Crime, courts, and justice
A man has been charged with two counts of murder after a teacher and her infant daughter were found dead at a property south of Brisbane. The charges followed the discovery of Kate Paterson and her daughter April.
Tanya Birch 
A Year 5 teacher and her 11-month-old daughter were found dead in their Belivah home after police responded to a traffic incident involving the child's father about 300 metres away.
Samantha Blake 
A Brisbane man has been charged with two counts of murder after his partner and one-year-old daughter were discovered dead in their home. The tragedy unfolded following a separate incident on a nearby road.
James Callahan 
Queensland's 2026 Young Australian of the Year, Jarib Branfield-Bradshaw, has been charged with eight counts of possessing child exploitation material following a police investigation.
Sarah Cheng 
A 38-year-old Belivah man has been charged with two counts of murder following the deaths of a woman and her infant daughter on 12 March. He is due to appear via video link at Brisbane Magistrates Court on 18 March.
Tanya Birch 
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his lawyer girlfriend with a champagne bottle in a Perth hotel room after she told him she was leaving.
Rachel Thornbury 
Australian authorities have rescued the crew of a vessel linked to a 4.87-tonne cocaine shipment intercepted by French forces in January. The Raider issued a distress call off the NSW coast.
James Callahan 
A Bellbird Park woman has been charged with murder following the discovery of a body at a property in February. The victim, Katherine Sanowski, 42, was found after police responded to a street disturbance.
Victoria Crawford 
The family of the Bondi shooting suspect is seeking court protection from death threats, but media outlets argue public transparency is essential. The clash reveals deeper questions about balancing justice with safety.
Daniel Kovac 
A Nissan construction truck remains lodged on a footpath in Belfield after leaving a trail of damaged vehicles and three injured people across Sydney's inner west on Monday evening.
Mitchell Tan 
A Utah mother who authored a children's book about grief after her husband's death has been convicted of killing him by slipping a lethal dose of fentanyl into his drink.
Sarah Cheng 
Dylan Moore's drug paraphernalia charge was dismissed by Scottsdale prosecutors, but the Hawthorn forward faces ongoing scrutiny over the club's initial decision to keep the off-season arrest quiet.
Samantha Blake 
Queensland Police are investigating two separate sexual assaults in Mackay after women were attacked at Town Beach and near Illuka Park in February. Police are warning the public about safety risks.
Rachel Thornbury 
Investigation reveals alleged illegal waste-burning operation on Melbourne's northern fringe, with small building contractors supplying industrial waste to avoid state landfill levies.
Priya Narayanan 
A man's body was discovered on a regional highway in western Victoria on Monday, with police arresting a 49-year-old armed with a knife later that evening.
James Callahan 
A woman was threatened by an armed man in a Lidcombe carpark Tuesday morning before he escaped in a white Subaru SUV fitted with cloned number plates.
Tanya Birch 
Two men aged 21 and 22 have been charged with murder following a fatal shooting in western Sydney. A 38-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds at a Lidcombe address and died in hospital.
Samantha Blake 
A 13-year-old Sydney schoolgirl has spoken publicly about a five-hour bullying incident involving physical violence and humiliation, raising questions about school duty of care.
Zara Mitchell 
Footage captured thousands of spring breakers fleeing Daytona Beach after gunfire erupted over a chaotic weekend, though authorities say the panic was not directly tied to on-beach shootings.
Priya Narayanan 
A woman charged with murdering her partner in Port Lincoln has given birth while detained at a South Australian psychiatric facility, raising questions about child custody and care protocols.
Rachel Thornbury