Crime, courts, and justice
A 36-year-old man was found dead inside a Strathpine home early Saturday with no obvious injuries to explain his death. Police have declared the property a crime scene and are conducting a full investigation.
Tanya Birch 
On Melbourne's outer north, a 22-year-old security guard paid with his life for stopping to help a boy in danger. His death has sparked urgent questions about youth violence and community safety.
James Callahan 
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer emergency service were deliberately set on fire outside a synagogue in north London in what police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime.
Tom Whitfield 
A St John Ambulance paramedic has spoken publicly about a violent attack in Kalgoorlie that saw the crew locked inside their vehicle for nearly half an hour, prompting the service to launch a new safety initiative.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
The family of Aidan Becker, a 22-year-old security guard allegedly murdered at Mernda railway station, has paid tribute to his selfless character and willingness to protect others.
Zara Mitchell 
A 53-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after musician Greg Bryce was stabbed multiple times outside a Newcastle entertainment venue on Sunday evening.
Rachel Thornbury 
Journalist Brian Farmer was among the first to interview Ian Huntley after Holly and Jessica disappeared. What he noticed during their conversation prompted him to alert police, setting in motion the investigation that would solve the Soham murders.
Priya Narayanan 
A woman has died after falling from a building in Melbourne's CBD, striking a man below. The male pedestrian sustained serious injuries in the incident on William Street.
Samantha Blake 
A Victorian racing tribunal has imposed significant fines on five horse trainers despite Racing Victoria admitting the trainers did not administer the banned substances found in their horses' samples.
Megan Torres 
Queensland Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body was discovered at a home north of Brisbane.
James Callahan 
Australia's criminal intelligence agency has warned that organised crime networks are shifting toward younger recruits and adopting more violent methods, while becoming harder to detect through digital sophistication.
Rachel Thornbury 
A Christchurch pinball enthusiast has lost his collection of 13 arcade machines worth $150,000 to $172,000 after a High Court decision upheld police confiscation of assets deemed proceeds of crime.
Mitchell Tan 
A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, torture and other serious offences following allegations he attacked a woman and held her captive at a home north-west of Brisbane on Sunday.
Tanya Birch 
A man has died and five people, including two young children, have been hospitalised after an SUV left the road and struck a tree in Dharruk, western Sydney.
Victoria Crawford 
Two Staten Island brothers have been convicted of running an illegal firearms factory using 3D printers to manufacture untraceable weapons. The case signals a growing threat that regulators worldwide, including Australia, are struggling to contain.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
A fatal head-on collision near Esk, Queensland has claimed one life and left another driver fighting for survival. Authorities are examining all circumstances of the crash, including vehicle safety measures.
Nadia Souris 
What began as a joyous Eid al-Fitr gathering in Merrylands descended into a violent brawl that hospitalised three people, highlighting tensions that can surface at community celebrations.
Sophia Vargas 
A new 7News podcast examines Australia's intimate partner homicides, including the case of Alicia Little, who was killed by her fiancé Charles Evans in Kyneton in 2017.
Sophia Vargas 
A 38-year-old man has been charged following a dramatic police operation in Sydney's west that involved a high-speed pursuit and a siege lasting nearly two hours at an apartment block in Whalan.
Samantha Blake 
Two delivery drivers fought back against armed carjackers in Scoresby, helping foil the theft after witnesses captured the brawl on their phones.
Sophia Vargas