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Mental HealthPremiumShock report reveals victims ignored

Major black spots in wait times and support for sexual assault victims have been revealed as cases surge by 110 per cent in the past 25 years.

Daniela Pizzirani

CrimePremiumMan’s terrifying alleged shovel attack

A Sydney resident woke up at 1am after a man allegedly smashed their window with a shovel, prompting a police response that ended with the suspect being tasered.

Emily Cosenza

CrimePremiumMan stabbed during fight in Brisbane unit

A 33-year-old man is fighting for life after he was stabbed multiple times in a fight that allegedly broke out between a group in a Brisbane unit.

Staff Writers

CourtPremiumInside Lynette Dawson’s final months

More than 40 years after her disappearance, a Sydney court has heard how Lynette Dawson described her her final months alive.

Steve Zemek

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Shock details uncover bikie, cartel links to $120m drug bust

Incredible new details behind last weekend’s huge cocaine bust in WA’s Pilbara region — including a link to a Comanchero bikie gang associate — can now be revealed.

Phil Hickey

CrimePremium'Tube Terminator' attacker found guilty

A 'Terminator' Tube attacker has been found guilty of hacking at a stranger with a machete in London.

Emily Pennink

ROYAL COMMISSIONPremium‘Narcissism gone mad’: CEO blasted

The boss of an Australian service provider has been accused by a royal commission of overseeing “narcissistic” attitudes towards clients.

Holly Hales

War escalating?VideoPremiumInglewood shooting believed to be bikie linked

A man believed to have bikie links was found with a gunshot wound to his leg in East Fremantle early Friday morning.

Emily Baker and Sarah Steger

CrimePremiumBrutal Sydney pole murderer jailed 19 yrs

Stellios Maletsas has been jailed for at least 14 years for murdering his inner west neighbour with a pole following a verbal dispute in 2020.

Greta Stonehouse

FugitivePremiumCops want fugitive ‘off the streets’

Police are searching for a wanted fugitive who has been on the run for two years after failing to appear in court.

Hamish Spence

Shocking visionVideoTerrifying footage released of bikie-related home invasion

Disturbing CCTV footage has been released by police as they continue to investigate a bikie-related home invasion near the Perth Hills on Tuesday night.

Phil Hickey

COURTPremiumKey date for alleged MacGill kidnappers

The group of Sydney men accused of kidnapping Australian cricket great Stuart MacGill have been given a key date.

Ryan Young

CorruptionPremium‘Corrupt’: Roads boss blasted

A corruption watchdog has found a former state government agency boss engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”.

Duncan Murray

CrimePremiumFour people stabbed in Norway attack

At least four people have been stabbed in a random attack in Norway, with one of the victims in a critical condition.

Staff Writers

CrimePremiumNSW official gave $12m in deals to mates

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found a former senior public servant awarded more than $12.2 million in contracts to his friends.

Farid Farid

CourtPremiumBabysitter accused of ‘destroying’ Dawson

Chris Dawson’s former schoolgirl lover has been accused in court of being out to “destroy” him after their relationship collapsed.

Steve Zemek

COURTGang leader sold drugs from jail cell: cops

The long-awaited trial of Brothers 4 Life gang founder Bassam Hamzy and his former lawyer is due to begin in Sydney.

Ryan Young

Cross-country enterprisePremiumPerth man in court over drug smuggle bid involving AFL star

The man alleged to have been on the other end of the cross-country drug smuggling enterprise which has landed former AFL star Sam Fisher in prison has appeared in court in Perth.

Tim Clarke

CrimePremiumMan hides in swamp to escape cops

A man covered himself in mud to try to avoid being arrested by police after allegedly fleeing the scene of a four-vehicle crash on Wednesday.

Daniela Pizzirani

CrimePremiumMusk denies harassing flight attendant

In 2018, Elon Musk's SpaceX allegedly settled a sexual harassment claim against the billionaire brought by a flight attendant.

Staff Writers

CourtsPremium81yo grandmother killed while crossing road

The family of an 81-year-old grandmother who was killed as she crossed a road is still waiting to receive one thing from the driver responsible.

Caroline Schelle

Parent’s worst nightmarePremiumTeenager admits role in frightening toddler kidnapping

A teenage girl accused of snatching a toddler from a Perth playground then taking her shopping for new clothes has admitted to her role in the brazen kidnapping.

Emily Moulton

Bombshell newsVideoPremiumAlleged Chappelle attacker charged with attempted murder

Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker has been charged with attempted murder.

AP

Critical injuriesPremiumShocking details of alleged Doubleview hit and run revealed

More shocking details of the alleged hit and run that left a 16-year-old boy fighting for life in hospital have been revealed, as the man accused of being the driver was granted bail.

Tim Clarke