Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Crime, Law and Justice

Father and son admit $260,000 boot scoot tour scam

Father and son admit $260,000 boot scoot tour scam

A father and son who defrauded hundreds of people of money paid for line dancing tours and holidays have been sentenced to time already spent in jail.

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

Screams heard as woman fatally stabbed in Canberra zoo

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after his co-worker was found stabbed to death at the National Zoo and Aquarium in central Canberra.

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Call for crash data as road toll reaches five-year high

Road deaths have reached a five-year high in Australia, prompting one motoring group to call for better access to data on crash causes and related factors.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Fresh murder charge over drug-lord's brazen shooting

Fresh murder charge over drug-lord's brazen shooting

A man who is charged over the brazen murder of convicted Sydney cocaine king pin Alen Moradian allegedly supplied equipment used in the execution-style killing.

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

The deaths of two toddlers after their drug addicted mother left them for nine hours in a hot car will be the subject of an inquest hearing starting in April.

Second life sentence for double killer's 1992 crime

Second life sentence for double killer's 1992 crime

A double-killer already serving life in prison for a 2019 murder has been handed a second life sentence for murdering Geelong mum Annette Steward in 1992.

Stop being so polite - confront dangerous drivers

Stop being so polite - confront dangerous drivers

Grieving parents of children killed in road accidents are urging passengers to stop being polite and speak up if their driver is drunk, distracted or tired.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Giuliani must pay $221m to defamed election workers

Giuliani must pay $221m to defamed election workers

Giuliani must pay $221m to defamed election workers

Giuliani must pay $221m to defamed election workers

A jury has awarded $221 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020.

Prince Harry was phone-hacking victim, UK court rules

Prince Harry was phone-hacking victim, UK court rules

Prince Harry was phone-hacking victim, UK court rules

Prince Harry was phone-hacking victim, UK court rules

Prince Harry has claimed vindication after a UK court ruled he had been a victim of phone hacking by journalists, in a historic victory for the estranged royal.

'No case identical to it': $40m gold fraudsters jailed

'No case identical to it': $40m gold fraudsters jailed

'No case identical to it': $40m gold fraudsters jailed

'No case identical to it': $40m gold fraudsters jailed

Two men who engaged in an elaborate $40 million gold-selling tax-fraud scheme have each been jailed for eight years for ripping off the ATO.

Family 'let down' over daughter's death in Mozambique

Family 'let down' over daughter's death in Mozambique

Family 'let down' over daughter's death in Mozambique

Family 'let down' over daughter's death in Mozambique

Victoria's state coroner has said he's unable to rule that 20-year-old Melbourne woman Elly Warren's death seven years ago in Mozambique was a homicide.

A-League bucket man wins appeal to overturn jail term

A-League bucket man wins appeal to overturn jail term

A-League bucket man wins appeal to overturn jail term

A-League bucket man wins appeal to overturn jail term

The man dubbed "bucket man" after injuring a Melbourne City goalkeeper during an A-League pitch invasion has successfully appealed his three-month jail term.

Terror co-conspirator jailed over accountant's murder

Terror co-conspirator jailed over accountant's murder

Terror co-conspirator jailed over accountant's murder

Terror co-conspirator jailed over accountant's murder

Mustafa Dirani has been jailed for his involvement in the terrorist conspiracy to murder a police accountant after a lengthy judicial delay.

Wilkinson thought senator was 'lying through her teeth'

Wilkinson thought senator was 'lying through her teeth'

Wilkinson thought senator was 'lying through her teeth'

Wilkinson thought senator was 'lying through her teeth'

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has faced a second day of grilling at a defamation trial over a broadcast that aired allegations of a rape in Parliament House.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Rapist posing as cop to prey on vulnerable women jailed

Shivan Agravat will spend another year-and-a-half behind bars for posing as a cop to threaten vulnerable women into having sex with him and giving him money.

Defence Dept challenges soldier croc attack claims

The Department of Defence has been charged under workplace safety laws after soldiers suffered significant injuries including crocodile bite and claw wounds.

Hundreds of weapons seized under new search laws

More than 400 weapons have been seized under new laws in Queensland including tomahawks, knuckle dusters and butcher's knives, police say.

Gunman jailed for murdering rival after car chase

Joshua Rozynski, 29, pleaded guilty to murdering another man after an extended pursuit through the streets of Geelong, southwest of Melbourne.

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

Pub crash driver freed on bail with $250k condition

The driver accused of ignoring medical alerts before crashing into a pub beer garden, killing five people, will be freed on bail with a $250,000 surety.

'Culture of cover-up' in senior cop drink-driving case

A high-ranking officer accused of a serious drink-driving offence initially claimed he fell asleep and failed to mention alcohol use, internal documents reveal.

Man arrested after alleged schoolgirl abduction attempt

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man after he handed himself in following an alleged abduction attempt in Melbourne's CBD.

Police pay-fight action may let off speeding drivers

Policing of the Australian Open could change and most speeding drivers would escape penalties if police union members vote to step up industrial action.

Smuggler denies culpability for all of $20m coke import

A superyacht tour operator charged over importing 100kg of cocaine that resulted in a Brazilian diver's death says he is culpable for only half of that amount.

Victims heard on man accused of murder and kidnappings

Victim impact statements have been heard before Christopher Hillman is sentenced for a shooting murder and kidnapping two people while he was on the run.

Groomer who thought of victim 'like a daughter' jailed

A Sydney man who gave a vulnerable teenager ice before sexually abusing her has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail.

1 … 166 167 168 169

Topics

United States of America Politics Australia Crime, Law and Justice United Kingdom New South Wales Victoria Soccer Queensland Arts, Culture and Entertainment Tennis South Australia Police Homicide Death Children Defence Animal Sexual Assault Sport

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here