Daughter’s beautiful tribute to MH370 dad
Four years after MH370, Amanda Lawton’s life was still in turmoil at the loss of her much-loved parents. Now she’s turned things around and found a very special way to honour her dad.
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Six pieces of missing evidence hide MH370 truth
A leading investigator says Malaysia has shared “as little information as possible” or “incorrect” information on the loss of MH370. These are the six things the world needs to know.
‘Indiana Jones’ MH370 hunter in fear for life
An American adventurer who has made it his personal mission to find debris from MH370 is taking extraordinary security measures after his work sparked “death threats and lies”.
Saudi princess ripped off in Bali
A Bali mother, daughter duo is accused of fleecing millions of dollars from a member of one of the richest royal families on earth.
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The forever chapter: Australia’s outlaw bikie funerals
BIKIES headed for the forever chapter depart this world with anything but a typical farewell. Step inside some of Australia’s biggest send-offs, with the songs, sidecars and rituals favoured by bereaved bikies.
All the holes in Keli Lane’s trial
A DETECTIVE who helped put child killer Keli Lane behind bars now thinks she shouldn’t be there due to serious flaws in her murder trial.
How could anyone do this to a baby?
A DRUG-addled burglar committed the “unthinkable” crime when he came across a sleeping baby while robbing a Bendigo home – then tried to pin the crime on his identical twin.
How a blue bucket caught a killer
POLICE only started investigating the disappearance of Brendon Roy Marriott after receiving a tip that he might have been the victim of foul play. They started with no body, no weapon and no suspects.
The hit that unravelled Carl Williams’ crime empire
UNDERWORLD boss Carl Williams must have thought it was a dream deal when kingpin Tony Mokbel offered him $300,000 to kill a man as revenge for a murder Williams himself had actually ordered. But the brazen hit would prove the beginning of the end for Williams.
Our most daring and deadly jail breaks
TODAY’s jails are nigh impossible to break out of. But there was a time when desperate crooks regularly risked bullets and braved barbed wire to bust out of our most secure prisons.
Deadly rise of fentanyl-laced coke
COCAINE laced with fentanyl could become a drug scourge here, if dealers target Australia with the killer combo which is claiming young lives in America.
Millennials chase ‘lo-cal’ coke high
COCAINE use rises among Millennials as youth view the drug as a cheaper, less calorie-laden option for a night out partying than drinking.
Scared for your life: What it’s really like to be stalked
“MY life revolves around it. If it’s really bad, I will be scared 24 hours a day,” says Helen as she details a persistent stalking campaign over three years that has changed her life forever. “It’s like this big sick game.”
Meet the new wave of bikies
FIVE years on from the infamous Broadbeach bikie brawl, Queensland faces a new and very frightening threat.
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