Crime
Deceived and abandoned by her husband, woman faced Sudan ordeal
A man who abandoned his wife in Sudan while he returned to Australia is before the courts in a first-of-its-kind case.
- by Emily Woods
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Alice Springs
What’s happening in Alice Springs?
The Northern Territory government has announced a three-night curfew in the town after recent “civil disturbances”.
- by Ben Cubby
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Domestic violence
Man charged with murder after woman stabbed in alleged DV attack
The sister of a young housekeeper who was allegedly stabbed to death described her as popular and loved.
- by Perry Duffin, Jessica McSweeney and Clare Sibthorpe
A mother’s love and a father who ‘tried to kill us’
Images posted by the mother of the children killed in the Lalor Park house fire reveal “a bond like no other”.
- by Jordan Baker, Perry Duffin and Clare Sibthorpe
Real estate agents, lawyers in spotlight for money laundering crackdown
This masthead has reported on an alleged Chinese-Australian money laundering organisation that moved an estimated $10 billion while amassing a portfolio comprising Sydney mansions.
- by Paul Sakkal
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NSW
Man arrested after woman stabbed to death in Sydney’s west
A 21-year-old woman has died after being found with two stab wounds to her chest.
- by Perry Duffin and Ben Cubby
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Queensland
Father charged after three children left car and walked to 7-Eleven for help
The children had walked about 30 to 40 metres from the car to the petrol station for help, where an employee called police.
- by Cloe Read
‘How low can you be’: Flowers allegedly stolen from roadside memorial
Photos show a couple appearing to load flowers into the boot of their car from a memorial to a young tradesman killed in an alleged road rage incident.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Ben Cubby
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Domestic violence
‘I’m no hero’: Man who saved children from inferno tells of horror night
A neighbour who charged into a burning house in western Sydney to save four children says he is not a hero and was only following his instincts.
- by Clare Sibthorpe, Perry Duffin and Jessica McSweeney
LNP vows ‘adult crime, adult time’ for young offenders
Juveniles convicted of serious crimes would be treated as harshly as adult offenders in Queensland, under a major LNP pre-election promise.
- by William Ton and Holly Hales
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Queensland Police
Knife-wielding man dies after being shot by police in Townsville
Police allege the man entered a local police station and threatened officers with a knife before he was shot.
- by Courtney Kruk