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CRIMEPremiumPedo takes abduction secrets to grave

A convicted pedophile suspected to be involved in the abduction of two girls in 1973 has died behind bars without revealing anything about the cold case.

Blake Antrobus

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters are expected to stream across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

NEWSPremiumBridge shutdown sparks major traffic chaos

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters are expected to stream across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday but it is expected to create headaches for the city.

Steve Zemek

There was a 2024 resurgence of human trafficking cases involving Myanmar women and China. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimeMyanmar sentences 12 to life for human trafficking

Myanmar military courts have sentenced a dozen individuals, including five Chinese, to life imprisonment for human trafficking.

Staff Writers

The Australian trio being held as murder suspects in Bali have been transferred to the island’s notorious Kerobokan Prison.

cRIMEAussie murder suspects transferred to notorious Bali prison

The Australian trio being held as murder suspects in Bali have been transferred to the island’s notorious Kerobokan Prison.

James Carmody

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POLICEPremiumShocking find inside Victorian home

An 81-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found stabbed to death inside a home in south-western Victoria.

Steve Zemek

President Donald Trump called National Guard troops and US Marines into Los Angeles in June. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeUS appeals court keeps ban on LA immigration arrests

A Trump administration bid to pause a temporary ban on US government agents arresting migrants in Los Angeles without probable cause has been rejected.

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Alex John Kovacs pleaded guilty, securing a sentence discount, and expressed remorse for his offending.

Courts & JusticePremiumPrison for NSW forklift driver in Perth Airbnb cocaine bust

A 28-year-old Australian man who was found with more than 2kg of cocaine at an Airbnb in Northbridge has copped a substantial jail term, with a court hearing he was to be paid $50,000.

Rebecca Le May

A police officer has been hospitalised after a glass-wielding man attacked him inside a liquor store in Perth’s north-east.

CrimePremiumViolent liquor store attack, Police officer injured

A police officer has been hospitalised after a glass-wielding man attacked him inside a liquor store in Perth’s north-east.

Sarah Steger

Emergency services have attended a major crash in Fremantle. Night News

CrimePremiumWoman in her 60s suffers serious injuries, trapped under car

A woman in her 60s has sustained serious leg injuries after being trapped underneath a car in Perth’s south.

Sarah Steger

A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition after a major crash in Gosnells on Saturday morning. Night News

CrimePremiumMan critically injured in major crash in Gosnells

A serious crash south of Perth has left a man fighting for his life in hospital.

Sarah Steger

The Federal Court has approved the March for Humanity walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

UPDATEDPremiumCops issue major warning over Bridge protest

An enormous pro-Palestinian march will close down the Sydney Harbour Bridge for much of Sunday after the NSW Supreme Court said it would not block it.

Alexander Britton, Amelia Swan

A suspected gunman is on the loose in the US after four people were killed at a bar in Montana. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumPolice hunt ex-soldier after four shot dead in US bar

Authorities have launched a manhunt for a 45-year-old former soldier suspected of killing four people in a shooting at a bar in Montana.

Mathhew Brown, Colleen Slevin and Lisa Baumann

Actor Gary Busey had previously denied the charge that he groped a woman in 2022. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumActor Gary Busey pleads guilty to groping woman

Oscar-nominated actor Gary Busey has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual misconduct after he groped a woman at a horror film convention in 2022.

Staff Writers

A man has been charged after a woman was stabbed to death in regional Victoria. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumElderly man charged with murder after woman's stabbing

An elderly man has been charged with murdering a woman known to him, while another man is fighting for life after overnight stabbing attacks in two states.

Maeve Bannister and William Ton

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NEWSPremium‘Surreal’: Dog walker finds human head

A dog walker has opened up about the surreal moment his dog stumbled across a human skull.

Duncan Evans

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a low security facility. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumGhislaine Maxwell transferred to lower-security prison

After speaking with authorities about others involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a low-security prison.

Andrew Goudsward and Luc Cohen

Police allege a man "inadvertently" displayed inappropriate images during a university lecture. (Rob Prezioso/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumPolice allege child abuse material shown in uni lecture

A man has been charged with possessing child abuse material after police alleged inappropriate images were "inadvertently" displayed during a lecture.

Rachael Ward

Investigators have vowed to bring Yoon Suk-yeol for questioning, even if they have to use force. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumS.Korea's Yoon 'lay in underwear and refused to talk'

Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol lay on the floor of his cell in his underwear and "stubbornly refused" to speak to investigators, prosecutors say.

Ju-min Park

Ex-teacher Cyril Hughes has been was found guilty of sexually abusing a former student. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumEx-Marist brother sexually abused pupil 40 years ago

An ex-Catholic student's complaints about historic sexual abuse by a teacher were honest despite unreliable memories formed in a breakdown, a judge has found.

Miklos Bolza

NSW Police have cracked down on the new "G7" network involved in "serious organised crime" on Sydney's streets. picture : NSW Police

newsPremiumNew crime network hits the streets

Police are warning about a new serious organised crime network taking to the streets of a major Australian capital city.

Brendan Kearns

A mother who said her baby was stillborn before hiding it has been spared jail. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumMother of baby found dead in freezer spared jail

Baby Burton was found in a freezer on a veranda days after his mother said he was stillborn following a secret pregnancy.

Rachael Ward

A court room overflowed as the Palestine Action Group sought approval for a Harbour Bridge march. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumJudge sleeps on decision over pro-Palestine march

A Supreme Court judge has delayed her decision to decide the fate of a massive protest across one of Australia's most iconic landmarks in support of Palestine.

Rachel Jackson

Brazil's Fundao dam was owned by BHP and Vale, and its collapse in 2015 left thousands homeless. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumBHP, Vale accused of 'cheating' UK law firm out of fees

Mining giants BHP and Vale are accused of avoiding paying $2.7 billion in legal fees over settlements to victims of Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

Sam Tobin

Williams police have charged a 57-year-old man with assault in circumstances of aggravation or racial aggravation and unlawful damage.

Crime PremiumMan who allegedly assaulted child in Darkan to front court

A man who allegedly assaulted a child near Darkan last month has been charged by police and is set to face court. 

Hannah Whitehead