Decriminalising public intoxication in one state has led to better outcomes, in particular for First Nations people who have suffered most from over-policing.
Duncan Murray
A woman has told a UK court a "wild-eyed" Russell Brand tried to grab her and take her into the toilets, but his lawyers argue her experience was "short lived".
Staff Writers
A woman who denied violently killing another woman at her home has sensationally changed her plea midway through a murder trial.
Emma Kirk
One of WA’s most notorious paedophiles will likely be released back into the community in a matter of weeks, despite two of his victims’ grieving mother urging authorities to keep him behind bars.
Jessica Evensen
Police are on the hunt for an armed man who allegedly stole a car then torched it in the basement car park of a residential building before fleeing on foot.
Farid Farid
As pressure mounted on a wanted man, he attempted to leave his new home in Australia, then allegedly bribed police investigating his wife’s death overseas.
Kate Stephenson
A welder arrested for bribing foreign officials after his wife's death would be discouraged from fleeing overseas if granted bail, a magistrate has heard.
Rex Martinich
The Queensland government is no longer facing a federal lawsuit from Indigenous families after litigation funding ran out.
Tara Cosoleto
A Sydney man outraged by the Bondi Beach terror attack has made death threats to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Naomi Toy
A man with no criminal history before allegedly organising getaway cars for the kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather has been granted bail.
A young aspiring sportsman’s death while batting in the nets during cricket practice was a tragic accident, a coroner has said.
Liam Beatty
The man accused of murdering his twin brother and burying his body in the backyard is too unwell to appear in court — even by video — according to his treating doctor at WA’s secure forensic inpatient facility.
Caleb Runciman
An Australian media boss accused of attacking his wife is planning to relocate overseas as he fights the allegations, a court has been told.
The Jellis Craig real estate listing describes it as a ‘resort-style family oasis in a first-class location’.
Kellie Balaam
Police have released a photo they believe can assist an investigation into reports a group of people were “threatened” by an alleged gunman in Sydney.
Jack Nivison and Clareese Packer
A mother has been denied bail a second time after allegedly trying to kill her young children by driving them into a creek.
Australian and South American authorities have dismantled a network of drug-runners, after detectives netted two alleged smugglers in a port-side sting.
Max Aldred
UK police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor claim he could have destroyed key evidence if he was warned before raids on his home, documents reveal.
Mathilde Grandjean
A man has been shot dead in a home in what police are treating as a targeted shooting linked to organised crime, as local residents wait for answers.
Nick Wilson and Duncan Murray
The parents of a 17-year-old boy fatally struck in the neck during cricket training have responded after a coroner determined the death was a tragic accident.
Anthony Catalano is charting a move overseas and wants to demonstrate remorse as he tries to reconcile with his wife after being accused of assault.
William Ton
Police found more than they expected when they raided a home in Perth’s south-east after receiving a tip-off.
Matt Zis
Police are investigating after the body of a boy, 5, was allegedly found duct-taped in a sleeping bag inside a home.
David Hannant
Three people have been charged over copper thefts in Perth’s north-east, including a pair allegedly caught with stolen wiring in a ute fitted with false plates.
Troy de Ruyter
