The death of an officer haunted by a double murder and other traumatic events should be a lesson for police on how to prevent future tragedies, a coroner says.
Abe Maddison
Years after toddler Ebony Thompson became trapped on a fence and fatally choked, a childcare centre and an employee have entered guilty pleas.
Lloyd Jones
Severe consequences and big opportunities are at stake as Australia's first major inquiry into the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence begins.
Federal MP Luke Gosling, who faces two charges of assaulting a territory administrator, will be up against a prosecutor who is a seasoned Sydney silk.
A young constable killed in a crash only days ago "could have done anything", as political and police leaders honour officers who have died in the line of duty.
Max Aldred and Eleanor Wilson
A rookie police officer has been hailed as "an absolute hero" for his courage in chasing down an offender despite being stabbed twice in the neck.
Farid Farid
Command and intelligence bungles stopped proposed missions to rescue Australian and British PoWs in Borneo during World War II, a military historian says.
A $1 million reward is being offered in the disappearance of a four-year-old boy, as his parents make an emotional plea to be reunited with their son.
A man has received a landmark bribery charge after being accused of attempting to influence an overseas investigation into the suspicious death of a woman.
Laine Clark and Eleanor Wilson
An intellectually disabled woman found emaciated the day before she died had a $75,000 NDIS plan that had never been used, a coroner has been told.
A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to hospital procedures after an over-sedated psychiatric patient suffered a preventable death.
A state opposition proposal to halt a buyback scheme and review firearm restrictions has reignited the post-Bondi terror attack gun debate.
Lloyd Jones and John Kidman
A state government has accused the opposition of following One Nation on firearms laws and failing to put public safety first by backing a buyback scheme.
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman over her alleged involvement in a fatal shooting in Sydney's west earlier in September.
John Kidman and Sarah Spina-Matthews
Prosecutors have removed a hate crime allegation before a remorseful man admitted to ramming the front gate of a major synagogue.
Rex Martinich
Venomous and constrictor snakes sare among 44 illegally imported exotic pets seized from a suburban home following a joint investigation.
Duncan Murray
A police officer has been convicted of assaulting his five-week-old baby after the force announced he had been stood down from duty.
Sarah Spina-Matthews and Max Aldred
New Zealand's parliament has passed its free trade agreement with India.
Staff Writers
The board of the Kennedy Center has voted to close the facility for renovations after a dispute over putting US President Donald Trump's name on the arts venue.
Bo Erickson and Mike Scarcella
The latest crime statistics reveal that charges for domestic violence offences in one Australian state have seen a "remarkable" spike in the past two years.
Sarah Spina-Matthews
After her little girl's "wholly preventable" death from sepsis, a mother hopes more weight will be given to parents' views in Australian hospital settings.
Tom Wark
Former Queensland police commissioner Steve Gollschewski has been remembered for his ethics and commitment to serve his state at an emotional funeral service.
Andrew Stafford
An 18-year-old charged with murder was allegedly contracted by an organised crime group to surveil the victim of a botched shooting with a drone, police say.
The case of an outback police officer who took his own life after being exposed to trauma and stress at work holds key lessons for the force, a coroner says.
