Crime, courts, and justice
Researchers at Curtin University have found that 3D-printed firearms can be linked to their filament sources through chemical analysis, potentially disrupting illicit gun supply chains.
Oliver Pemberton 
A birthday party in Sydney's south was overrun by 500 uninvited teenagers, forcing police to deploy riot squads and an overhead helicopter to restore order.
Yuki Tamura 
A 22-year-old security guard was fatally stabbed outside Mernda railway station after intervening in an attempted robbery of a teenager. Four youths have been arrested.
Victoria Crawford 
NSW and Victoria police have dismantled a major online child abuse network, charging six men and identifying 145 offenders internationally as part of a complex investigation into the distribution of child exploitation material.
Rachel Thornbury 
A Minyama man has been charged with 13 offences after allegedly stabbing two people at a Bokarina property and carjacking an ATV on the Sunshine Coast.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
A teenage boy remains in critical condition following a stabbing attack in Sydney, while police have charged a man in relation to a separate stabbing incident involving multiple victims.
Rachel Thornbury 
NSW Police are hunting a man suspected of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in Blacktown and are investigating whether he is linked to other suspicious activity in the area, including theft and window peeping.
Sarah Cheng 
Federal authorities have arrested a government contractor's son accused of stealing $46 million in cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service. The case reveals troubling questions about how America safeguards seized digital assets.
Tanya Birch 
Police arrested two people after locating an improvised explosive device in Geelong West on Friday. Officers also seized 3D-printed firearms from a storage shed nearby.
Daniel Kovac 
A Queensland man who avoided immediate imprisonment for rape has been ordered to turn himself in after a court appeal. He now faces time behind bars for the serious sexual assault.
Oliver Pemberton 
Authorities from 14 countries have shut down LeakBase, one of the internet's largest marketplaces for stolen data and hacking tools, in a coordinated operation that included Australian law enforcement.
Oliver Pemberton 
A 30-year-old man has escaped unlawful detention in Adelaide's northwest, with four people now facing serious charges including abduction and assault.
Tanya Birch 
A man has died following a fight involving a group of males near Mernda railway station in Melbourne's north-east. Police have launched a homicide investigation.
James Callahan 
A 31-year-old woman has been charged with criminal neglect after a nine-month-old boy was found unresponsive at a property in Adelaide's north.
Samantha Blake 
Three months after a sexual assault in Reservoir, police have released a computer-generated image of a suspect. The victim is speaking out to help bring the perpetrator to justice.
Victoria Crawford 
A magistrate's education-focused punishment for ex-Neighbours actor Damien Richardson's Nazi salute is now under legal challenge from prosecutors, raising broader questions about criminal sentencing philosophy.
Riley Fitzgerald 
NSW Police are appealing for information after a man allegedly broke into a western Sydney apartment and sexually assaulted a sleeping resident.
Tanya Birch 
Savannah Guthrie made an emotional, unannounced visit to the Today studio Thursday to reconnect with her colleagues, marking her first return since stepping away over a month ago to support her family during the search for her missing mother.
Jake Nguyen 
Police have charged a 26-year-old man following the death of an older resident from blunt force trauma at a Burpengary East property. The victim sustained severe head injuries.
Samantha Blake 
Contrary to popular belief, younger adults are prime targets for tax scams. Fresh research reveals how AI-powered messages and official-looking fake websites are fooling tech-savvy Australians.
Yuki Tamura