Ex-soldier accused of wartime murder fears violent retribution in jail
A former SAS soldier accused of the wartime murder of an Afghan villager has applied to be freed on bail because he fears retribution from violent Islamic extremists in jail, a court has heard. The ex-special forces soldier, who cannot…
NSW man charged over threatening emails to politicians
A man has been charged over allegedly sending emails threatening to “seriously harm” federal parliamentarians. Anthony Robert Pereira appeared in Burwood Local Court on Monday after he was arrested on Friday in relation to the alleged threats. The Australian Federal…
Outrage as 93-year-old patient goes a full day without pillow, blanket at Adelaide hospital
Australia Today The furious family of an elderly Adelaide man are desperately seeking answers after the 93-year-old was left to go almost a full day without a pillow or blanket during a hospital stay in the city’s west. Teresa Sandona’s…
Two hospitalised after buses collide in Sydney
Australia Today Two people have been taken to hospital after two buses collided on a busy Sydney street this morning. The buses collided on Oxford Street near Flinders Street at Darlinghurst about 9.05am. Paramedics treated five people on scene, two…
Five men busted with $15 million worth of meth from PNG were attempting to ‘set up a supply chain’ in Australia
Australia Today Five Australian men caught with an alleged $15 million worth of methamphetamine onboard a light plane from Papua New Guinea to Australia were “trying to set up a supply chain” between the two nations, police say. The New…
Warning after home and car wrecked by e-bike battery fire
Australia Today Firefighters are warning people to beware of faulty batteries after an e-bike burst into flames in Sydney, burning out a garage and a car in the process. A man was forced to jump to safety from the second…
Former Australian soldier arrested over alleged war crime
Australia Today A decorated former Australian soldier has been charged with the war crime of murder after being arrested in regional New South Wales this morning. Following an investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Office of the…
Nearly 20 machetes, guns and Tasers seized from WA apartment
Australia Today An array of illegal weapons have been seized from a home in Western Australia, including machetes and Tasers. A 41-year-old man was charged with 22 offences after 19 weapons including Tasers, gel blasters, axes, machetes, knives and ammunition…
Adelaide man Bradley Frost dies in hospital after alleged bashing
Australia Today An Adelaide man has died in hospital overnight, succumbing to head injuries after he was allegedly attacked by two men. Police were called to Victoria Drive, in Modbury just after 3pm on Thursday after receiving reports Bradley Frost…
Man found guilty of murder after Facebook Marketplace seller bashed to death
Australia Today A man has been found guilty of murder after a Facebook Marketplace seller was bashed to death. Ross Houllis, 28, was brutally attacked by Abdul Karaali and Sami Hamdach in Wakeley, a suburb in Sydney‘s west, on Valentine’s…