CCTV footage reveals the moment a masked person, dressed in all black, approaches the cars with a jerry can before they were set alight.
Alexandra Feiam
Several people are unaccounted for after a fierce blaze ripped through a two-storey home in Queensland.
Duncan Evans
A high-ranking magistrate has issued a rare public statement as one Australian state passes a “distressing” milestone.
Nathan Schmidt
A 27-year-old man has been charged over the death of a man in his 50s after police were called to a property on Dimitrios Court about 6.45am.
Caleb Runciman
Heavily armed police swarmed Melbourne’s CBD after a man allegedly stole two cars while armed with what appeared to be a gun.
A man who allegedly tried to carry out a spate of carjackings while wielding a fake gun will face court after a dramatic arrest in the CBD.
Jack Gramenz and Callum Goode
The High Court of Australia has delivered its ruling in the battle between Immigration Minister Tony Burke and a controversial American right-wing influencer.
A woman accused of rorting six-figure sums from the charity she used to work for is facing a range of criminal charges.
Alex Mitchell
Russia authorities have alleged businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other prominent Kremlin critics are plotting to violently seize power in the country.
Staff Writers
Two top executives at one of Australia’s largest childcare providers have quit following recent industry scandals – including the arrest of a former employee.
Blake Antrobus
Police on Tuesday afternoon confirmed a man had been taken to custody.
A 44-year-old man who sent at his colleagues at Warburton Airport scrambling for their lives has been handed a substantial prison term.
Rebecca Le May
A seven-year-old boy has been lauded for his “remarkable courage” after fighting back when his mother doused them both in kerosene and lit a fire.
Liam Beatty
A real estate agent accused of raping and sexually abusing three women at multiple open homes is fighting the allegations in court.
Tom Wark
An abusive man who left his girlfriend to die while he picked up pizzas has been slammed for his “brutal, cruel and sadistic” treatment of her.
A man charged over the death of his partner was seen raising his fists at her and drinking before her death, a court has been told.
Rachael Ward
A major police operation in Brisbane has ended after a shirtless man armed with a knife sparked a lockdown of one of the city’s biggest public parks.
Joanne Williamson
Police have revealed a major update after a man was found with significant stab wounds inside a home on a quiet suburban street.
Emma Kirk
A man who was extremely drunk when he killed his cousin in a head-on crash near Karratha had previously lost his licence twice for driving while intoxicated.
A man previously charged with three cold-case murders has been warned of being "close to perjury" under questioning at the inquest into the triple homicide.
Robyn Wuth
A teen thug who stabbed an army veteran and boasted as he walked free from court has been dealt a major blow.
A concreter accused of violently murdering his ex-partner during a domestic argument was incoherent as he tried to revive her before paramedics arrived.
Miklos Bolza
Police don't believe a boy who disappeared at a sheep station more than two weeks ago met with foul play as a task force is established to expand a search.
Aaron Bunch
The pair were among three men charged after a former concreter vanished while visiting associates, and have been committed to stand trial.