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Teenagers Leon Clune, 16, and Otis Clune, 14 were found dead alongside their parents Jarrod, 50, and Maiwenna, 49.

‘Loving’ family, three pets found dead at Mosman Park home

Police responded to ‘highly distressing’ scenes following the shock discovery of parents and two autistic teenage sons found dead in a suspected murder suicide.

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Laurence Escalante leaving Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.

Perth billionaire accused of attacking ex-partner

Perth billionaire Laurence Escalante allegedly broke into a 24-year-old woman’s home on Australia Day, attacked her and stole luxury items.

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It’s one of the most abhorrent crimes to exist. But sentences for paedophile teachers often don’t reflect that reality.

Why sex offender teacher might be out sooner than you think

BEN HARVEY: It’s one of the most abhorrent crimes to exist. But sentences for paedophile teachers often don’t reflect that reality.

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Police at an address in Mosman Park where two adults and two children were found dead.

Wording of note found at murder-suicide scene revealed

Details of a note discovered at the scene of a ‘devastating’ WA tragedy in which a family of four were found dead in a suspected double murder-suicide can be revealed.

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Older tenants are the hidden face of the rental crisis.

Why boomer tenants are the hidden face of the rental crisis

While the older generation were able to buy houses cheaply during the 1980s and 1990s, many would now be financially struggling if they didn’t get into the housing market.

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Mohommed Farhat and Thomas Stojanovski graffitied 10 cars in an anti-Semitic rampage. (HANDOUT/NSW SUPREME COURT)

How anti-Semitic vandal's password brought him undone

An anti-Semitic vandal's choice of phone password has raised eyebrows as his attempt to appeal his sentence over a night of destruction fell flat.

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Todd James says it has taken time to come to terms with daughter Piper's death.

Grieving parents fly to Australia after teen dingo tragedy

The grieving parents of a teen who died in the K’gari dingo tragedy are travelling to Australia to attend a farewell ceremony near where she was found.

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A worker has died after a bulldozer rolled over at a cement site.

Tragedy as man killed in bulldozer rollover at worksite

Vision from the scene shows the aftermath of the heavy machine rollover.

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Forensics officers at Mott Close on Friday.

Family of four dead in murder-suicide horror in Mosman Park

A mother, father and their two teenage sons, as well as the family’s pets have been found dead in one of Perth’s most affluent suburbs as police investigate a suspected double murder-suicide. LATEST UPDATES.

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The Beaumont children (centre) disappeared on Australia Day 1966 after a trip to Glenelg Beach. Convicted sex offender Bill Cotton (left) was in a relationship with their mother Nancy and in their house on the day they disappeared.

Sex offender placed in Beaumont home on day kids vanished

For six decades, one man has been missing from the Beaumont children story — a convicted sex offender who was inside their home on the day they vanished. It’s time to put him back in the frame. 

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A man has been arrested after a woman’s body was found at a beach south-west of Melbourne.

Murder charge after woman’s body found at Aussie beach

A man has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was found at a beach in Melbourne’s south-west.

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A teen boy's body has been found in a creek in Blue Gum Forest at the Blue Mountains National Park.

Camping trip ends in tragedy for missing Aussie teen

A teenage boy has been found dead in a national park creek after becoming separated from a friend during a camping trip.

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A popular Aussie beach has been forced to close after shark sighting.

Shark sightings clear swimmers from multiple Aussie beaches

Swimmers and surfers were ordered out of the water after sharks were spotted near Manly and Cronulla, triggering early morning beach evacuations.

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A Qantas flight bound for Adelaide was forced to divert due to powerful winds.

‘Frustrating’: Qantas passengers land at army base

A Qantas passenger flight bound for Adelaide was forced to make a diversion after powerful winds wreaked havoc in the region.

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Homes have been damaged and about three hectares have been burnt after a bushfire ripped through Ellenbrook on Thursday afternoon.