Mother accused of son's murder told police he would 'shoot up Vegemite'
Maree Mavis Crabtree has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and attempted fraud. (AAP Image: Jason O’Brien)
· Talissa Siganto
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Newest first · UTC+11:00War on illegal tobacco unwinnable without price change: Border Force
Border Force has warned the fight against illegal tobacco and its links to organised crime will not be won without dealing with the high prices of legal products, despite the agency revealing it is seizing almost 6 million illicit cigarettes a day.
· Shane Wright
Notorious child killer rushed to hospital after prison bashing
Convicted child murderer Arthur Phillip Freeman has been rushed to hospital after being bashed in prison.
· Isabel McMillan
Kyle Sandilands claims he ‘suffered humiliation’ after he was sacked by Kiis FM over on-air spat with Jackie O
In court documents, shock jock also says the purported conduct was not persistent, lasting for 20 minutes on a single day
· Amanda Meade
US Marine killed in stabbing during North Carolina street brawl as disturbing video sparks outrage over police response
A US Marine was fatally stabbed during a massive North Carolina brawl — and disturbing video that captured him bleeding out on the side of the road has placed responding officers under heavy scrutiny.
· Richard Pollina
Man accused of failing to help his dying wife back behind bars
Kevin Stanischewski appeared in the NT Supreme Court on Thursday. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
· Olivana Lathouris
What to know about Peru's election for president and Congress
Supporters of presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga, of the Popular Renewal party, dance as they arrive at a campaign rally in the Manchay neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
· Regina Garcia Cano
Xi: senior officers must ‘stay pure’ to meet Chinese military’s centenary goal
Speech live-streamed to PLA’s high-level units calls for resolute political loyalty with no room for self-interest or corruption
· Liu Zhen
Xi: senior officers must ‘stay pure’ to meet Chinese military’s centenary goal
Speech live-streamed to PLA’s high-level units calls for resolute political loyalty with no room for self-interest or corruption
· Liu Zhen
Bruce Lehrmann loses last-ditch legal effort to appeal defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson
The high court has dismissed his bid to clear his name of findings that, on the balance of probabilities, he raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019
· Jordyn Beazley
Eddie Obeid escapes prosecution over corrupt water deal
Disgraced former NSW minister Eddie Obeid has escaped prosecution for his alleged role in a water deal that the Independent Commission Against Corruption found to be corrupt, after criminal charges were withdrawn on the eve of his third trial.
· Ben Cubby, Riley Walter, Kate McClymont
‘No direct recording’ of moment Queensland police fatally shot First Nations man, inquest told
Police say they told the 27-year-old man to ‘drop the knife’ before he was fatally shot. But the only non-police witness says they said nothing, a court heard
· Ben Smee
FACT CHECK: No new arrest warrant issued for Trillanes
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· Leah Sagaad
Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz
Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid S…
Democratic presidential prospects court activists at Al Sharpton's conference
Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
· Matt Brown
George Clooney calls Donald Trump’s ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ threat to Iran a war crime
White House says only person committing war crimes is actor ‘for his awful movies and terrible acting ability’
· Sian Cain
Ex-NYPD officer to be sentenced in cooler throwing death
New York police officer Erik Duran, who is charged with hurling a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, arrives to his manslaughter trial at the Bronx Criminal Court in New York, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)
· Michael R Sisak
Takeaways from the Gilgo Beach killings case as Rex Heuermann pleads guilty
Rex A. Heuermann, center, pleads guilty to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings, at a court hearing in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool)
· Michael R Sisak
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers make First Amendment argument
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, May 15, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
· Larry Neumeister
Rideshare driver accused of rape started his own driving company
A rideshare driver accused of stalking, rape and coercive control started his own driving company just days before fronting court for the charges.
· Julius Dennis
‘I had poked the bear right in the eye’: my fight to renounce my Russian citizenship
When Putin invaded Ukraine, he raised murder to the level of national policy. I felt guilt by association. And I had to act
· Sergey Radchenko
High Court refuses to hear Bruce Lehrmann's appeal
Bruce Lehrmann was found by Justice Michael Lee, on the balance of probabilities, to have raped Brittany Higgins. (AAP: Steve Markham)
· Elizabeth Byrne
UN chief says Israeli attacks on Lebanon pose 'grave risk' to truce efforts
The United Nations secretary-general warned that Israel's ongoing assault on Lebanon "poses a grave risk" to the US-Iran ceasefire deal, his spokesperson said in a statement.
· Middleeasteye
Man fighting for life after alleged hammer attack in Sydney hospital
Woman, 46, charged with grievous bodily harm after she allegedly struck 63-year-old RPA patient in head, NSW police say
· Australian Associated Press
Algerian detainee files suit against state over alleged assault at Hwaseong detention center
Concerns grow over human rights at detention centers after another alleged assault case
· Lee Seung-ku
Federal Appeals Court Allows Pentagon To Designate Anthropic As A Supply-Chain Risk
In a significant development for the intersection of artificial intelligence policy and national security, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled on April 8 that the Department of War may designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk while a full judicial review plays out. The decision came after the AI company so…
· Tyler Durden
$1m reward in 2003 cold-case death of Harmony Bryant
Harmony Bryant died in 2003, aged 26, after being found in bushland with burns and broken bones at Bonny Hills. (Supplied: NSW Police)
· Emma Siossian
Four charged for alleged offences 'connected' to murder of Adelaide father Chris Robertson
Chris Robertson's body was found at a Lonsdale workshop after the AFL Grand Final weekend last year. (Supplied: SA Police)
The Fragile Cease-Fire in Iran
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· David E Sanger
Nick McKenzie on Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest
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World in pictures, April 9, 2026
Family members grieve during the funeral service for Pierre Mouawad and his wife, who were killed in a drone strike at their home, in the Christian village of Yahshush on April 07, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has continued its aerial and ground assault in Lebanon after Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group i…
· Danie Sprague
Woman hit and killed after wrong-way crash in Incheon
A woman died after being struck by a passing vehicle moments after causing a wrong-way crash on a freeway in Incheon early Thursday, police said.
· Yoon Min-sik
Antisocial media: Meta, Google liable in landmark case for mental health harm
Infinite scroll, likes, autoplay and other features that exploit users’ dopamine cravings replicate neurological processes that fuel gambling addiction
· Tim Parker
Antisocial media: Meta, Google liable in landmark case for mental health harm
Infinite scroll, likes, autoplay and other features that exploit users’ dopamine cravings replicate neurological processes that fuel gambling addiction
· Tim Parker
Orbán’s rival faces uphill battle to unfreeze €17B in EU funds
BRUSSELS — Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar looks poised to win Sunday's election and put an end to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. But even if he does, negotiations to unfreeze €17 billion in EU funding for the country won't be easy.
· Gregorio Sorgi, Max Griera
Musk sues to oust OpenAI CEO
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman fired as part of his lawsuit against the artificial intelligence giant, court documents filed on Tuesday show.
· RT
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman fired as part of his lawsuit against the artificial intelligence giant, court documents filed on Tuesday show.
· RT
Husband of US woman who vanished from boat in Bahamas arrested
Police in the Bahamas said late Wednesday that they have arrested the husband of a U.S. woman who was aboard a boat near the archipelago and vanished.
· Associated Press
'That's a crime': Clooney draws White House fury after Trump accusation
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· April Glover
Murder suspect caught with meth while climbing an open Seattle drawbridge
Seattle police stumbled upon a murder suspect when they spotted a man dangerously scaling a drawbridge while it was opening — and later found he was carrying meth.
· Caitlin McCormack
Verdict reached in trial of Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife
A Hawaii anesthesiologist has been found guilty of trying to kill his wife by bashing her head with a rock during a hike for her birthday last year.
· Priscilla DeGregory, Anna Young
Breaking: Homicide investigation launched in Perth's north after 69yo man dies
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man in Padbury in Perth's northern subrubs.
Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife convicted of attempted manslaughter
Gerhardt Konig appears in court before closing arguments in his attempted murder trial, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, Pool)
· Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
‘The Boys’ Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: Call Him Daddy
A-Train deserved better than to be exalted by his murderers. But in a fashion typical for a dangerous fucking idiot like Homelander, the supposed king shit supe outsources A-Train’s eulogy to Oh Father. In a chilling reverse on any Christian ceremony you’ve ever witnessed, the speedy reformed supe’s casket bears wit…
· Johnny Loftus
Syria condemns Israeli assault on Lebanon
Syria’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it condemns Israeli aggression against "sisterly" Lebanon, calling for an immediate ceasefire.
· Middleeasteye
Man pleads guilty in federal court after truck crash killed migrants in Mexico
Bodies in bags sit on the side of the road after a deadly semi-trailer truck crash in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2021. (AP Photo, File)
‘That’s a crime’: George Clooney slams Donald Trump over Iran war threat
Actor and filmmaker George Clooney has condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat earlier this week that a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran did not open the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “crime”.
· Kayla Olaya
Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
Sydney light rail trialled pedestrian sensors after death but scrapped project due to cost, whistleblower claims
Exclusive: Transdev undertook ‘coupling project’ after teen trapped between carriages in 2023. Trial restarted after second fatality, ex-employee claims, while Transdev denies ‘assessment’ ever shelved
· Catie Mcleod
Judge orders rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody in case involving rapper Gucci Mane's label
A federal judge on Wednesday said rapper Pooh Shiesty will remain in custody until trial after he and eight others were accused of kidnapping three music industry professionals and robbing them at gunpoint in Texas. (AP Video by Kendria LaFleur)
· Jamie Stengle