Crime, courts, and justice
Four men have been charged with murder following a fatal shooting in a Lidcombe apartment, with investigators treating the incident as targeted and organised-crime related.
Victoria Crawford 
Two nightclub arsons in Melbourne within 48 hours—one confirmed deliberate attack with accelerant—suggest a potential organised crime pattern targeting hospitality venues that authorities have not yet publicly connected.
Rachel Thornbury 
Arson investigators are examining the scene at Love Machine nightclub in Prahran after patrol officers discovered the venue engulfed in flames around 2am. The fire is being treated as suspicious.
Aisha Khoury 
Police are investigating a deliberate arson attack at LUX Nightclub in South Yarra after three masked men forced their way into the venue and set it alight with accelerant in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Rachel Thornbury 
NSW Police have released CCTV footage as they hunt two masked gunmen who opened fire at an Auburn kebab shop, injuring three people including an innocent worker.
Samantha Blake 
A US Supreme Court ruling has ended a billion-dollar copyright battle, finding internet service providers are not liable for their customers' pirated downloads.
Jimmy O'Brien 
A 55-year-old Western Australian government employee faces investigation after detectives alleged she used her position to bypass thousands of applicants and fast-track her lover's social housing application.
Marcus Ashbrook 
A first responder who attended the Anzac Day 2020 crash at Urrbrae is suing the driver for damages over persistent PTSD and mental health impacts from witnessing the deaths of two women.
Rachel Thornbury 
Johnson Kokozian was jailed for nine years after driving at double the speed limit and killing two siblings in Heckenberg. The victim's mother says the sentence falls short of justice.
Zara Mitchell 
A rapid surge in high-tech car theft is costing Australian families millions, as thieves armed with cheap, legal signal-cloning devices bypass keyless entry systems in seconds.
Zara Mitchell 
A former My Kitchen Rules contestant has been found not guilty of assault charges following a magistrates court trial in Queensland.
Samantha Blake 
A 17-year-old Melbourne boy has been charged with collecting manuals and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism after an ISIS flag destined for an inner-city address was intercepted.
Tanya Birch 
A Sydney mother whose two children were killed in a crash has vowed to continue pushing for tougher penalties for serious road crimes after the driver was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Zara Mitchell 
A Western Australian woman has been arrested on suspicion of helping manipulate social housing allocations, according to police. The allegation raises questions about the integrity of waiting list systems.
Rachel Thornbury 
An Adelaide-born woman held for nearly a decade on murder charges has been released from jail after a judge halted her trial following major evidence tracking failures by Goodyear Police in Arizona.
Victoria Crawford 
A Melbourne mother is traumatised after three armed intruders attacked her in a violent home invasion, invading the wrong house in the predawn hours.
Mitchell Tan 
Two teenagers have been arrested after an alleged violent rampage at a shopping centre bus stop in Earlville left three men injured, including a 69-year-old who tried to help.
Jake Nguyen 
Two additional suspects, both aged 23, have been arrested in Seven Hills over the kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian, with authorities indicating further arrests remain likely.
Tanya Birch 
An elderly Melbourne man has been sentenced to six years and six months for operating a dark web site where he groomed children and shared child abuse material, marking another conviction from Australia's coordinated online exploitation investigations.
Aisha Khoury 
The man accused of killing his partner and 11-month-old daughter in Logan is showing signs of physical recovery while remaining hospitalised under guard, according to his legal team.
Megan Torres