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The final moments of a wanted gunman have been aired in a Melbourne court as a coroner found the shooting “complied with all legislative and policy requirements”. Stanley Turvey, 33, was shot dead by police on September 20, 2023, after three days on the run across Victoria and NSW. His death was the focus of […]

Newly minted Immigration and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is plunging directly into his contentious portfolio, travelling to Indonesia on Monday in preparation for a high-level meeting on counter-terrorism and transnational security. “I will be attending the 10th Indonesia-Australia Ministerial Council on Law and Security (MCM) and co-chairing the 5th Sub-Regional Meeting on Counter Terrorism […]

Three men previously convicted of murdering a man and woman whose decomposing bodies were found locked in a submerged toolbox have had their convictions set aside and secured new trials. Stou Daniels, Trent Michael Thrupp and Davy Malu Junior Taiao were all sentenced to life in jail in 2021 for the murder of Cory Breton […]

Reports of human trafficking and slavery in Australia have increased by 12 per cent in the last year. The Australian Federal Police said reports were at an all-time high, with 382 reports of modern slavery and human trafficking offences received in the 2023-24 financial year compared with 340 from the previous financial year. Of the […]

The Prime Minister says his government would look at “any proposals” to help Rex after the regional airline went into a trading halt on Monday, but took a shot at the carrier for running non-regional flights. Speaking to reporters in Sydney, Anthony Albanese said Rex was an important airline which received “substantial government support with […]

Approvals for new homes in June have fallen 6.5 per cent, breaking a five-month growth streak in a worrying sign for the strength of the housing sector. The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the latest data showing a drop in approvals for dwellings to a total of 13,237 for June. ABS head of […]

A sad sign has emerged following news a popular burger chain has collapsed. Popular US burger chain Carl’s Jr has placed its Australian stores into voluntary administration, affecting 24 stores. Many stores across the country were closed on Monday as KPMG announced David Hardy, George Georges and Emily Seeckts as administrators. Hundreds of jobs are […]

New details have emerged about the bizarre trap created on a rural Queensland property where a family laid in wait for police, ready to launch what would become a fatal ambush. Constables Rachel McCrow, 29, and Matthew Arnold, 26, were murdered after they attended the Wains Rd property of Gareth Train and his wife, Stacey, […]

A mum charged with the manslaughter of her daughter by allegedly withholding her insulin for days believed the world was in the “last days” due to Covid-19 being put out by God for people to “turn to him”. Kerrie Elizabeth Struhs is among 14 members of a tight-knit church group known as The Saints who […]

A two-year investigation into what led to a terrible rollercoaster accident that led a Melbourne woman with severe brain damage has come to an end. Shylah Rodden, now 27, sustained life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a Rebel Coaster carriage at the Melbourne Royal Show on September 25, 2022. As well as brain damage […]