A Cairns man accused of exposing the identity of a Queensland public figure at the centre of a mysterious extortion case has been charged by police with allegedly disobeying a suppression order. The 35-year-old spent most of his weekend locked up in the watch house after he was arrested on Friday night and ordered to…

A 21-year-old man found dead by the side of a road after a night out in Broome 16 years ago was likely bashed to death, a coroner has found. Exactly who killed Josh Warneke has remained an enduring mystery since the man jailed for his killing, Gene Gibson, was acquitted on appeal. While coroner Ros…

A man accused of starting a fire at a famous lake precinct in South Australia’s south-east in October last year has had one of the charges against him dismissed.  Travis Bruce Doel, 37, appeared in the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court today, where his lawyer applied to have a charge of causing a bushfire at the…

Labor’s proposal to overhaul negative gearing and the capital gains tax has some design flaws but is better than the current system, according to several leading economists who appeared before a parliamentary inquiry on Monday. The first day of hearings was shaped by warring contributions from elated progressive groups, who argued the tax package would…

The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon has been found guilty of two counts of rape and other crimes. He has been sentenced to four years in prison. An Oslo court made the ruling ruling on Monday. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, has…

The rise in methamphetamine use in the ACT is “extraordinary”, according to the Canberra Liberals, and the party has promised to recriminalise both possession and use if elected to government. But drug harm reduction advocates warn this commitment ignores evidence and further stigmatises drug users. The ACT Legislative Assembly passed laws which decriminalised the possession…

The family of Sydney mother Leah Stewart, who was mauled by a shark last weekend, says she has undergone “multiple surgeries”. Ms Stewart was swimming at Coogee Beach when she was bitten while swimming between the flags just before 11am on Saturday. The 35-year-old was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in critical condition. Her family…

Former AFL footballer Nick Stevens has been jailed for nine months for defrauding six families through an unlicensed pool installation business in 2017. The 46-year-old, who played 231 games for Carlton and Port Adelaide, was found guilty in March of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception. He took payments for pools from home owners in…

A decision on whether to extend the fuel excise rebate that’s offering relief at the bowser will not be made until next week, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying he will give Australians “appropriate notice”. Mr Albanese welcomed news that the United States and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire deal to end the war,…