Son of Aussie MH17 victims lashes Putin
An Australian whose parents were killed in the MH17 disaster has a message for terrorists after an inquiry found Vladimir Putin likely approved the missile.
Behind The Scenes
Revealed: Never-before-seen photo that triggered horror toolbox murders
A grainy CCTV photo, which has never been publicly revealed until now, set into motion one of Queensland’s cruellest crimes – known as the ‘toolbox murders’. Read the in-depth story.
Liquid cocaine: How drug lords are smuggling their loot
International drug lords are dreaming up ever sneakier ways to smuggle illicit substances like cocaine around the world. See the shocking discoveries.
‘Drugs behind headlights’: Aussie removalists busted
Aussie furniture removalists are smuggling thousands of kilos of drugs across state borders. See how crime lords are recruiting them.
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Explained: Where Australia’s Italian mafia clans are
Italian organised crime is now in the sights of the AFP after Operation Ironside exposed its tentacles. This is where they are operating.
Criminals paid $1.12m as lives on the line
Australian hospitals, GP clinics and emergency services are facing double the number of criminal threats, putting patients at risk.
New alert to help find missing Aussie kids
The Australian Federal Police have created a new way to help find missing children. This is how it will work.
How Carl almost became Australia’s biggest snitch
Carl Williams pledged to give police information on up to 10 gangland hits, with secret files saying he’d start “from the beginning and give up everything”. Then he was killed.
Murder in paradise: Execution that exposed Whitsundays’ seedy underbelly
A brutal execution-style murder has exposed Airlie Beach’s seedy underworld but it took 15 years before the shocking details could be publicly laid bare.
Shot, stabbed and skinned for dinner: Why women kill
Experts reveal the main motives behind some of Australia’s worst homicides – committed by women. WARNING: Graphic
‘Hidey holes’ exposed: Where Aussies are stashing loot
Australians stashing cash in “hidey holes” overseas will be exposed by a new plan to stop them mixing with terrorists, drug runners and kidnappers.
Neo-Nazi neighbours: Covid anger is fuelling right-wing hatred
Forget the Nazi skinhead cliche. These days violent right-wing extremists are middle-class men radicalised by internet conspiracies, SA’s top terrorism cop has warned.
Former top cop: ‘You’re always looking over your shoulder’
From dangerous kingin ‘The Chemist’ to fugitive killer Malcolm Naden, Carlene York has been at the front of some of Australia’s most dangerous police ops. Listen to the Lady Justice podcast.
Secrets penpal Ivan Milat told me from prison
A ‘friendship’ with Ivan Milat began with a grubby envelope and in it, some truly shocking responses from the killer to unsolved crimes.
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