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Serial drink driver had 4 kids in car
A FATHER who had been out of jail on DUI charges for three days was caught at five times the legal blood-alcohol limit with children in the back seat.
Bali bombing mastermind loses appeal
THE suspected terrorist mastermind behind the 2002 Bali bombings will remain in detention at Guantanamo Bay after his bid for freedom was rejected.
Doctor ‘killed his wife’ to be with lover
SYDNEY GP Brian Crickitt is on trial over his wife’s death, whose body he then showed to his mistress as they “held hands” on a trip to the morgue.
Creepy dance teacher’s sick double life
PAEDOPHILE dance teacher Grant Davies took thousands of photos of young girls he “adored”. Those photos exposed his sick world.
Paedophile jailed in ‘toughest’ sentence
AN Australian man has been found guilty of multiple paedophile crimes against young girls in one of the heaviest sentences ever handed down in Bali for this type of offence.
Australia’s king of sleaze
GUNS, cocaine and the night the girls “forgot to put their G-strings back on” — the steamy world of our most outrageous strip club baron.
Sex assault by man ‘smelling of raw meat’
A MAN “smelling of raw meat” has allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on a Melbourne tram
‘We are shocked and horrified’
SYDNEY private school staff have revealed what they knew of “inappropriate” sexual behaviour but didn’t tell cops. Warning: Graphic.
Inside the Tostee jury room
THE Tostee murder trial jury agonised for almost four days over whether to convict or acquit. Here’s what went on behind closed doors.
‘It’s been hell’: Tostee breaks silence
GABLE Tostee has revealed what he went through during his murder trial in his first comments since the jury’s verdict, saying he’s been through “hell”.
Dr Death’s macabre manual
CHAPTER six of Phillip Nitschke’s death manual includes shock instructions about how to gas your family, and more.
Roxy Jacenko spotted with mystery man
DAYS before she was a “no show” at husband Oliver Curtis’ appeal, Roxy Jacenko was enjoying drinks with a male friend.
Gasps as Tostee walks a free man
GABLE Tostee has been acquitted of all charges over the death of Warriena Wright, who fell from his 14th-storey apartment.
Was this fatal car crash staged?
A BAIL hearing took an unexpected twist — was young mother Jasmine White really dead before the car she was in crashed?
Law catches up to vain teenage fugitive
TEENAGE Facebook escapee Amy Sharp was on the run when she made a bizarre request of police on Facebook. Now she’s behind bars.
What the Gable Tostee jury wasn’t told
SEX, crime and women: Here’s what the jury who acquitted Gable Tostee wasn’t told about his past during his murder trial.
Tostee jury can’t reach verdict
THE jury deliberating in the case of Gable Tostee was unable to reach a unanimous verdict and will resume deliberations this morning.
Paedophile says he should avoid jail
A VICTORIAN man described as Bali’s worst paedophile says molesting children was “not serious” because he paid them and should avoid jail.
How IS seduced private school girl
PRIVATE schoolgirl Amira Karroum was seduced into joining Islamic State with promises of cars and cash and lured her to her end.
Hughes family letters revealed
LETTERS from Phillip Hughes’ family have revealed claims of slander, illegal bowling, a cover up and dishonesty.
Gravy plane over for retired MPs
FOUR ex-federal MPs have lost their High Court challenge to retain a lifetime gold travel pass, marking a definitive end to the parliamentary perk.
‘The horror will haunt me forever’
SAMANTHA Handley was with her ex-boyfriend for three years before she discovered the horrible truth about his life before they met.
Mum’s anger over chilling tape
THE mother of Warriena Wright, who plunged to her death from the balcony of accused murderer Gable Tostee, has revealed her anguish outside court.
Ship of death: What happened on board?
THE first man to die was the cook, but he wasn’t the last. As the Sage Sagittarius voyaged down the coast of Australia, it became a ship of death.
‘I’m a porn star after a few drinks’
IT TOOK just five messages for accused killer Gable Tostee to make his intentions towards Warriena Wright clear.
Woman ‘carved up’ before murder
A MOTHER of four pleaded in vain for her life as she was viciously tortured with a machete before being shot twice in the head.
Players react to ‘I’ll kill you’ bombshell
A NSW bowler allegedly told Phillip Hughes, “I’m going to kill you,” on the field the day he was struck, an inquest has heard.
Budgie Nine don’t deserve our sympathy
THEY’RE former private schoolboys who endured time in a Malaysian prison for dropping their pants. They don’t deserve sympathy from any of us.
Heartache for bombing tragedy survivor
AT THIS time of the year, every year, a feeling of dread starts to build in the pit of Maria Kotronakis’s stomach. A family tragedy is haunting her.
Woman desperate to do jury duty, denied
THIS woman was determined to do the one thing others try so hard to avoid. She even took her fight to be a juror to Australia’s highest court, but failed.
Man kills 17 to cover up killing parents
A “SOCIALLY awkward” 27-year-old gambling addict has slaughtered 19 people including a three-year-old girl in a remote Chinese mountain village.
Harriet Wran surfaces after jail
THE ex-NSW Premier’s daughter was all smiles in her first outing since she was freed from prison, for lunch at a cafe with her mum.
The unravelling of Cy Walsh
CY WALSH walks along a quiet street like nothing has happened. The reality is much different — he just stabbed his father to death.
Accused baby killer’s sanity probed
A MOTHER accused of murdering her 14-month-old daughter whose body was found in a Melbourne creek is contesting parts of the case.
Stabber pays for ‘cowardly’ random attack
STEEN Locke was minding his own business when he was almost fatally stabbed by another man in a horrible random attack.
Cy Walsh case to return to court
THE murder case against Cy Walsh, son of former Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh, returns to court today when it may rule on his mental condition.
Blond man’s body found in freezer
A BODY found in a freezer has been linked to an Australian illegal immigration scam. WARNING: Graphic images.
Struggle St: Where are they now?
EXCLUSIVE: Struggle Street’s Billie Jo Wilkie reveals her ice addiction and her year in prison with Harriet Wran when she beat drugs.
Accused to fight backpacker charges
A MAN accused of a sex attack on two backpackers on a remote beach in the Coorong National Park in South Australia will fight the charges against him.
Australia’s most haunted house
JOAN Vollmer was tied to a chair in a violent exorcism that put her town on the map. Visiting the site is now a rite of passage.
ANZ settles legal dispute with Oswals
THE ANZ says it has reached a settlement with Pankaj and Radhika Oswal following a high-profile legal dispute.
Parents in homebirth horror
DESPITE doctors’ warnings, the parents of a healthy baby ploughed on with a “high risk” homebirth. It ended in tragedy.
Baby-faced drug mule freed
CHHAY Reaksmey, Cambodia’s 14-year-old drug mule, is to be released from notorious Prey Sar prison after a judge ruled her jailing was “unjust”.
Paedophile’s creepy prison notes
A CONVICTED paedophile has been caught scrawling notes on his cell wall about missing children William Tyrrell and Madeleine McCann.
Bad samaritans’ ‘low, despicable act’
TWO bystanders rushed to a car crash where one was said to have held the hand of a woman dying in the wreckage, before allegedly snatching her bag and using her credit cards.
Spit hood teen’s parole rejected
DYLAN Voller, the Australian teen who was filmed while being restrained in a chair wearing a spit hood, has been rejected for parole.
Killer’s failed bid for compensation
JULIAN Knight claimed assaults at the Royal Military College when he was a cadet fuelled his Hoddle Street massacre in 1987 — and he wanted compensation.
Prisoner ‘threatened to behead staff’
COUNTER-terrorism police have charged a prisoner at Goulburn jail with terror-related offences.
Inside toddler death property
A TEDDY bear lays abandoned. So does a lone pink trampoline, bought just seven months before a toddler was found dead.
First pics of accused killer mum
THESE are the first images of the mother accused of killing her two-year-old daughter, who today was charged with murder.
Belle Gibson caught in massive lie
A VIDEO presented in court shows Belle Gibson and her publisher were worried about cracks in her cancer survival story before the con was exposed.
Wife’s final words before nightclub assault
MICHELLE Dover was enjoying a night out with her husband when she decided to call it a night and kiss him goodbye. Hours later, he would be dead.
Murder accused’s ‘fingerprints nowhere on knife’
THE lawyer for a retired doctor accused of killing a Brisbane socialite says no forensic evidence ties him to the murder weapon.
The sex monsters living in your street
THIS is the list of the paedophiles Senator Derryn Hinch wants to be put on a national register so every family can know where molesters live.
How did artist end up in suitcase?
DETECTIVES investigating what was until Monday an unidentified murder victim hope strange items will lead them to the killer.
ABC host goes for jog, claims worker’s comp
A TRIBUNAL has rejected Catalyst presenter Maryanne Demasi’s bid for workers’ compensation after she broke her hip while jogging.
Brandis loses battle to keep diary secret
ATTORNEY-General George Brandis is determined to keep his ministerial diary a secret, but the Federal Court has decided otherwise.
Greyhound trainer avoids jail
A BANNED greyhound trainer who confessed to repeatedly live baiting his race dogs to instil a blood lust in them has avoided jail.
Judge’s smackdown of disgraced cops
DISGRACED ex-cops Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara have been jailed for life for the drug murder of student Jamie Gao.
Decision ‘a good day for the good guys’
GERARD Baden-Clay did murder his wife, Australia’s highest court ruled. And her best friend was jubilant at the result.
Victims force paedophile arrest
AN accused paedophile who fled Australia and went on to abuse eight children has been tracked down by his alleged victims.
The world’s wimpiest terrorist?
HAMDI Alqudsi helped IS recruit jihadists from Australia. Now that he’s been caught, he’s feeling pretty sorry for himself.
Toddler ‘ate mum’s ice’
A NSW mother will face court today after her son allegedly overdosed after eating her stash of the drug ice.
Journo ‘forgot’ she was reporting on trial
A REPORTER “forgot” she was writing about a murder trial when she published a story that resulted in a trial being aborted.
‘I still can’t believe it. But I know I did it’
FOUR days after he was arrested for allegedly murdering Carlie Sinclair, Danny Deacon called his mum to “come clean”, a court has heard.
Bondi hoarder tells what’s inside
EXCLUSIVE: Bondi’s notorious Bobolas family has spoken for the first time about why they hoard and how they’re actually neat freaks.
Will this big mystery be solved?
FOR more than 30 years, Tony Jones’ fate has been one of Australia’s biggest mysteries. Startling new evidence could help.
Rape charges after St Johns College party
THE brother of NSW Finance Minister Dominic Perrottet has appeared in court facing sexual assault charges, after a party at St Johns College.
Ecstasy death family sale record
THE family of ecstasy death victim Georgina Bartter have sold the luxury home where the private schoolgirl grew up for a record price.
IS recruiter sobs: I love Australia
A SYDNEY man who helped young men travel to Syria to join Islamic State sobbed as he told a court he really does love Australia.
Roxy husband’s rough new life in jail
ROXY Jacenko’s convicted criminal husband Oliver Curtis is sharing his new prison home with crooked police, paedophiles and other high-profile inmates.
Accused killer’s reply to compliment
ACCUSED killer Amirah Droudis has smiled in court during her trial for allegedly murdering the Lindt cafe gunman’s first wife.
‘I was a pretty girl but that’s no excuse’
THE Royal Commission has, for the first time, provided a peek inside private sessions with rape survivors. These are their stories.
‘I’m going to strangle the s**t’
A MAN charged over the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl was recorded allegedly saying he would “track down” the victim and “take care of her”.
Murder by fire an ‘act of devotion’
A “TOTALLY dominated” Amirah Droudis set her partner’s ex on fire “as an act of devotion and loyalty to him as her spiritual guide”, a court heard.
Sex offender was ‘not made of steel’
A SECURITY guard who had sex with a 14-year-old girl has walked free because a judge said he was “not made of steel” and the teen was “worldy”.
Mashed potato killer convicted
A NSW woman who lured her partner to his death using mashed potato was jailed on Friday afternoon for at least eight years.
Gittany’s final lifeline falls through
SIMON Gittany, convicted of throwing his fiancee 15 floors to her death, tried to get out of his 18-year sentence. His defence proved a massive flop.
Student turned prostitute for surgery
STUDENT Madeline Christine Sawyer moonlighted as a teenage prostitute so she could pay for expensive cosmetic procedures.
Oswals reach settlement with ANZ: reports
THE ANZ bank and Pankaj Oswal are believed to have reached a settlement, but it is well short of the $1.5 billion the Indian businessman was seeking.
Mum admits to killing her daughter
KYLIE Anne Hie tried to pass a truck through a “tiny” gap on a sharp bend in the road — while she was fuelled by methamphetamine.
Mystery text message uncovered
ON THE night of the Sydney siege, Catherine Burn got a text message from her boss and then emailed it to herself.
Childcare funds sent to Islamic State
CHILDCARE claims totalling more than $27 million of taxpayers’ money are suspected to have been sent to Islamic State terrorists.
Top cop quizzed over deleted texts
CATHERINE Burn deleted texts she sent on the night of the Sydney siege. Today she said deleting texts was “ordinary” behaviour.
Wife killer’s chilling final Facebook post
MOMENTS before he shot his wife dead and then turned the gun on himself, a father posted a chilling Facebook message.
Fiance dug grave before killing partner
DANNY Deacon dug a grave on a rural property before waiting for an opportunity to kill and bury his fiance, a court has heard.
‘Their suffering is immeasurable’
A TEENAGER who killed a pregnant Hobart mother after he ran a red light at 110km/h in a stolen SUV has been jailed for five years.
Driver who killed mum gets five years
THE teenager who killed a pregnant Hobart mother by running a red light in a stolen car has been sentenced to five years behind bars.
Salim’s expensive day in court
SALIM Mehajer paid big dollars for legal top brass to fight a $319 mobile phone driving fine. He won, then copped a parking fine.
No remorse: 30 years for killer arsonist
ROZELLE man Adeel Khan has been jailed for at least 30 years jail over the fatal shop blast that killed three people.
Restraint chair used 17 times on prisoner
THE UN has been asked to investigate the barbaric case of an intellectually disabled NT prisoner strapped to a chair and shot full of tranquillisers, 17 times.
Cole’s one-punch killer pleads guilty
ONE of two men charged over the one-punch death of young Brisbane athlete Cole Miller has pleaded guilty to killing him.
Top cops avoid siege grilling
THREE of the state’s most senior police have avoided fronting the Lindt Café siege inquest for another fortnight.
Mass killer’s plot to walk free
A MASS killer jailed for killing seven people and wounding 19 others is reportedly planning a legal battle with the Victorian Government.
Mason photographed in ‘volumes of vomit’
MASON Lee’s absent mother refused to take him to a doctor before he died, despite being sent a photo of him lying in a pool of vomit, a court has heard.
Horror note from stalker’s murderer
FIRST she stalked her, and then struck at her with a hammer. But Amy Kasehagen’s evil plan was only fully revealed after she was caught.
Top cop grilled at siege inquest
TODAY will be a major moment in the career of NSW Deputy Commissioner Cath Burn as she faces questions about the police response to the Sydney siege.
Stalker’s terrifying lists of hate
VIDEO: A jealous Adelaide woman who filmed herself stalking her ex-partner’s new girlfriend before breaking into her home and trying to kill her has been jailed.
Revealed: Toddler’s ‘extensive’ injuries
POLICE allege little Mason Lee died of extensive internal injuries as his mother, charged with his manslaughter, faces court today.
Court stress weighed on homicidal mother
A WA mother who murdered her two daughters before taking her own life was severely mentally ill but unwilling to seek professional help, a coroner has found.
