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17th January 2025

True Crime Australia

‘Animals’: Minns warns anti-Semitic attacks will not be tolerated

Premier Chris Minns has expressed his disgust at an anti-Semitic attack in which a Sydney home formerly owned by a Jewish leader had cars in its driveway torched and slurs graffiti...

‘Extremism’: Startling fail in deradicalisation report

A landmark report into the impact of deradicalisation programs — designed to deter people from terror and violent extremism — has revealed shocking results.

Accused Samantha Murphy killer pleads guilty to drink, drug driving

The man accused of murdering Samantha Murphy has admitted he drove while drunk and high on ecstasy in the months before the Ballarat mum went missing.

School kid to ISIS terrorist: How ‘Mother’s Day Bomb Plotter’ was freed

As a Melbourne teenager, dubbed the “Mother’s Day Bomb Plotter”, he was recruited by Islamic State. He’s one of many kids being lured under the radar of terror watch lists. See how...

Teen prisoner hears his fate after tearing out guard’s hair

A prisoner who punched a female officer and tore her hair has been sentenced for the vicious assault.

Losing leg not enough to stop car crim’s brazen behaviour

A serial offender who lost his leg in a failed criminal escapade, and caused a good Samaritan to be hit by a car, has admitted to later stealing a landscaper’s vehicle and leading ...

Dad’s ‘duress’ not enough to escape fate in $1m meth plot

A southern suburbs father has been sentenced for helping to import ingredients to produce $1m worth of meth.

Vulnerable Territorians ‘stuck in limbo’ amid $180m funding delays

A $180m lifeline to victims of abuse remains locked in the government coffers, amid fears over backtracking on the critical election promise.

Premier’s vow as state’s youth crime makeover found wanting

Courts could be opened further, knife sales further restricted, and sentences toughened within the year as Premier David Crisafulli vows to plug any gaps in the state’s crime laws.

Wad of cash pulled out to pay fine for obscene gesture

A man who was charged for giving a Nazi salute outside a club in Ravenswood has pleaded “guilty with good reason”. Read more about the unusual hearing.