Drone used to drop drugs into Barwon Prison
A package filled with drugs, a knife, security tools and tech gear has been dropped via drone into Victoria’s most notorious prison. Here’s how.
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Notorious SA paedophile dies in prison
One of South Australia’s most notorious paedophiles has died in prison, just two years after he made a final bid for release into the community.
‘Load of crap’: Son walks free as body still missing
He killed his own mother, shockingly calling her “a waste of space… a bogan… an ugly bitch”. Now, despite her body never having been found, he is set to walk free – and her family are furious.
COVID hits Aussie paedo, drug dealer in Bali jail
Two Australians locked up in Bali have contracted the deadly coronavirus and forced into a cramped isolation wing with hundreds of infected men.
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Aussie fugitive taunts cops with new island jaunt
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Macris and Ibrahim families reach peace agreement
When Viktoria Karida flew into Australia after her husband John Macris was murdered in Greece, the whispers around Sydney were whether her spouse’s past run-ins with the Ibrahim clan would cause issues. But it seems a peace deal has been reached.
Murder headquarters at Big Mama’s house
A stunning 1930s mansion filled with antiques served as ‘murder headquarters’ for Melbourne underworld matriarch Judy Moran, the former showgirl who lost every man she ever loved to a bullet in Melbourne’s gangland war. NEW LIFE & CRIMES PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Mental toll on frontline officers ‘confronting’
A shocking proportion of Australian Federal Police officers are facing psychological distress as a result of their jobs, with the commissioner admitting that, while staff wellbeing is a priority, “we have not always understood what this has meant”.
Executed gangster John Macris’ life with TV model wife
Former underworld figure John Macris had a luxurious life in Greece where he and his wife, Viktoria Karida, raised their children. This is how it unfolded before he was murdered.
Grim fate: Five Bali 9 men to die in jail
There have been two executions, one cancer death and a deportation. Now it’s down to the Bali Five, who may never get out of Indonesia alive.
How cowardly mass killer reacted to swift justice
As the jury foreman recited “guilty” firmly and loudly 33 times and the scene played out to its inevitable conclusion, mass murderer James Gargasoulas looked as docile and vacant as a circus bear, writes Andrew Rule.
The glamorous muse of drug barons and bikies
Danielle McGuire danced with danger as a central figure in Melbourne’s seedy underbelly, thanks to lovers that have included runaway drug boss Tony Mokbel and ex-Bandidos bikie enforcer Toby Mitchell. NEW PODCAST
More criminals pulled off flights to Australia
THE number of criminals, illegal immigrants and suspected terrorists kicked off flights bound for Australia has skyrocketed by 300 per cent, as Border Force works with airlines to stop them.
How the CSIRO turned CSI
IT was the double murder case that showed how soil science could help crack crime. Now the Australian scientists involved work investigations nationwide and have literally written the book for the FBI.
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