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Latest news: Death
Driver ordered to stay away from ex before fatal crash
A disqualified driver was four times over the legal alcohol limit and subject to domestic violence orders when he killed his ex-girlfriend in a car crash.
14 hours ago
Last movements of woman revealed before alleged murder
Police have released photos and footage of the last-known movements of a woman before she was allegedly murdered by a man she lived with.
15 hours ago
Million-dollar reward over 'gruesome' unsolved death
Police have doubled the reward for help solving the suspicious death of Paul Murray, whose body was found naked and decomposing three decades ago.
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'Distraught': wife, children's murder accused in court
A lawyer for man accused of murdering his wife and two children has said outside his first court appearance his client is "pretty distressed".
2 days ago
Risk assessment on deadly scaffold made in owner's head
A man who erected a scaffold that later killed a dad watching his son play soccer admitted he did not consider the risk posed to the public by adverse weather.
3 days ago
Mother's 'life sentence' after daughter's brutal murder
A mother has confronted her daughter's killer in court after he admitted stabbing his wife to death in a 10-second attack.
3 days ago
Couple found dead in home in confronting murder-suicide
An investigation into a confronting murder suicide is expected to run for weeks after emergency crews discovered the bodies of a husband and wife at their home.
6 days ago
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‘Ridiculous': mum slams sentence for car crash cover-up
A mother has vowed to never stop fighting for her two children killed in a horrific crash after a man who tried to cover it up was spared jail.
7 days ago
Legal costs fail for operator in jumping castle tragedy
Rosemary Gamble has failed to have her legal bill paid by the state after being cleared of criminal charges over a jumping castle incident that killed six kids.
7 days ago
Palestinian shot climbing West Bank barrier into Israel
Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem.
May 13, 2026
Family's heartbreak over dropped manslaughter charge
A decision by prosecutors to withdraw charges against a man who had been accused of killing a young woman and hiding her body has devastated her family.
May 12, 2026
Afghanistan veteran dies in parachute training crash
A highly-respected Special Forces sniper who went on multiple overseas deployments has died after colliding with a fellow paratrooper during an exercise.
May 12, 2026
Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists
A fourth Australian jurisdiction will provide free jabs to some teens for a rare but life-threatening disease as the push for national coverage marches on.
May 11, 2026
Three men accused of murdering boys to stand trial
Three of the eight teens accused of stabbing two boys to death have been formally committed to stand trial in a Supreme Court.
May 08, 2026
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Gunmen found guilty of executing gangland figure in hit
Two men charged over the planned underworld shooting of Gavin Preston are facing lengthy jail terms after a jury found them guilty.
May 08, 2026
Killer could be free in 12 years after stabbing friend
A wheelchair-bound killer who was high on drugs when he stabbed a friend to death has been jailed for a maximum of 19 years, but may walk free in 12 years.
May 07, 2026
Loved ones honour volunteers killed in rescue tragedy
Two volunteers who made the ultimate sacrifice while responding to a boat in distress, died while doing what they were passionate about, their loved ones say.
May 06, 2026
'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission
Two rescuers who died while trying to save a stricken yachtsman in wild seas have been honoured by their local community for their courage and heroism.
May 05, 2026
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'No place in hell' for father over fatal crash cover-up
The mother of two siblings killed in a horrific car crash has said the unlicensed driver's father failed as a parent after falsely reporting the SUV as stolen.
May 01, 2026
Flight only lasted seconds before 'catastrophic' crash
Investigators are collecting evidence and assessing the "catastrophic scene" where a plane crashed into a hangar, killing two people and injuring 10 others.
Apr 30, 2026
Mystery, police flaws shroud teen's train track death
A coroner will decide whether police racism was a factor in the investigation into the death of an Indigenous teen, whose body was found on rural train tracks.
Apr 30, 2026
'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on
Survivors of the Port Arthur massacre have shared their desire for strong gun control on the 30th anniversary of the horrific shooting.
Apr 28, 2026
Woman continued attack on mother even after shots fired
A police officer has described at an inquest how he reluctantly fired off eight shots to stop a woman cutting at her mother's neck with a knife.
Apr 28, 2026
Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle 'justified'
A man was shot four times and his vehicle was struck by dozens of police bullets after he drove at officers while armed with a rifle, a coroner has heard.
Apr 28, 2026
Stabber who claimed self-defence guilty of murder
A Supreme Court jury has found a man guilty of murder despite his claims he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed another man to death.
Apr 28, 2026
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