Crime, courts, and justice
Police have responded to two separate and unrelated incidents across Australia on 22 March, including a pursuit and siege in western Sydney and an armed police shooting in Logan, Queensland.
Tanya Birch 
A Melbourne train passenger discovered the emergency intercom and CCTV cameras in his carriage had failed when he was assaulted, highlighting potential gaps in public transport safety infrastructure.
Aisha Khoury 
A 21-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being struck by a car that fled the scene in Glenreagh on the NSW Mid-North Coast. Police are appealing for information.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
A 26-year-old man from Beaudesert has died following a head-on collision near Esk, while a 55-year-old driver was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Tanya Birch 
Emergency services across Queensland responded to a police shooting in Logan and a fatal traffic crash near Esk on 21 March, adding to a week marked by multiple road fatalities.
Samantha Blake 
A 27-year-old man is in serious but stable condition after police shot him outside a shopping complex in Logan when he allegedly approached officers with a knife.
Rachel Thornbury 
While one in four women experience inappropriate behaviour from rideshare and taxi drivers, only six in ten report the incidents, leaving potential repeat offenders unaccounted for.
Zara Mitchell 
A mother is demanding charges be laid after her 12-year-old daughter was beaten unconscious at a shopping centre. The girl's school claims it cannot act because the attack happened off campus.
Samantha Blake 
Three 13-year-old girls have been charged after a 14-year-old was allegedly stripped and beaten in Claymore, with the assault recorded on video.
Jake Nguyen 
Police bodycam footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 arrest in Sag Harbor was released Friday after the singer abandoned his legal fight to keep it private.
Victoria Crawford 
Two teenagers have been charged over a shop fire in Melbourne's western suburbs. One of the 17-year-olds was taken to hospital after being bitten by a police dog during his arrest.
James Callahan 
Police have deployed additional patrols and investigative resources to Kingsley and Hillarys following the charge of a 14-year-old boy over a series of alleged indecent assaults targeting 14 women.
Rachel Thornbury 
A man has been shot during an armed robbery at a hotel on NSW's south coast, with police now searching for an unknown offender who stole a vehicle at gunpoint.
Tanya Birch 
A 47-year-old Banksia Grove man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 42-year-old woman at a northern Perth home. The man is scheduled to appear in court this weekend.
Sarah Cheng 
A California jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading Twitter shareholders through tweets about fake accounts ahead of his 2022 acquisition, potentially owing billions in damages.
Mitchell Tan 
A 39-year-old woman remains in Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious leg injuries after being hit by an unregistered motorcycle in Greenslopes on Friday evening.
Victoria Crawford 
A 35-year-old Broadbeach Waters man will face court after being charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle following a collision with the Iranian women's soccer team bus on the Gold Coast.
James Callahan 
Police have charged a teenager following a car fire that destroyed an Audi sedan in Merrylands in February. The 17-year-old was arrested after an investigation spanning weeks.
Rachel Thornbury 
An eBay seller lost thousands when a customer returned a high-end Zotac RTX 5090 stripped of its core processor and memory. The scam highlights systemic vulnerabilities in the platform's buyer protection policies.
Nadia Souris 
Luke Hanif Sekkouah, a 37-year-old methamphetamine user, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his partner Erica Hay in Perth. The case reflects a broader crisis of domestic violence in Australia.
Sarah Cheng