Crime

Officers attended the Kuranda address just before 10:30am this morning where they found the man deceased.

A magistrate scolds the lawyer representing the man charged with the murder of Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong after he tried to separate an unrelated assault charge from the case.

The coroner in the Floreat murder-suicide inquest asks why a desperate call from Mark Bombara's daughter saying someone had been shot in a family violence situation was initially marked as a priority two job.

Police say there is evidence of organisation behind retail theft in Shepparton, where an operation targeting repeat offenders has led to more than 200 arrests. 

Zelda Perkins, former assistant to Harvey Weinstein who broke a non-disclosure agreement, criticises David Walliams for attempting to prevent an investigation into him being published.

A former police officer who was sentenced for six acts of assault against his then-wife is due to be released on parole next week.

The 28-year-old was taken to hospital on Friday with life-threatening injuries and died this morning.

The man who shot dead a mother and daughter in their Floreat home should not have been able to renew his licence for the murder weapon, a coronial inquest is told. 

Arcare has increased security at its Victorian and interstate sites, as police continue to investigate the incident.

A $1 million reward is being offered to help find Mahmoud Sleiman, who disappeared more than two decades ago, leaving behind his partner and young son.

The premeditated actions of a man who shot dead a mother and daughter in their Perth home showed "high-level" planning and it's unlikely his neurological conditions were a contributing factor, a court hears.

The Geelong Magistrates Court has heard that a man accused of assaulting a One Nation supporter is withdrawing from methamphetamines and suffering from depression and anxiety.

Canberrans gathered at a Liberal-hosted forum after a number of recent serious incidents of crime in the territory's south.

Energex has described the act as stupid and dangerous.

A woman has faced court for serious domestic violence charges after allegedly assaulting her child. The Coober Pedy woman was arrested on Sunday and charged with aggravated assault, choking and threats to endanger life.

Double murderer Mark Bombara, who shot a mother and daughter as they pleaded for their lives in their Perth home, was a "domineering" man who could not cope with the end of his marriage, an inquest is told.

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research finds that Aboriginal children are 30 per cent less likely to receive a court diversion from police compared to non-Aboriginal children.

Delivery workers say they are being forced to pay for orders that are stolen from them, as attention turns to safety after the stabbing death of Feng Jianming in Melbourne.

A gunman who killed six people and injured 15 others in a mass shooting in central Krakow, Poland, has died in hospital.

Queensland premier David Crisafulli says tougher laws "will be considered" after two separate acts of vandalism on war memorials over the last 48 hours.