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Former Hong Kong politician and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui speaks at a rally in Sydney in 2021. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumAustralia grants asylum to HK pro-democracy activist

Australia has granted asylum to Hong Kong activist Ted Hui, says the former MP, who left the territory after facing charges over pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Jessie Pang and Lewis Jackson

Elmars Kalejs was spotted by a member of the public lying next to his silver Holden Commodore sedan, in which he had been living in for some time. He is pictured right with his daughter, Courtney Mallard.

CrimePremiumMan charged over ‘loving’ Perth grandfather’s alleged murder

A 48-year-old man has been charged over the alleged murder of a beloved Armadale grandfather.

Jessica Evensen

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CrimePremiumOfficer busted drink driving with child: Cops

An off-duty police officer has been charged after he was allegedly caught drink driving with a child in the car during a morning RBT.

Andrew Hedgman

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INVESTIGATIONPremiumPolice fire at suspected stolen car

NSW Police say that the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle drove at officers with one senior constable forced to fire their gun.

Steve Zemek

Detectives arrested a 67-year-old man in Ararat over the murder and rape of Samantha Mizzi in 1994. NewsWire / Diego Fedele

CRIMEPremiumMan arrested over Hillarys crash that injured two teens

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of a man driving a Toyota Avensis struck an electric motorcycle, carrying two teenage boys, on Flinders Avenue, in Hillarys, about 3.10am on Saturday.

Jessica Evensen

The jury has heard Matt Wright was a Covid anti-vaxxer. NewsWire / Pema Tamang Pakhrin

courtPremiumWild claims about ‘idolised’ Netflix star

Allegations that Outback Wrangler Matt Wright was an anti-vaxxer who broke Covid rules and was involved in a cover up following a fatal helicopter crash have been aired in court.

Zizi Averill and Angie Raphael

Police are investigating the incident. NewsWire/Damian Shaw.

POLICEPremiumTwo dead in tragic Sydney CBD overpass fall

Two people are dead after falling from an overpass in the Sydney CBD, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

Steve Zemek

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NEWSPremiumTaxi driver didn’t see slain gangster

A taxi driver had no idea an underworld figure lay dying next to his car until he saw it on the news later, a court was told.

Clareese Packer

The chaos kicked off in the CBD about 11am. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

UpdatedPremiumViolence erupts during women’s rights rally

Violence has erupted between transgender activists and police as women protest for sex-based rights in Melbourne’s CBD.

Duncan Evans

Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner have both been jailed over a million-dollar fraud scheme. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumFame-addicted singer and mum jailed over fraud scheme

Singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of a $1.5 million fraud scheme in South Florida

David Fischer

Tash Peterson and boyfriend Jack Higgs had their passports confiscated when they filed for bankruptcy in May. GoFundMe

NewsPremiumControversial vegan activist's strange plea

A controversial vegan activist has just one week to secure $30,000 to leave Australia, and she is calling on her fans to help.

Nathan Schmidt

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NewsPremiumTeen girls forced 14yo to strip: Cops

Three girls are in custody for allegedly stripping and beating another teen girl, all while recording it.

Duncan Evans

Shadow minister for police and corrective services Adam Hort.

Crime statisticsPremiumCrime stats should be ‘setting off alarm bells’

Recent crime statistics for the Goldfields-Esperance region should be “setting off alarm bells” for the system, shadow minister for police Adam Hort says.

Tegan Guthrie

Working-with-children checks are being overhauled but advocates say more needs to be done. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumReforms begin to close working-with-children loopholes

An urgent plan to close loopholes in working with children checks will not "reinvent the wheel" but the government is confident it will help protect children.

Allanah Sciberras and Maeve Bannister

Karen Leanne Mercer leaves Fremantle Courthouse in 2022.

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Murdoch surgeon’s brazen thief ‘paid herself overtime’

A trusted staffer who stole $366k from her orthopaedic surgeon boss because she believed he owed her has been handed a stiff jail term.

Rebecca Le May

Caleb Runciman with illegal cigarettes.

WA NewsCommentsPremium‘Cheap smokes’ being sold in Perth fuelling WA tobacco wars

Black market cigarettes are brazenly being sold by convenience stores in Perth, undercutting the legal market and lining the pockets of organised criminals fuelling a tobacco war across WA.

Caleb Runciman

Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad is one of Australia’s most wanted criminals.

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The untouchable crime boss bringing tobacco wars to Perth

Meet the crime lord behind the illegal cigarette trade that has sparked extortion, standover tactics, fire bombings and now drive-by shootings.

Ben Harvey and Caleb Runciman

Footage from the inside the home capture five men armed with knives and guns during the alleged home invasion. Outlaw Media

CrimePremiumTerrifying footage from inside Melb home

A violent Melbourne home invasion has been captured on camera as armed gunmen seriously injured a resident.

Emma Kirk

Pilot Sebastian Robinson during filming of Kane Chenoweth's documentary Sky Cowboy in February 2022.

WeatherPremium‘Get f**ked, get vaccinated’: Pilot unleashes

A young pilot told the Outback Wrangler to ‘get f--ked, get vaccinated, and go fly his own helicopter’ after his boss chewed him out for pulling out of an unsafe mission.

Zizi Averill

The woman bizarrely claimed she has no knowledge of the incident before swinging a bag of her belongings at a news crew outside court. 

CrimePremiumPerth woman allegedly smashed Perth school bus with axe

A woman has been charged in Perth’s north east after allegedly shocking locals and inciting fear.

Cassidy Mosconi & Caitlin Vinci

Jia Xu Dong leaving court on Friday.

Courts & JusticePremiumMagistrate warns jail a very real option for dog abuser

A Chinese man who ran a filthy puppy farm in Perth’s southeast has been permanently banned from owning any animal nationwide and warned he may be sent to jail.

Rebecca Le May

Daryl Maguire was found guilty earlier this year. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

COURTPremiumMaguire fights to avoid jail

Daryl Maguire, the ex-Liberal MP found guilty of giving misleading evidence to ICAC, is fighting to avoid being sent to jail, a court has been told.

Steve Zemek

Swifties have been warned to be alert for scammers trying to cash in on Taylor Swifts new album announcement. NewsWire/ Ben Symons

NewsPremiumSwifties warned of scammers trying to cash in

Swifties have been warned of scammers trying to cash in on Taylor Swift’s new album with fake pre-orders, leaked downloads and dodgy merch.

Emma Kirk

A video depicting students from Mount Lawley Senior High School and shooters was circulated on social media. NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

CrimePremiumCops swarm high school after gun threats

Police have swarmed a high school after students spread gun threats on social media.

Emma Kirk