Police

Veteran officer Keith Smith, shot and killed while executing a warrant in rural Tasmania, will be farewelled with full honours in a ceremony that marks a solemn moment for the state.

Two of the three men involved in murdering 15-year-old Cassius Turvey have been sentenced to life imprisonment as the judge shares some powerful words in court.

Trent Thrupp, Stou Daniels, and Davy Taiao have been sentenced to life after they bound and locked two people inside a toolbox before dumping them alive in a Brisbane dam.

A shocking double murder case that haunted Queensland for nearly a decade is finally returning to court this week for sentencing. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Hundreds of workers and nearby residents were evacuated as a precaution.

An 18-year-old man ‘shrivelled up’ inside himself when he was being indecently assaulted by a state MP, a jury has been told.

In a desperate bid to flush out new information in the search for missing backpacker Peter Falconio’s body, NT police have announced a massive reward as his convicted killer lies dying in hospital.

An unlicensed teenage driver has been charged after allegedly fleeing the scene of a horrific car crash that claimed the life of a woman and an unborn child.

CONTENT WARNING: Two young men accused of joining a prolonged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl have been denied bail after they were found to be a danger to the community.

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has asked a court to declare police ‘illegally' recorded his previous lawyer's phone calls ahead of his rape trial and to halt the case.

A woman who threw petrol over a male friend and set him on fire after he made a misogynistic comment has launched a fresh court move from behind bars.

Vision has emerged of a violent clash between more than 20 tradies at a construction site, prompting a police investigation.

One of Australia’s most infamous convicted killers, Bradley John Murdoch, looks set to go to his grave without divulging where UK backpacker Peter Falconio’s body is located.

A baby boy died after two women who police say were unregistered allegedly assisted in a home birth. More than two years later, both have faced court.

Vandals have targeted a historic Australian synagogue with vandalism referencing Iran and bombs.