Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has denied the murder of his followers, saying he did not force his victims to starve themselves.
Staff Writers
A manhunt is underway after a person allegedly attempted to remove part of a corpse during a viewing at a funeral home.
Emma Kirk
Department of Justice staff are trying to coax three teenagers down from the roof of Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre.
Caleb Runciman
Detectives from the drug and firearm squad’s new illicit firearms team — a specialised group formed to combat the rise in 3D printed guns being used to commit crimes — were heading the investigation.
The head of London's police "wouldn't be surprised" if many more alleged victims of Russell Brand came forward following his rape conviction.
Jordan Reynolds and David Hughes
Rural WA could soon be home to its first custom-built drug and booze bus as police continue their crackdown on drivers flouting the law in the regions.
Jessica Evensen
Weeks before Mark Bombara shot Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc in Floreat, his daughter says she warned police three times about his guns. An inquest will examine the police response and firearm licensing.
Hannah Cross
A woman is fighting for life and two men have been seriously hurt after a triple stabbing forced a nearby primary school into lockdown.
Malaysia has delayed the transfer of jailed ex-prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest, with the government saying it needs time to review his royal pardon.
Likely human remains have been discovered by a volunteer search group that has been involved in solving several missing person cases.
Ethan James
Clare Testoni, the former partner of convicted paedophile and disgraced children’s author Craig Silvey, has broken her silence for the first time since his sentencing.
Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has begun to tell a jury his version of how he killed two men with his police pistol and dumped their bodies.
Tom Wark and Adelaide Lang
Three Europeans face animal-trafficking charges in Peru after they were allegedly caught trying to leave with thousands of tarantulas in their luggage.
A young father has been charged with manslaughter in a shocking case of alleged family violence, nearly three months after the death of his five-week-old baby in Perth’s north.
A second dog involved in a terrifying attack on a jogger is set to be euthanised, pending an appeal from its owner.
Andrew Stafford
A man accused of killing his partner will have a long wait behind bars until his murder trial in 2028, following his wife's death 10 days after being stabbed.
Lloyd Jones
Former union heavyweight John Setka has admitted he broke the law when campaigning for the AFL to sack its head of umpiring.
Liam Beatty
A 90-year-old holocaust survivor has died after months in and out of hospital following her shooting in December's horrific Bondi Beach terrorist attack.
Max Aldred
A young father has been charged with manslaughter following the death of his five-week-old son and the assault of a woman.
A man has maintained he did not intend to kill his son when he stabbed him to death in the family home after an argument escalated into a physical altercation.
Tara Cosoleto
Regulators are pushing for urgent systemic change, as Australia's sexual violence commissioner warns that a lack of coordination is hurting victims.
Emily Woods
A 23-year-old man charged with manslaughter after he allegedly inflicted serious fatal injuries on his five-week-old baby son has appeared in court.
Aaron Bunch
An elderly woman has become the 16th Bondi attack fatality nearly a year after the shooting took place.
Jack Nivison
California will change all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the largest mass clemency in American history.
