Crime, courts, and justice
A 22-year-old Perth man arrested this week will face extradition proceedings as South Australian police investigate him for the murder of Caleb Leriano, whose body was found after a car crash in Adelaide's southern suburbs.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
A person has died in a fierce house fire that swept through a property on Dalby Avenue in Adelaide's western suburbs on Friday afternoon.
Priya Narayanan 
A Queensland man has been charged with making antisemitic threats on social media and illegally possessing weapons, as federal police intensify efforts to combat rising online hate speech.
Sarah Cheng 
An 18-year-old has been killed in a high-speed crash on Adelaide's Northern Expressway at Angle Vale, bringing South Australia's road toll to 21 for the year.
Yuki Tamura 
A 45-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter after a hunter died from a gunshot wound during a trip to Come by Chance, near Walgett, in central NSW. Two other men face firearms-related charges.
James Callahan 
Police are hunting two teenagers after a fatal crash in Hoppers Crossing claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy. The stolen car was travelling at up to 180 km/h during an alleged carjacking when it lost control.
Mitchell Tan 
About 3000 people gathered in Melbourne's northeast for a candlelit vigil to remember Aidan Becker, a 22-year-old security guard fatally stabbed while protecting a 14-year-old boy from attackers.
Oliver Pemberton 
A Perth judge is expected to deliver her verdict within weeks on historic child sexual abuse allegations against Barry Cable, as the criminal trial of the disgraced footballer concludes.
Yuki Tamura 
The FBI is investigating malware hidden in multiple Steam games that targeted hundreds of users. Anyone who downloaded these infected titles between May 2024 and January 2026 should report their experience to authorities.
James Callahan 
A Queensland community has held a vigil to honour teacher Kate Paterson and her young daughter April, found dead in their Belivah home last week.
Mitchell Tan 
A Federal Court judge has found Dominique Grubisa knowingly misled thousands of property investment students while courts, regulators and a persistent whistleblower struggle to contain her evolving business model.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
A University of Melbourne biomedical student who secretly filmed women in toilets has avoided a criminal conviction. The case raises questions about sentencing outcomes in voyeurism offences.
Grace Okonkwo 
A Blue Mountains wildlife carer's conviction for animal cruelty has been overturned on appeal, with the judge criticising the at times aggressive behaviour of the organisations that pursued the case.
Mitchell Tan 
An Australian businessman has been found guilty of recklessly aiding Chinese intelligence by compiling reports in exchange for thousands of dollars in cash.
Mitchell Tan 
Court filings claim the bike boy campaign, which has raised funds for cyclist Ryan Meuleman's legal fight against Daniel Andrews, spent thousands on gifts to potential witnesses in related lawsuits.
Mitchell Tan 
A man has died after suffering an electric shock while performing maintenance on a building in Emu Plains on Friday afternoon. SafeWork NSW is investigating the incident.
Daniel Kovac 
Three girls charged over a filmed bullying attack at Kingsgrove North High School highlight the double-edged impact of video evidence in modern school crises.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Nearly six months after two police officers were fatally shot in Porepunkah, Victoria Police has announced it will not pursue charges against three people investigated as part of the broader inquiry.
Victoria Crawford 
After four years of waiting, the Tuala family emerged from the inquest with no answers about who dealt the fatal punch that killed their son in a Darlinghurst street fight.
Samantha Blake 
A formal inquest will examine why Queensland authorities returned an 8-year-old girl to her parents despite documented warnings she could not be safely cared for at home. Elizabeth Struhs died in 2022 after her family withheld insulin needed to treat her diabetes.
Helen Cartwright