The emotional mother of a contract killer has said she cannot reconcile his horrific actions with the “caring” son she knows.
Liam Beatty
A man's lies after his girlfriend went missing show his intent to kill her, prosecutors have told a jury but his defence argued she could still be alive.
Rex Martinich
A murderer's mother has taken the unusual step of reading her character reference in court while under oath as the victim's family watched on.
Tara Cosoleto
A journalist has found herself at the centre of a story after interviewing an elderly woman who was allegedly shoved by the husband of conwoman Melissa Caddick.
Miklos Bolza
Family feuding and riotous behaviour in an outback town have left a young man dead from stab wounds following a series of violent confrontations.
Lloyd Jones
The moment fraudster Melissa Caddick’s husband learns he is accused of “knocking over” an elderly woman were captured by police bodycam footage.
Rhiannon Lewin
Two men have been jailed for decades over their roles in the assassination of a Lone Wolf bikie who was killed in front of his wife.
Steve Zemek
A mother remains "racked with guilt" years after learning her child was abused by a childcare worker in an out-of-school care centre.
Will Nicholas
A swim coach trusted with children at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious schools will stand trial over 10 child abuse charges.
Harvey Constable
The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont is a former justice of the peace and is of exemplary character, a court hearing on a firearms charge has been told.
Abe Maddison
Australian police have helped dismantle a major global money laundering network allegedly serving cyber criminals worldwide.
Jack Nivison
Dramatic footage has captured the moment police arrested a teenager in a rideshare vehicle following an alleged burglary, as a nearby private school was plunged into lockdown.
Alexandra Feiam
A new court ruling adds to a series of judgments against ousted former president Yoon Suk -yeol, who plunged South Korea into its deepest political turmoil.
Joyce Lee
A socialite who repeatedly ran over and killed an alleged mugger with her luxury SUV to get back her ‘stolen‘ handbag has learnt her fate.
Troy de Ruyter
A mother has told a court of the “horror and fear” she felt when discovering her child had been abused by a childcare worker.
Clareese Packer
A firefighter union boss has been named as the person trying block a report looking into a government's negotiations with his union.
Tara Cosoleto and Callum Godde
The Wall Street Journal reports US President Donald Trump and his allies want a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments.
Steve Holland
Donald Trump's plan to renovate the Kennedy Center is part of a broader push by the Republican leader to reshape Washington's monumental core.
Mike Scarcella
A grandparent of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has appeared in court after being charged over a matter unrelated to the boy’s disappearance.
David Hannant
A former childcare worker serving a life sentence for sexually abusing dozens of young girls has failed his bid for an earlier release from jail.
Andrew Hedgman
One of Australia's worst pedophiles may be extradited interstate to face more charges after his bid to reduce a life sentence for years of sex offences failed.
A Victorian union boss and the United Firefighters Union have been unmasked as the parties trying to quash a corruption watchdog’s report.
Officers from the rapid apprehension squad are on the hunt for two young men after they stormed Free Choice Carlisle on Archer Street about 11.55pm.
Caleb Runciman
The premier has vowed to lock up “thugs” behind Sydney’s escalating gang violence scene, after the home of an alleged Coconut Cartel associate and son of former NRL star Matt Utai was attacked again.
Alexandra Feiam and Emma Kirk
