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Perth mum Sarah Wallace recounts the horrific moment her boyfriend tried to kill her.

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‘Tried to kill me’: WA mum recounts boyfriend’s rampage

A Perth mum has spoken for the first time about the horrific moment her husband-to-be stabbed her 20 times during a romantic holiday in Tasmania.

Brooke Rolfe

NSW is the first state to sign up to the federal government's national gun buyback scheme. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumDeal agreed on post-Bondi attack gun buyback scheme

The federal and NSW governments have reached a deal on a gun buyback scheme for the state following the 2025 Bondi shooting attack.

Nick Wilson

Two campers have had their trailer shot-up in a late-night incident in WA’s Mid West. 

CrimePremiumCampers’ lucky escape after sleep trailer shot in Mid West

Two campers have miraculously escaped unscathed after their sleeping trailer was shot-up in a late-night incident in WA’s Mid West. 

Brooke Rolfe

WA Police have made an example of more than 20 motorists in an operation targeting illegal activity in Perth’s party precinct, Northbridge. 

PolicePremiumIdiot Northbridge drivers caught in WA police sting

WA Police have made an example of more than 20 motorists in an operation targeting illegal activity in Perth’s party precinct, Northbridge. 

Brooke Rolfe

The Victorian Premier has announced a $57m scheme to recruit 200 former police officers back into the force. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

NEWSPremiumState’s $57m plan to bring back retired cops

One Aussie state has found $57m to bring 200 more retired police officers back into uniform as crime rates soar.

Blair Jackson

The NSW government has confirmed it is the first state to be part of a gun buyback scheme which Anthony Albanese had been pushing to make national in the wake of the Bondi terror attack

NEWSPremium‘Ready to fight’: Big call on state’s gun scheme

NSW Premier Chris Minns has revealed the estimated cost of the state’s gun buyback scheme, which opposition parties have promised to reverse if elected.

Blair Jackson

A teenager has survived a series of shootings that claimed six lives, including the alleged gunman. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumTeen boy, gunman among six dead in Michigan shootings

Authorities say a teenage boy and four adults have been killed in a series of shootings in the US state of Michigan, with the suspected gunman also found dead.

Jacqueline Ganun

"I was the one on trial," sexual assault survivor and victims advocate Sarah Rosenberg says. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumAustralia's system 'not built' for sex crime victims

Advocates are fighting for victims of sexual assault to receive as much legal help as possible against an ancient justice system not built for them.

Emily Woods

Christopher Alan Saunders.

Courts & JusticePremiumPredator Bishop’s dark past exposed following shocking trial

A longstanding, well-known, and seemingly well-liked senior member of the Catholic Church — Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders secretly harboured his own dark sins for decades.

Hannah Cross

A gun buyback scheme opponent has labelled the legislation "knee-jerk and unnecessary". (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumBeleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM

A state leader is prepared to fight an election on his decision to sign up to the federal government's beleaguered national gun buyback scheme.

Nick Wilson

Dangerous sex offenders are being released from prison with the help of NDIS-funded community supervision worth hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

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WA’s sex offenders freed on million-dollar NDIS packages

Dangerous sex offenders are being released from prison with the help of NDIS-funded community supervision worth hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

Charlton Hart

Police have found a man’s body lying face down in a creek in Sydney’s north-west. picture : 9 News

NewsPremiumFamily ‘devastated’ after body found in creek

A body found face down in a Sydney creek is believed to be a man who was reported missing about a week earlier.

Emma Kirk

Former Nationals candidate Benjamin Thomas Simpkins is facing fraud charges for lying about tertiary qualifications to obtain a cardiac hospital job and volunteer work, that was discovered by detectives investigating a fatal hit and run that killed a high school teacher in May. Facebook

CrimePremiumNationals candidate faces fraud charges

A Nationals candidate accused of killing a high school teacher in a hit and run is facing fraud charges after detectives discovered he allegedly lied about tertiary qualifications to obtain a medical job.

Emma Kirk

A NSW inquiry is investigating Redeemer Baptist School over financial misconduct and abuse claims. (Sarah Wilson/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumChurch school finances questioned as more probes urged

A parliamentary probe is investigating the "unusual" finances of a school at the centre of serious misconduct, abuse and humiliation allegations.

Max Aldred and Eleanor Wilson

Police are searching for the driver of a dark-coloured SUV that drove nearby the incident. 7News

COURTPremium27yo allegedly lured, killed in dating app trap

A 27yo man was allegedly beaten, robbed and dragged to his death by teens, in what cops allege was a calculated “catch a predator”-style trap.

Josephine Quattrocchi

French officials say a "malicious actor" claimed he broke into a tax agency ?in June. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimePremiumFrench taxpayer data stolen in cyber incident: ministry

The data of 678,000 French taxpayers has been stolen in a cyberattack, the finance ministry ​says.

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Rescue teams are searching for teenage hiker Lily Hooper after she went missing in a national park. (HANDOUT/New South Wales Police Force)

CrimePremiumNo sign of teen hiker as 'challenging' search continues

Search teams are navigating "challenging" terrain for a third day after an 18-year-old girl went missing while on a bush walk in a rugged national park.

Max Aldred and Emily Woods

A funeral service has been held for allegedly murdered child Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs. (HANDOUT/NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE FORCE)

CrimePremium'I miss her': Kumanjayi Little Baby laid to rest

A five-year-old girl allegedly abducted and murdered outside a remote community has been farewelled by hundreds of mourners dressed in pink.

Duncan Murray

"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," Luigi Mangione has told a court in New York. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumLuigi Mangione admits to killing insurance CEO

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal US stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York.

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France's highest court says a social media youth ban infringes on freedoms and privacy. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimePremiumFrench top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

Legislation passed by French MPs to ban under-15s from accessing social media infringes upon freedom of expression, the country's top court says.

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John Setka was arrested on Friday, accused of making harassing and offensive comments online. (Stefan Postles/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumEx-union boss bailed after social media threats charges

A former union leader has been granted bail after facing court on charges over a social media post that prosecutors allege was a "targeted, calculated attack".

William Ton

Italian police proudly displayed recovered paintings by Cezanne, Matisse and Renoir. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumItalian police recover stolen paintings worth millions

Italian police have recovered three paintings by French masters Paul Cezanne, ‌Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were stolen from a ‌museum.

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CRIMEPremiumSad update after teens’ alleged swan act

Police have provided a sad update after two teenagers allegedly filmed themselves beating a black swan and forcing it to inhale vape fumes.

Emma Kirk

Former bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, has been convicted of 13 sex offences. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumChurch investigation into rapist ex-bishop to resume

The findings of a Catholic Church investigation into a former high-ranking clergyman convicted of sexually abusing Indigenous men will be sent to the Vatican.

Aaron Bunch