Man charged over $1 million silver heist
Almost three years on, a 40-year-old man has been arrested, but the whereabouts of the 192 bars of silver remains a mystery.
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Man charged after fatal car park stabbing in border town
A 30-year-old was found with a stab wound on Wodonga Place, Albury, on Monday evening.
Stabbing
CCTV of white ute released after deadly Melbourne fire
The fire was lit at a panel shop but spread to a factory building where two men were sleeping.
Arson
Man charged after 'beautiful' teacher found dead in bin
Annette Brennan's body was found by staff sorting green waste at a tip in Epping, Melbourne.
Melbourne
Carjacking victim run over by own car faces long recovery
Jinwoo Song is severely bruised and battered after the shocking events that unfolded last Thursday, but lucky to be alive.
Melbourne
Former race driver's bankruptcy led to 'medley' of drug abuse, court hears
Wayne Jason Wakefield has been released from court after a more serious trafficking charge was dropped.
Brisbane
'Loving, funny' young woman 'stabbed to death' by partner at Sydney unit
Nunia Kurualeba, 21, was found dead with stab wounds to her chest in Kingswood.
domestic violence
Former nurse tells court alleged touching was medical not sexual
Ali Khamis Moh'd was a clinical nurse specialist at Sydney's Norwest and Nepean private hospitals.
Sydney
'Nightmare' years-long ordeal after Victorian man exit-trafficked his wife to Sudan
The traumatising ordeal of a mother left stranded in Sudan after being exit-trafficked by her husband continued when she tried to reunite with her young children.
courts
Queensland woman admits 'hugely valuable' prison drug smuggling
A court has accepted a sad tale behind the "terrible mistake" a woman made in trying to smuggle drugs that could have been worth $1 million into a prison.
national
Criminals targeting previous scam victims with promise of 'financial recovery'
Scams that involve a "money recovery element" are on the rise with over 158 reports made to Scam Watch in the last six months alone.
national
Heroic neighbour's 'instincts took over' to save four kids from fatal Sydney fire
Jarrod Hawkins was able to save four out of the seven children allegedly barricaded inside the burning home.
Sydney
Group wanted after five petrol stations targeted in crime spree
Officers believe the offenders used a hammer to smash the front windows of the stores before stealing cigarettes and prepaid mobile phones.
Victoria
Man arrested after dangling, dropping child off second-floor resort balcony
The man, identified as Brandon Gilmore, is now facing a felony charge of aggravated child abuse.
World
Police investigating after man found dead on Gold Coast
Investigations are underway and anyone with dashcam is encouraged to contact police.
Gold Coast
Hacker group backed by Chinese government exposed by Australia
The hacks against Australian private and public networks date back years, officials say.
hackers
US woman charged after newborn found dead in car boot
Police earlier found a bag in a closet that appeared to have blood and flies in it.
USA
Tonnes of tobacco worth $6 million seized in Victoria
Drugs, cash, and 11 guns were also seized in a bust police allege is linked to an international crime boss.
Melbourne
Alec Baldwin's producer role not relevant in fatal film shooting trial
Special prosecutor Erlinda Johnson argued unsuccessfully to allow evidence that Baldwin's "role as a producer made him keenly aware of his responsibilities on set" for safety.
courts
Man arrested after fatal suspected stabbing in regional Victoria
One man is dead and another has been arrested after a suspected stabbing in regional Victoria.
Stabbing
Woman dies after stabbing in Sydney home, boyfriend arrested
Police were called to a house on the Great Western Highway in Kingswood, a suburb of Penrith, just before 2pm today.
Sydney
'Rest in peace sweet innocent children': Tributes left at home where three kids died
Meanwhile, a neighbour who ran into the burning house to save four children says he is not a hero.
Sydney
Three-night curfew in Alice Springs after horror weekend of crime
Alice Springs will go into a three-night curfew following an appalling weekend of crime in the town, including the alleged assault of four off-duty police officers.
Northern Territory
Jury told circumstances at bucks party prove no consent
Several men who allegedly engaged in group sex with teenage women during a bucks party weekend either knew they did not consent or were reckless to that fact, a jury has been told.
Australia
Staff 'shaken' after finding woman's body at waste facility in Melbourne
Police have returned to the property where they believe a woman's body was picked up by a waste company in Melbourne's north last week.
Melbourne
As a young hitchhiker, he survived a ride with a serial killer. Now he's telling his story
Steve Fishman was hitchhiking in Connecticut in 1975 when he accepted a ride from a chatty lone man in a Buick. A few months later, the man confessed to a series of rapes and murders.
history
Dad who left his son at the skate park killed a man who tried to help the boy home
It took just one punch for a man to kill a stranger who he wrongly thought had tried to abduct his son from a skate park.
courts
Woman charged after man's body found at home in Adelaide
A psychiatric nurse who also runs an animal boarding business was marched from the home in a nightgown.
Adelaide police
Ten children arrested in Queensland after spate of car thefts
Ten children are in custody and at least three more remain on the run after a spate of thefts.
queensland
'Dad tried to kill us': Man arrested over house fire that killed three
Police allege a father barricaded seven children inside a Sydney home as it burned.
Sydney
Mystery surrounds discovery of woman's body at Melbourne tip
Detectives have used GPS and security footage from the garbage truck to hone in on a home in Coolaroo in the city's north, whose female occupant hasn't been seen since last month.
Melbourne police
Man armed with knife shot dead outside Townsville police station
Police have said a 46-year-old man was shot and rendered first aid but died a short time later.
national
Woman's body found at waste management facility
Staff made the discovery when moving green waste at the facility in Epping on Cooper Street on Wednesday.
Melbourne
Man demands fast food during 'armed robbery' with cardboard gun
An allegedly intoxicated man targeted a fast food venue in Sydney's south, demanding staff make him a burger and onion rings during a bizarre hold-up.
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Driver injured in alleged road rage incident on Adelaide street
A driver has allegedly been kicked in the back and smashed with a sign in a punch up on an Adelaide street after an apparent road rage incident spilled onto a footpath.
Adelaide
Woman charged over alleged hit and run on the Gold Coast
Two cars collided head-on overnight before a 37-year-old fled the scene.
Gold Coast
Murder investigation underway after man found dead in Melbourne
Homicide detectives are investigating how the man died in the affluent coastal town.
Melbourne
Police launch internal probe after death of man in custody after crash
Police have launched a force standards investigation after the mystery death of a man who was arrested after fleeing a Craigieburn pile-up.
Victoria
Man stabbed in Bunnings car park, rushed to hospital
Paramedics have taken a man to hospital after he was stabbed in a Bunnings car park in Queensland.
queensland
Three men to be banned from SA public transport after brawl
Members of the public have called for more security on trains as roaming patrols don't start until 7pm.
national
Melbourne man hit by his own car during violent hit-and-run
A major manhunt has been launched for a man who stole a car in a Melbourne laneway and ran over the vehicle's owner.
Melbourne
Tributes for 'incredible' trainee doctor as private school student faces court
Ashburton resident Will Taylor, 28, was driving to soccer training when he was killed in an alleged hit-run.
Melbourne
Two charged, three on the run after brothel owner assaulted with machete, baseball bat
The same group were allegedly involved in three other armed robberies overnight.
Sydney
Man charged for allegedly swiping Garry the gorilla statue from retirement village
The 1.5 metre tall statue was found tucked away in the backyard of a home in Melbourne.
Melbourne
'I wish you well': Not guilty verdict over homeless man's stabbing
Stephen Greenfield, whose ex-girlfriend said he came home one night saying "I killed someone", has been acquitted of murdering homeless man Reginald Mullaly.
courts
Hoon 'disrupts cemetery service with burnouts, smashes car windows'
A woman was sitting inside her parked car outside the cemetery when her back window was smashed in by large rocks.
Victoria
Alec Baldwin's last-minute attempt to toss Rust case fails
The actor is charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.
shootings
Thief walks stolen motorbike out of secure car park in Melbourne
The man was on a scooter when he slipped into the Docklands unit complex, but soon upgraded his wheels.
Melbourne
WA great-grandmother fights off teen alleged intruder
Stella was asleep next to her husband when the teen allegedly broke in and punched her in the face. Bruised and bloodied, she fought back.
Western Australia
Boy, 13, charged for allegedly possessing extremist material in SA
The teenager will return to his parents' house while on bail.
South Australia
