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On Thursday, a human skull believed to be Julian Story’s was found by a beagle.

Dog’s grisly find in search for head of man allegedly murdered by Aussie reality star

Beauty And The Geek’s Tamika Chesser has been charged with murdering her boyfriend and disposing of human remains.

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A violent hotel brawl, a broken arm, and a deadly shooting.

Daughter warns of ‘revenge’ after dad fatally shot

‘Revenge is coming’: A fatal shooting in Adelaide has sparked a chilling vow from the victim’s daughter, who says her family won’t wait quietly for justice.

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A manhunt is under way after a man was shot in a small town in western Victoria. Google Maps

Manhunt after man shot in small town

A man has been shot during an altercation at a regional property, with police now hunting a gunman.

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Only a small proportion of strip searches in NSW end with drugs being found, an analysis shows.

'Ineffective, inaccurate': strip searches in spotlight

A decade’s worth of NSW Police data has revealed strip searches almost never uncover drugs, raising serious questions about the practice and prompting calls for change.

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Police have blocked the M1 motorway after a major crash.

Truck crash fatality closes major highway, traffic chaos

The M1 motorway is closed after a horror truck crash left one driver dead, with major disruptions expected for NSW drivers.

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A 34-year-old man has faced court accused of an East Melbourne synagogue's firebombing. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Police search for accused synagogue arsonist's motive

The man accused of firebombing a Melbourne synagogue has faced court, as police search seized devices for clues to a potential motive.

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Vyleen Joan White, 70, was fatally stabbed in a suspected carjacking outside a shopping centre. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Teen pleads guilty to QLD grandmother’s car park murder

A teenager who fatally stabbed a 70-year-old grandmother at a shopping centre car park in a southwest Brisbane suburb has pleaded guilty to murder.

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Mount Lindesay Hwy closed, three rushed to hospital after four car crash at Cedar Grove near Logan
Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious

Girl, 7, struck and killed by falling tree

A young girl has died after being struck by a falling palm tree while playing in a yard in the Northern Territory.

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The shooting took place at a busy coastal area of northeast Queensland.

Police shoot dead man armed with machete, knife

A man has been shot dead by police after he advanced on officers armed with a machete and a knife.

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Bradley John Murdoch was given a life sentence over the murder of Peter Falconio in 2001.

Twisted Falconio murderer takes body location to the grave

BEN HARVEY: Murdoch either didn’t believe in God or didn’t fear his judgment because he was prepared to deny Falconio’s family any closure.

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Farzana Kauser was sentenced to 13 years jail after her arrest.

Mum used her kids to smuggle $30m worth of cocaine

A mother has been identified as the ringleader of a massive drug smuggling operation after using her children as ‘mules’ before being taken down by police.

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