Crime
Woman killed ‘sugar daddy’ and used severed thumb to steal from bank account, court told
The 22-year-old from Washington is accused of using the thumb of a 53-year-old man to steal money to pay for Uber rides, marijuana and alcohol.
- by Jenny Gathright
Latest
Sexual violence ‘disturbingly common’ as research shows one in five admit to it
From harassing and threatening someone for sex to non-consensual intercourse, a new study finds the perpetration of sexual violence is commonplace in Australia.
- by Wendy Tuohy
As Elizabeth lay dying, her family turned to God. Now, 14 people face trial
The eight-year-old’s parents allegedly prayed for her when the girl needed medical help. The criminal trial will bend the conventions of the Queensland court system.
- by Cloe Read
Deceived and abandoned by her husband, woman faced Sudan ordeal
A man who abandoned his wife in Sudan while he returned to Australia is before the courts in a first-of-its-kind case.
- by Emily Woods
Analysis
Alice Springs
What’s happening in Alice Springs?
The Northern Territory government has announced a three-night curfew in the town after recent “civil disturbances”.
- by Ben Cubby
Updated
Domestic violence
Man charged with murder after woman stabbed in alleged DV attack
The sister of a young housekeeper who was allegedly stabbed to death described her as popular and loved.
- by Perry Duffin, Jessica McSweeney and Clare Sibthorpe
A mother’s love and a father who ‘tried to kill us’
Images posted by the mother of the children killed in the Lalor Park house fire reveal “a bond like no other”.
- by Jordan Baker, Perry Duffin and Clare Sibthorpe
Real estate agents, lawyers in spotlight for money laundering crackdown
This masthead has reported on an alleged Chinese-Australian money laundering organisation that moved an estimated $10 billion while amassing a portfolio comprising Sydney mansions.
- by Paul Sakkal
Updated
NSW
Man arrested after woman stabbed to death in Sydney’s west
A 21-year-old woman has died after being found with two stab wounds to her chest.
- by Perry Duffin and Ben Cubby
Updated
Queensland
Father charged after three children left car and walked to 7-Eleven for help
The children had walked about 30 to 40 metres from the car to the petrol station for help, where an employee called police.
- by Cloe Read
‘How low can you be’: Flowers allegedly stolen from roadside memorial
Photos show a couple appearing to load flowers into the boot of their car from a memorial to a young tradesman killed in an alleged road rage incident.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Ben Cubby