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‘Excuse me. I’ve killed my wife’: The ongoing menace of forced marriage in Australia

At 21, Ruqia Haidari was murdered by the man she was forced to marry. Other women in Australia have made desperate escapes to avoid a similar fate.

  • Melissa Fyfe

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Ben Roberts-Smith leaves the Federal Court in Sydney earlier this month.

Ding, dong, ditch and a box full of dung: Labor complains after protest at premier’s door

Two Liberal MPs stand accused of escorting a member of the public to the door of the premier’s parliamentary office to leave behind an “offensive prop”.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
A combined $4.5 million has been seized in relation to a Queensland man previously convicted of hacking a US gaming giant, with assets including a waterfront mansion, Bitcoin, and a luxury car forfeited. The Beachmere property in Queensland was seized by the AFP.

Qld man’s waterfront mansion seized by police amid Bitcoin probe

Assets worth $4.5 million have been seized in relation to a Queensland “computer whiz” previously convicted of hacking a US gaming giant.

  • Cloe Read
Roberta Williams.

Roberta Williams’ property raided as part of fraud probe

A dozen police spent hours combing the property and vehicles, seizing several items.

  • Gillian Lantouris and Alexander Darling
CCTV shows the blue sedan used in the attack on the Ripponlea synagogue.

Hooded figures, an underworld getaway car: Police allege link between synagogue, nightclub fires

Detectives have released never-before-seen footage and reveal they believe the same getaway car used in a Melbourne nightclub firebombing was used in the attack on a Ripponlea synagogue.

  • Sherryn Groch, Cassandra Morgan and Alexander Darling
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The AFP and ABF are warning of the serious consequences of illegally importing 1,4 Butanediol - commonly known as bute.

‘Tidal wave’ of date rape drug reaching NSW shores

Imports of the drug, a few milligrams of which can be fatal, have soared despite a police crackdown.

  • Amber Schultz
Joel Davis (right), of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network, at a Kooyong pre-polling centre on Wednesday.

Threats, ‘skulduggery’ and neo-Nazis prompt AEC warning about voting booths

A barrage of complaints about threatening and aggressive behaviour at polling booths has fuelled tension in the final days of voting in the federal election.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos, Mostafa Rachwani, Sherryn Groch and Alexander Darling
Samuel Emmerson Howard Blackley was arrested in December 2024 as part of Queensland police operation Xray Cato.

Queensland man accused of local, overseas abuse to stay behind bars

Samuel Emmerson Howard Blackley has been accused of using the internet to sexually exploit children in south-east Queensland and the Philippines.

  • Rex Martinich
Police said they found the plastic-wrapped drug bricks inside boat engines being delivered from California.

Man charged after 140kg of cocaine ‘found in boat engines’

The 35-year-old appeared in court on Tuesday accused of importing drug bricks into Queensland from the United States.

  • Laine Clark

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