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David MurrayNational Crime Correspondent

David Murray is The Australian’s National Crime Correspondent. He was previously Crime Editor at The Courier-Mail and prior to that was News Corp’s London-based Europe Correspondent. He is behind investigative podcasts The Lighthouse and Searching for Rachel Antonio and is the author of The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay.

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COLD CASE BREAKTHROUGHNation

Detectives from the Crime and Intelligence Command are hopeful that the announcement of a Queensland Government reward of $500,000 will bring in new information to assist police investigations into the murder of Meaghan Louise Rose on the Sunshine Coast in 1997., , On 18 July 1997, 25-year-old Meaghan Rose was located deceased at the base of Point Cartwright Cliffs at Mooloolaba. Picture: QLD POLICE

Murder arrest over 1997 ‘suicide’

A woman found dead at the base of a cliff on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast 27 years ago was murdered by her partner just days after he became eligible for an insurance payout from her demise, police will allege.

David Murray

FRIENDS PAY TRIBUTENation

Spearfisherman Luke Walford was bitten on the neck and killed by a shark Saturday afternoon on the Central Queensland Coast near Keppel Islands. Picture - Instagram

Community mourns man of God killed while spearfishing

The 40-year-old suffered injuries to his neck while fishing with his family off the Central Queensland coast, becoming the first victim of a fatal shark attack in Australia in a year.

David Murray and David Tanner

sailing tragedySport

Sydney Hobart victims Roy Quaden (left) and Nick Smith (right)

From ‘apprehensive’ to devastated: Sydney Hobart crews mourn lost mates

Two experienced sailors have been identified after they tragically died in similar circumstances during the 2024 edition of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

David Murray, Joanna Panagopoulos and Summer Liu

‘numerous places of collapse’Nation

This handout photo taken and released on December 20, 2024 by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) shows people boarding a Royal Australian Air Force plane after an earthquake struck Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu. Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-rocked Vanuatu, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise. (Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Australia on a mission to get aid in, citizens home

Australia’s diplomatic mission in Vanuatu says getting citizens home after the Pacific Island nation’s earthquake tragedy is a priority, as rescuers expand a search for trapped survivors to ‘numerous places of collapse’ beyond the capital Port Vila.

David Murray

CourtsNation

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - DECEMBER 20, 2024: Yolanda Borucki and her Husband Viktor leave Brisbanes Magistrates Court after the childcare centre whistleblower was charged for giving restricted info about serial pedophile Ashley Griffith Picture: NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

Church, police under fire after childcare manager cleared of computer hacking

Yolanda Borucki has been found not guilty of computer hacking after she went to the media about Australia’s worst pedophile, Ashley Paul Griffith, with a magistrate finding the prosecution failed to prove basic essential elements of the charge.

David Murray

Quake aftermathWorld

Australian citizens affected by the earthquake diaster in Vanuatu board a RAAF emergency rescue flight, and bottom from left: stranded Australians Erika Parisi, SJ Seffen and Jeff Smith.

Australians plead for more help to get out of Vanuatu disaster zone

Australians stranded in Vanuatu after the devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake and who missed out on emergency RAAF flights say they’re being turned away from the high commission.

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crimeNation

Sketch artist image of Paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith who is currently appearing in Brisbane Supreme Court - Victims vilely abused by Griffith have taken the witness stand to detail the impact of his actions on their lives. One girl was three or four when she was abused by him many times which he recorded and uploaded to the dark web. Picture Brett Lethbridge court sketch 28.11.24

Cops took no action on sex pest accusation

Australia’s worst pedophile, Ashley Paul Griffith, was accused 15 years ago of sexually abusing a little boy at a daycare centre in a complaint that was almost instantly dismissed by Queensland police.

David Murray

EarthquakeWorld

Rescue teams search under debris in Port Vila following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in the southern Pacific nation of Vanuatu, in an image posted to social media on the 18th December, 2024. Picture: Vanuatu Police Force

Heroism and heartbreak at Vanuatu’s ground zero

A building popular with holiday-makers and locals in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila is at the centre of a major rescue and recovery operation.

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widespread damageWorld

This screengrab taken from handout video footage posted on the Facebook account of Michael Thompson on December 17, 2024 shows a member of security inspecting a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila after a powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island. The 7.3-magnitude quake struck on December 17 at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. (Photo by MICHAEL THOMPSON / Facebook account of Michael Thompson / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE â MANDATORY CREDIT Â«AFP PHOTO / FACEBOOK / MICHAEL THOMPSONÂ» - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS â DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [- NO ARCHIVE ]

Death toll rises as Australian teams head to Vanuatu amid massive quake damage

No Australians are among the 14 deaths in Vanuatu after a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake flattened large parts of the capital, with Australian teams heading for the Pacific Island nation.

David Murray, Jacquelin Magnay and Ben Packham

HORROR STORIESNation

Fiji suspected alcohol poisoning Aussie victims

Fiji dream becomes a nightmare

Poisoned pina coladas are suspected to have struck down seven people including four Australians at a five-star Fiji resort, with witnesses reporting horror stories of victims bleeding from the ears and foaming at the mouth.

David Murray and Brendan Kearns

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