Investigators are exploring whether a targeted fire attack at a home that killed a young woman may have been a case of mistaken identify.
Rachael Ward
The man police allege murdered missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been slapped with a fine after pleading guilty to a drunk motorcycle crash after Grand Final celebrations.
Liam Beatty
Samantha Murphy's accused killer has pleaded guilty to three driving offences after coming off his motorcycle while drunk following a grand final party.
Emily Woods
Peter Dutton reiterated the need for uniform knife laws following the “horrific” stabbing of a 63-year-old Coles employee, allegedly at the hands of a 13-year-old.
Jessica Wang
A man will front court over domestic violence murder charges after another man found with stab wounds died in a suburban home.
Clareese Packer
A former childcare worker who was jailed for hundreds of child sexual offences is seeking to appeal his sentence on the grounds it was excessive.
Savannah Meacham
Police believe a 27-year-old woman who died in a horror house fire suspected to be deliberately lit was a “completely innocent” victim.
Blair Jackson
Rescuers have pulled 78 dead miners from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for months during a stand-off with authorities.
Staff Writers
A coroner has found the death of a 16-year-old boy after consuming more than a dozen drinks surrounded by family at a Christmas lunch could have been prevented.
A man accused of stabbing his father in their Greenwood home on Monday has been refused bail, with the court told his 69-year-old father was lucky to be alive after the alleged attack.
Oliver Lane
A father who allegedly stabbed his daughter to death while preparing a meal claimed they had been play fighting, a court heard yesterday.
John Siddle
A judge has blasted the state over allegations a young child under their care was sent back to the person who had molested him.
Emma Kirk
A magistrate has thrown out abuse-related charges against a Channel 7 star at the tail end of a lengthy committal hearing.
Blake Antrobus
Supermarket giant Coles will no longer sell kitchen knives in its Australian stores after an employee was allegedly stabbed by a young boy while stacking shelves.
Cheyanne Enciso
The real-life inspiration behind impish TV lawyer Rake has one year to prove himself fit to practice after sexually harassing three much younger women.
Duncan Murray
The man is accused of starting a small fire during a total fire ban which later destroyed over 300 hectares of national park.
Georgia Campion
A police officer allegedly accessed the restricted police files on her criminal lover and supplied a lengthy intelligence report to an acquaintance.
Adelaide Lang
A 49-year-old man has been charged with murder after police found his 51-year-old partner's body near a river bed.
Aaron Bunch
Suspended Cairns Taipans player Jackon Makoi has pleaded not guilty to assaulting and choking a woman more than a year ago.
Miklos Bolza
A young fish and chips shop worker charged after allegedly killing a model while leaving a rave has asked a court for one thing.
Prosecutors have yet to provide a full report into a crash allegedly involving a bus driver fatally pinning an 18-year-old female pedestrian against a wall.
Rex Martinich
The gang crime squad are investigating after two people, including an off-duty police officer, were assaulted by a group at a bar in Perth’s north.
Claire Sadler
Coles will pull this household item from shelves nationwide following the alleged stabbing of a staff member.
Alexandra Feiam
A semi-retired businessman is accused of using rat poison to spike his wife’s tea over a period of almost two years.
Rhiannon Lewin
