The family of a man who was killed on a Dreamworld ride say they were forced to call triple-0 in a desperate attempt to get information because police failed to contact them.
A Sydney man breaks down in court after being handed a six-month suspended sentence for causing a motorcycle crash outside Canberra which killed one person and resulted in another losing his leg.
Dreamworld cancels tomorrow's memorial opening saying it does not want to compromise the ongoing police investigation into the deaths of four people on the Thunder River Rapids ride.
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione is pushing for police officers who have taken their own lives to be remembered on the National Police Memorial, but says he is willing to go it alone if other states do not agree.
A Canberra prisoner will spend an extra year in jail after lodging false tax returns alongside other inmates, in an attempted fraud that would have netted him almost $70,000 from behind bars.
An ACT police officer who was behind the wheel during a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash tells the Coroner's Court he felt comfortable chasing a motorist at up to 187kph, as it emerges the Senior Constable was involved in a previous pursuit that ended in a crash.
The ACT Court of Appeal reserves its decision in the latest legal battle over whether Canberra man David Eastman should face a fresh trial over the killing of senior AFP officer Colin Winchester.
Police warn an investigation into the deaths of four people on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld will be lengthy and complex, as tributes for the victims continue from friends, family and colleagues.
Women affected by the loss or injury of a loved one in the Afghanistan War are the subjects of portraits by Australian artist Ben Quilty, on display at the Australian War Memorial.
Alistair Coe is elected as the new Canberra Liberals leader, replacing his more moderate predecessor Jeremy Hanson, who did not stand for the position again after his election defeat.
The Canberra Liberals will meet today to vote on the party's leadership for the next four years, but current leader Jeremy Hanson is yet to reveal whether he will seek to continue in the role.
David Eastman appears in court for the first time since being freed in 2014, as his lawyers begin a bid to stop a new trial over the killing of senior AFP officer Colin Winchester.
As Treasurer Scott Morrison calls on state and territory governments to do more to stop house prices ballooning, take a look at what $600,000 can buy you around Australia.
