
Baby joy for former federal staffer Brittany Higgins
Brittany Higgins has given birth to a baby boy. The former Liberal Party staffer announced her happy news on Instagram on Sunday...

Police offer $1m reward to help solve fatal car bombing
Police have announced a $1 million reward to try to solve a fatal car bombing that kicked off a gangland war almost...

Scam fleeces Mandarin-speaking Aussies of millions
Fraudsters targeting Mandarin-speaking Australians are scamming millions of dollars from people by impersonating Chinese police or Chinese officials. The scam, which operates...

Neo-Nazi fights charge of intimidating police officer
A neo-Nazi accused of intimidating a police officer online says he has done nothing illegal. Thomas Sewell, 31, appeared in Ringwood Magistrates...

Australia’s worst paedophile priest dies in jail
One of Australia’s worst paedophiles, defrocked Catholic priest Gerald Ridsdale, has died aged 90. Ridsdale, who was convicted of abusing more than...

Man accused of raping Virgin worker in Fiji gets bail
A Fijian man accused of raping a Virgin Australia crew member on New Year’s Day has been granted bail. Ilaisa Tanoa Degei,...

Alleged ‘Pam the Bird’, ‘Srock’ graffiti vandals busted
The suspected vandals behind widespread cartoon graffiti plaguing Victorian landmarks are set to be unmasked in court. Police believe they have caught...

Motoring body drives push for road safety ratings
A globally recognised risk-rating system should determine how the Australian government funds major roads, a peak motoring body says. Federal road funding...

Towns bunker down as tropical cyclone strengthens
Communities are bunkering down on Australia’s western coast as eastern states deal with the fallout from damaging storms and continuing rain. Tropical...

First birthday celebrations end in double murders
A child’s first birthday celebrations have ended in tragedy after a fight broke out and led to the deaths of two family...