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COURTPremiumJarryd Hayne fan sues Channel 7

A man allegedly received threats after Channel 7 claimed he spat at the alleged sexual assault victim of former NRL star Jarryd Hayne.

Adelaide Lang

Absolute nightmareVideoCommentsPremium‘Couldn’t get to him’: Mum helpless as little boy hit by car

It was the first day of the school holidays and three-year-old Finn was playing outside and enjoying the sunshine when disaster struck.

Daryna Zadvirna

CourtPremiumClue to woman’s mysterious disappearance

One piece of evidence was enough to convince a judge to commit two men to stand trial over a woman’s disappearance last year.

Owen Leonard

onlinePremiumThe scams robbing Aussies of billions

Criminals have defrauded Aussies out of a fortune over the past year, with the consumer watchdog sounding the alarm on one particular type of scam.

Courtney Gould

COURTPremiumBody modifier’s deadly treatments exposed

A body modification artist who went by the name “BSlice” has learnt his fate for botched procedures, including one that led to a woman’s death.

Lauren Ferri

Thin blue line CommentsPremium‘No cause for alarm over surge in cop resignations’: Cook

Acting Premier Roger Cook is ‘not alarmed’ by a big surge in police resignations, insisting the force was falling victim to the same labour market shortages impacting a wide range of industries.

Josh Zimmerman

CourtPremium‘Set up’: Witness’s bombshell Dawson claim

A witness has told Chris Dawson’s murder trial that he met the ex-teacher’s wife at a hotel and she made a surprising confession.

Steve Zemek

CrimePremiumBoyfriend to face trial over missing woman

Missing Melbourne woman Maryam Hamka's former boyfriend has been ordered to stand trial for her murder, alongside a man accused of assisting him.

Karen Sweeney

CrimePremiumLyn Dawson set husband up, court told

Lynette Dawson deliberately left home without taking any belongings to make it look like she was killed by her husband, a court has heard.

Miklos Bolza

Terrifying allegationsPremiumAccused pleads not guilty to horror donga rape of girls

The man accused of repeatedly raping two homeless teenage girls in a hotel donga in Perth’s south has denied all charges and wants to be freed from custody ahead of his trial. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT

Indigo Lemay-Conway

CRIMEPremiumTeen charged after joy-riding stolen car

An unlicensed teenager took a stolen car on a late-night joy ride through Sydney before coming to a crashing halt, police claim.

Adelaide Lang

Taken to hospitalToddler seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle in Innaloo

A three-year-old boy has been seriously hurt after being hit by a car at an apartment complex.

Daryna Zadvirna

‘Heartbroken’PremiumDevastated Styles cancels Copenhagen concert after shooting

Former One Direction star Harry Styles has cancelled a concert in Copenhagen which was due to be held a few hundred metres from the scene of a mass shooting.

Alex Green and Meg Hill

CrimeBritish army's Twitter, YouTube hacked

The British Army is investigating after its Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked and its Twitter profile changed to an ape-like cartoon figure.

Aine Fox

Killing spreePremiumThree dead in horror Denmark mall mass shooting rampage

Danish police say three people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen.

Jan Olsen and Karl Ritter

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The West Australian exclusive
‘Dire situation’ CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Desperate recruitment drive as WA cops quit at record rates

WA Police is desperately trying to enhance its recruitment efforts after more than 60 officers quit last month — almost twice the normal rate.

Phil Hickey

CrimePremiumNSW body modifier due to be sentenced

A body modifier convicted of manslaughter, intentionally causing grievous bodily harm and genital mutilation is due to be sentenced in the NSW District Court.

Greta Stonehouse

CrimePremiumCop car blaze: police offer $25k reward

CCTV captured the moment two arsonists set a cop car alight in the WA town of Mandurah. And now police are offering a massive reward for information.

Madeleine Achenza

worldPremiumSurprise reason for Assange rally

Supporters of Julian Assange marched through Melbourne as the WikiLeaks founder spent yet another important date in prison.

Courtney Gould

DefencePremium‘Shameful’ history to be investigated

Defence Minister Richard Marles has urged patience as federal police investigate alleged war crimes by Australian troops in Afghanistan.

Courtney Gould

Narrow missPremiumBottle thrown at staff during Maylands shop robbery

A group of youths robbed a drive-thru bottle shop in Maylands late on Saturday night, police say.

CrimeFlamethrower attack on Pan-African flag

A white nationalist is suspected in a flamethrower attack on a Pan-African flag used at the headquarters of a Black international socialist group in the US.

Staff Writers

CrimePremiumDrink-driving Qld mayor to take leave

Redlands Mayor Karen Williams allegedly crashed her car while over the legal blood alcohol limit, hours after meeting with families of drunk driving victims.

Cassandra Morgan and Finbar O'Mallon

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Ben HarveyCommentsPremium
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From belts to razors: 20 helpful tips for new prison inmates

Former Comancheros’ State leader Nikola Maksimovic is heading to jail for a generation — here are a few handy hints he’ll need for when he’s on the inside.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey