Crime

The court heard the eight-year-old was left the care of three members of a religious congregation of which the parents were also members.

Two robberies at a Townsville restaurant.

Khrys Vignes had taken drugs before a destructive siege in Cairns with a semi-automatic rifle. His family says body-worn cameras would have provided more certainty about the circumstances of his death.

Kylie Johnson says she's had two armed robberies at her business in Townsville.

LNP leader David Crisafulli announced his "adult crime, adult time" policy on Sunday.

The NT police minister has confirmed a decision on whether to extend the Alice Springs curfew will not be made until tomorrow. It comes as a violent brawl involving weapons broke out in the CBD this afternoon, leading to five arrests. 

A 71-year-old who wrote homophobic slurs to Alex Greenwich has, after lying to police and a court mental health application, received a two-year good behaviour bond.

A 45-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman's body was found at a waste management facility in Melbourne's north last week.

As Alice Springs approaches its third and potentially final night of a snap 72-hour curfew, frontline services say they're deeply concerned for those sleeping rough.

7.30 has obtained footage showing police beating an Indigenous youth repeatedly with a baton in a watch house, sparking allegations of excessive use of force.

A man accused of killing his 85-year-old wife at their home in Adelaide's west has been committed to the state's highest court to stand trial, despite not entering a plea to murder.

Surveillance cameras have been installed across Brisbane’s Mt Coot-tha walking tracks amid concerns over women's safety.

A teenager accused of driving a stolen car involved in a fatal crash in Melbourne's east has had his bail revoked.

A man has been charged after allegedly stabbing a woman he was "in a domestic relationship with" in Western Sydney on Monday.

Ms McBride, 39, was stabbed during a clash between two groups of teenage girls in the Wollongong suburb of Warrawong in November.

The Australian government's efforts to crack down on money laundering is facing resistance from certain professions, but failing to do so is leaving the nation well behind the global fight against these financial crimes.

Jay Johnston, an actor known for voicing an animated character on the television show Bob's Burgers, has pleaded guilty to a felony in connection with the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

Police will question a 45-year-old man over the death of a woman whose body was found at a waste management facility in Epping, in Melbourne's north, last week. Police suspect the pair were known to each other.

A teenager who allegedly stabbed a student in the neck at the University of Sydney had previously left peers fearful by speaking freely about his desire to perform a school shooting, court documents show.

Jeremaia Tuwai, 21, was arrested yesterday after a woman was allegedly stabbed in the chest at an apartment complex at Kingswood in Western Sydney.

Police say more than three tonnes of illegal tobacco have been seized in raids on properties in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Police allege the properties are linked to the leader of an organised crime syndicate.

A crime scene has been established after the body of a 44-year-old man was found in Nerang just before 7am.

After enduring years of abuse, and then years in prison, Robyn Westgate now runs a training program which aims to reduce domestic violence.  

Alice Springs community leaders are pushing for more accountability from those tasked with addressing the drivers of crime, as residents wake after their first night under curfew conditions. 

A man accused of setting up a sham company used to steal $1.7 million from Australian scam victims has admitted in court to deleting crucial messages.