Crime

A drink driver has allegedly returned an "unbelievable" alcohol reading of almost nine times the legal limit — a figure described by a South Australian police officer as so high that the driver should almost have been "in a coma".

Experts and families are warning that the current system to intervene and rehabilitate people who have joined extremist groups is flawed.

Seven people, including the 18-year-old alleged driver, were taken to hospital after the incident in the Hunter Valley in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The teenager, who was 15 at the time and can't be identified, tells a Perth court he was stabbed in October 2022, four days before Cassius Turvey was hit with a metal pole and chased into bushland.

A police dog has escaped unscathed after the vehicle he was in was set alight in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs on Sunday.  

A coronial inquest will examine the death of Jodus Murphy, who was missing for a month before his body was found near the Goulburn River in Seymour in June 2023.

A court hears a prominent Perth obstetrician was allegedly crying, driving erratically and had been drinking before his Jaguar slammed into a Honda, killing a young woman. 

Peter Smith was 65 when he was bashed to death in his Mount Gambier unit by Paul Roomes in September 2023. Mr Smith's brother says the family is satisfied with the sentence handed to Roomes. 

Landowner Tony Maddox is fined $2,000 and ordered to pay costs after building a bridge on his property in contravention of the state's Aboriginal Heritage Act, despite claiming he had never heard of the legislation.

Former teacher Helga Lam is being pursued by the State of NSW in civil proceedings involving four men who allege they were sexually abused as students.

Two Melbourne men have been arrested over a series of robberies that saw tens of thousands of dollars worth of trading cards stolen from collectible stores.

These families never imagined their loved ones would be drawn to Neo-Nazi groups. Now they're fighting to get them back and begging the government to help.

A home-owner injured by a thief during a robbery in regional SA will face court charged with weapons offences after detectives allegedly uncovered items — including an explosive — following the break-in, police say.

Crime squad detectives are investigating two separate armed robbery sprees that took place in the city's east and south-east last night.

WA Labor MP Barry Urban dies three months after being allegedly attacked at a tyre business he manages. 

Lee-Anne Tozer says she feels liberated after speaking directly to her husband's killer during a sentencing hearing in the New South Wales Supreme Court.

Queensland MPs will receive a new allowance of up to $6,500 for home security measures in the wake of "very disturbing" threats.

Elizabeth died after her insulin was withheld. Her body was found at her Toowoomba home, west of Brisbane, in January 2022.

Joanna de Loryn wants to continue living an independent life at home, but was left fearful after a thief broke in.

The Brisbane grandmother managed to grab her handbag from the intruder, who made off with her purse and jewellery.