owners will need to be over 18 and hold a licence from tomorrow under new rules governing the potentially deadly imitation firearm.
Man’s alleged lewd sex act on train
A man has been charged over what he allegedly did in front of a female passenger on a train in Sydney.
Woman charged with teen boy sex assault
A woman has been charged with the sexual assault of two teenage boys at a home in the NSW Hunter Valley earlier this year.
Packer admits: I have bipolar
Billionaire James Packer has claimed being sick led to him sending a “shameful” email to a mystery businessman, the NSW casino inquiry has heard.
Busker accused of sex assault
A busker is accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl he met while performing in NSW.
Suspected mass overdose: Five unconscious
A woman is fighting for life and four men are in hospital following a suspected drug overdose on the NSW Central Coast this afternoon.
Duo tried to enter NSW three times: cops
Two men were so keen to get into NSW from Victoria they were allegedly busted three times in two days trying to cross the border.
Prison guard snuck in contraband
He was supposed to keep prisoners in line — but instead a guard took cash to sneak in banned items for a long-serving inmate near Geelong.
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