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Ronald Thompson now lives in a waterfront apartment at Maroochydore.

Accused child predator, too sick for trial in NZ, found living on Sunshine Coast

The former carpet salesman’s trial on charges of abusing six children was stopped due to medical evidence that he was “palliative” with “months to live”.

  • Dan Nolan

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Police in Queen Street, Melbourne on Monday morning.

Woman and man injured in Melbourne CBD machete attack

A woman suffered serious injuries in the attack on Queen Street, and a man was also taken to hospital.

  • Isabel McMillan and Alexander Darling
Naveed Akram has been charged with almost 60 offences, including 15 murders.

Bondi terror accused seeks gag order to protect family

Naveed Akram allegedly opened fire on Jewish families in Australia’s worst terror attack – but he now fears for the safety of his mother, brother and sister.

  • Perry Duffin
Former MP Rory Amon was charged over an incident in a northern beaches car park toilet.

Former MP cleared of most child rape charges, jury deadlocked on others

Rory Amon could face a retrial on two charges relating to the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy in a northern beaches car park toilet.

  • Amber Schultz and Clare Sibthorpe
NSW man jailed for 26 years over depraved child abuse.

NSW man jailed for 26 years over ‘depraved and cruel’ child abuse

The 29-year-old’s offences were too graphic to be described in detail and at times it seemed it was difficult for the judge to read out during the sentencing.

  • Amber Schultz
A Sydney woman was kidnapped, dragged up stone stairs and tortured with a dangerous drug.

‘Get this done ASAP’: Texts reveal woman’s horrific kidnap over secret tobacco codes

A Sydney woman was abducted, tortured and injected with a “date rape” drug in a terrifying escalation in the multimillion-dollar tobacco wars.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
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Maria-Christina Perez de la Sala.

The shipping dynasty and the $500 million inheritance battle

It is the latest in a series of headline-grabbing court feuds across the globe involving the wealthy family.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Peter Damjanovic (inset, top) murdered his ex-partner and mother of his two children, Tiffany Woodley (inset, bottom).

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
Alan Jones pictured in December. The disgraced broadcaster’s legal team may apply for a temporary stay of proceedings.

‘Oodles of material’ to be disclosed as Alan Jones’ legal team flags stay of proceedings

The former broadcaster faces 27 charges against nine complainants for alleged sexual offending. His lawyers say they are yet to receive thousands of pages of evidence.

  • Riley Walter
Alfred keith Crozier went missing in 2013 after he was accused of abuse.

‘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