Crime
Cassie Ventura speaks after Diddy assault video
Ventura said domestic violence had broken her down “to someone I never thought I would become”.
- by Danielle Broadway
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WA
‘Audacious’: Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle
Australian Border Force intercepted 120kg of MDMA using sniffer dogs after the ship docked in WA on its way to NSW in February.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Naked City
Why ego should be a gangster’s dirty word
Instead of hiding in the shadows, gangsters are flaunting their wealth. Changes to the law may make them trip over their extravagance, right into trouble.
- by John Silvester
NRL suspends Taylan May, Brandon Wakeham under no-fault rule
The footballing careers of Taylan May and Brandon Wakeham are under a cloud after they were officially stood down from playing duties.
- by Adrian Proszenko
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NSW
On the run for months, builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud
George Khouzame, whose company built the Condell Park house that collapsed last year, insists the charges were for “very, very, very, very low-end fraud”.
- by Anthony Segaert and Olivia Ireland
Man charged over bashing death of beloved bus icon
James “Jim” Hill, 76, died in hospital after he was allegedly assaulted in his home on Anzac Day.
- by Cloe Read
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Courts
Stepmother jailed for bashing six-year-old WA girl over the head with cricket ball stuffed in a sock
A Perth woman has been jailed for 18 months after violently beating her six-year-old stepdaughter, leaving horrific bruises.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Police respond to suspicious death on suburban Sydney street
Police have made an arrest after a man died at a unit complex in Sydney’s south-west on Wednesday evening.
- by Angus Dalton
US man sent ‘comfort and assurance’ to Wieambilla killers
New details about the 2022 shootings have been unveiled in the US case against an Arizona man who has pleaded not guilty to five charges.
- by Rex Martinich
Call for ‘decency’ as Qld MP threatened after sex assault allegation
Queensland’s police minister has slammed unknown culprits making threats to a local MP and her staff.
- by Savannah Meacham
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Domestic violence
Anger, revenge, domestic violence: Why do fathers kill their children?
The Lismore father suspected of killing himself and his two-year-old son has left a community bereft. Many are asking what is behind such a heinous act.
- by Jordan Baker