Crime and Public Safety

The Victoria Cross recipient now faces a multi-million-dollar cost bill after the Federal Court found in favour of Nine Newspapers and two journalists.

An Australian volunteer has died in Ukraine.

This comes amid a surge in crime in Victoria in 2024, with the number of criminal incidents increasing by 18.7 percent.

Delivered through a variety of mechanisms, the money from federal and state governments is expected to amount to $3.9 billion over the coming 5 years.

This has raised the issue of how to tackle youth crime and reduce harm to the community, and whether it is fair for victims.

‘Those who spend more time with chatbots tend to be even lonelier,’ said MIT Media Lab research.

The daughter of poisoned couple breaks down in court as an inquest hears final moments of the mushroom victims.

Westfield’s response is under scrutiny as an inquest examines the fatal stabbing of six people and the injury of 10 others, including a nine-month-old baby

Australia urges citizens to reconsider travel to Pakistan amid high terror threat, unrest, and possible flight disruptions due to airspace closures.

A substance found in industrial cleaning products, biodegradable plastics, and even spandex is flooding into Australia in unprecedented quantities. police say.

Up to 380 cars left stranded after truck drops 750 kilograms of sharp metal across a stretch of motorway in Sydney.

NSW Minister for Work Health and Safety Sophie Cotsis said the state government was taking a zero-tolerance approach to retail worker abuse.

Police officers carrying out a search warrant as part of a drugs operation found more than they expected at the home of a Queensland man.

David Crisafulli isn’t about to back down on his war against ‘little punks.’

Some travellers did not react well to the typical stresses caused by travelling over a busy holiday weekend, causing the AFP a busy Easter.

David Speirs had pleaded guilty to 2 charges of supplying drugs to another person but asked to be discharged without conviction. The court refused.

A teenager allegedly stabbed him with an edged weapon before fleeing on a bicycle.