An American man allegedly involved in an international cocaine syndicate is the latest to be arrested in an investigation that has also netted the brother of a slain crime figure… Continue reading American arrested in Sydney allegedly part of multi-million dollar cocaine run
The family of a Brisbane backpacker missing in Central America has launched a desperate online appeal for help, as search teams struggle with difficult terrain to find him. Michael Eather disappeared… Continue reading ‘We really need help’: A family’s desperate search for missing Brisbane backpacker
A Queensland man has been sentenced to four years behind bars after setting up fake adult website profiles of his former partner, who was left “living in fear” as dozens… Continue reading Stalker jailed over fake profiles directing men to rape his ex
A NSW school bus driver is appealing against the severity of his penalty after two pre-schoolers were left on a school bus in the NSW central west for six hours. The mother… Continue reading Pre-schoolers ‘covered in sweat and urine’ after being left on school bus for six hours
The northern Indian state of Punjab votes on Saturday for a new government. But the biggest issue confronting voters is not jobs or corruption, but a drugs epidemic that is… Continue reading Why has India’s Punjab fallen into the grip of drug abuse?
Police are considering whether to excavate a Queensland rubbish tip where the family of missing schoolgirl Rachel Antonio believes her body has been dumped. Rachel was 16 when she disappeared… Continue reading Police consider searching Bowen rubbish tip in Rachel Antonio cold case
Three years ago the Gold Coast Community Legal Centre in Southport dealt with 60 domestic violence cases. In 2016 that number was 890. That is not just a tripling, or a… Continue reading Gold Coast domestic violence: ‘The floodgates are open’
Canberra has sweated through its hottest January, exceeding the maximum average temperature record by half a degree. On Tuesday as temperatures climbed to 36.6 degrees the city set a new average… Continue reading Canberra has sweated through the hottest January on record
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten has supported an increase in the 457 visa fee, warning Australia will “pay the price” unless local jobs are prioritised and the use of low-cost… Continue reading Bill Shorten calls for increasing 457 visa fee
Hours after the murder of 25-year-old Infosys systems engineer on the company premises in Pune on Sunday and subsequent arrest of a security guard, police probe has revealed that the… Continue reading Pune techie murder: Warned for staring, guard killed 25-year-old Infosys engineer
Toowoomba was the most likely place for a Queenslander to die in 2016 – but it was also the most likely place for new babies. The Queensland government recently published the… Continue reading Toowoomba tops list of Queensland deaths in 2016
Rasila Raju O P, a 25 year-old software engineer working with Infosys in Pune, was found strangulated to death on the premises of a software company in Hinjewadi late on… Continue reading Infosys techie found strangled with cable wire in company premises
