Crime
Police shot this footage. It put a woman in jail. Now it could win an Oscar
The Perfect Neighbour is composed almost entirely of footage shot on body-worn cameras – and now it’s up for cinema’s biggest prize.
- Karl Quinn
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Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence
A representative for Spears said it was “an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable” and that change in the former pop star’s life was long overdue.
- Michaela Towfighi and Ben Sisario
Attorney-general considers overhaul of secrecy laws used by high-profile defendants
With almost one in three suppression orders last year granted on safety grounds, the man who introduced the Open Courts Act has said this was never the intention.
- Chip Le Grand, Erin Pearson and Daniella White
Man charged over Prahran fire that killed arsonist
A man who allegedly deliberately set fire to a Chapel Street store, injuring another arsonist who later died, has been charged with causing his death.
- Jackson Graham
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- Courts
Tiffany died from 42 head injuries in what a judge labelled ‘an extreme form of domestic violence’
Peter Damjanovic was jailed on Thursday for the ‘deliberate, violent and cruel’ murder of his partner and mother of his children in 2023.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Sacked transport official convicted for avoiding ICAC, breaching bail
The man at the centre of a $343 million kickback scandal engulfing a NSW government agency appeared in court on Thursday.
- Cindy Yin
Man shot by police after crash now hit with serious charges
The shooting was the second in two days near Brisbane.
- William Davis
‘Shaman’ charged after frog toxin, ayahuasca death at wellness retreat
“Shamanic movement” leader Soulore Solaris led ceremonies and allegedly administered psychedelics at the NSW retreat.
- Jack Gramenz
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- Missing person
‘Please forgive me’: Coroner probes Perth dad’s 13-year disappearance after abuse allegations
Canning Vale man Alfred Keith Crozier was confronted in 2013 over allegations he had abused multiple victims. No one has seen him since. What happened to him is now the subject of an inquest.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Accidental academic’ became scholar of criminology
David Brown was one of the “Four Davids” whose book revolutionised how criminal law was conceived and taught within universities.
- Luke McNamara