Crime

Youth court bail spree rankles police and government

Queensland police are considering their legal options after a Townsville magistrate released more than a dozen youths from custody.

Court's mass bail of youths triggers police appeal push

Queensland police are considering their legal options after a Townsville magistrate released more than a dozen youths from custody.

Man pleads guilty to murdering SA nursing student

A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering Adelaide nursing student and aged carer Jasmeen Kaur in 2021.

Shots fired at house, two men inside safe

Shots have been fired at a house in Melbourne's east but two men inside at the time have escaped injury, police say.

Bestiality charges laid after graphic video circulates

A man and woman in their 50s have been charged by police in southern Tasmania with bestiality and inappropriate behaviour at a gravesite.

Woman with machete clears campsites

Campers were evacuated from several bush campsites in northeast Tasmania as police moved in to deal with a woman brandishing a machete.

Two men critical after Sydney stabbings

A stabbing in Sydney's west has left two men in hospital in critical conditions, with specialist forensic officers examining the scene of the attack.

Homicide squad probe death of elderly man

The death of a 71-year-old man at Dimboola in Victoria's west has prompted an Investigation by homicide squad detectives.

Possum shootings spark Melbourne manhunt

The deaths of two possums shot by homemade darts in Melbourne's east has sparked an animal cruelty investigation by state authorities.

Possum shootings prompt manhunt in Melb

Victorian authorities are seeking information from the public after two ringtail possums were shot with homemade darts in The Basin area.

Truck-bus crash 'left kids traumatised'

A Melbourne truck driver has faced court over a bus crash that put students in hospital, with police saying the children's trauma cannot be underestim...

Qld focuses on youth justice, hate crimes

Laws designed to tackle youth crime in Queensland will be ready for the return of parliament as the state government outlines it's most pressing prior...

Man shot in Melbourne's western suburbs

Police are hoping anyone who saw a shooting in Melbourne's west will come forward to help with their investigations.

Residents urged indoors after shots fired

Residents in Tara, about four hours east of Brisbane, have been urged to stay indoors while others have been evacuated after shots were fired.

Music teacher abused young student: police

A music teacher is due to face a Sydney court accused of abusing a five-year-old girl and another former student during lessons in the early 2000s.

Alleged highway nail gun shooter remanded

The passenger of a truck has allegedly shot two drivers - one in the head - with nails from a nail gun while travelling on a highway on the NSW Centra...

Arrests over car theft with toddler inside

Investigations into the theft of a car with a toddler asleep in the back seat in Melbourne have led to the arrest of two men who are assisting with in...

Drivers shot with nails on major highway

The passenger of a truck has allegedly shot two drivers - one in the head - with nails from a nail gun while travelling on a highway on the NSW Centra...

Teen steals $21k in school tablets: police

A Sydney teenager has been arrested after a series of break-ins where he allegedly helped steal $21,000 in electronics from a school and $700 worth of...

NSW man charged over six-year-old's death

A driver failed to properly restain two young boys in a ute before it crashed in southern NSW, killing a six-year-old, police allege.