Violence
Pair charged over brutal Bunnings car park stabbing were on bail for another stabbing
Magistrate Brett Sonnet described CCTV footage of the incident as “absolutely outrageous” and “emblematic of cowardly conduct”.
- Melissa Cunningham
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Man alleged to have set neighbour on fire with blowtorch over loud music
Michael Gauci is accused of pouring accelerant over his neighbour and setting her on fire. He has been charged with attempted murder.
- Emily Woods
‘How could I leave and share custody with a monster?’ Inside Carol-Anne’s hell
Instead of blood-spattered walls, family photographs adorn the home as the 53-year-old mother works to rebuild her life after escaping from the clutches of a monster she says was living in plain sight.
- Erin Pearson
- Exclusive
- Defamation
TikToker defamed female Sydney Uni student over sex assault report protest
The influencer has been ordered to pay $20,000 after accusing the woman of complicity when a group of male students tore up a report into campus sexual violence.
- Perry Duffin
‘Let’s go, bro!’ Australian tourist suspected of triggering wild Bali brawl
Bali police are still looking for four tourists involved in the fight in which four security guards were injured.
- Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
- Investigation
- Crime
The luxury retreat for men accused of grievous crimes
In a sleepy corner of a fashionable NSW town, accused criminals chill out in the spa, cool off in the pool, and relax over a game of tennis.
- Jordan Baker, Perry Duffin and Amber Schultz
A year since Samantha Murphy vanished, Ballarat’s pain endures
“It’s not knowing where she is which is the hardest.” Samantha Murphy’s community is still in shock – and women are on edge.
- Wendy Tuohy and Melissa Cunningham
‘We told you he would murder us’: Police failed to stop Floreat murders
An internal report has found police took insufficient action before Mark Bombara killed two women, despite multiple warnings, with the state’s most senior officer acknowledging system failure.
- Claire Ottaviano
No charges over deadly Kalgoorlie home invasion
The WA Police Commissioner says there is a lack of evidence to lay charges over the death of 20-year-old Tyrone Smith.
- Claire Ottaviano and Hamish Hastie
Boy, 15, accused of slashing man with machete in St Kilda shows ‘no sign of slowing down’
A teenager who allegedly slashed a stranger across the head with a machete on a busy St Kilda street to steal a car wants to be freed on bail following an alleged nine-month crime spree.
- Erin Pearson
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