2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (491+ words) Three years ago, a centre against sexual assault received a referral for a 65-year-old woman in a care home. "She'd been sexually assaulted and the narrative around it was 'she has dementia, therefore she won’t remember'," South East Centre Against…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (333+ words) A retired assistant principal has been acquitted of raping a primary school student. Neil Morrison, 69, had been accused of carrying out the sexual assaults while he was working as a teacher and assistant principal on the NSW south coast before…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (235+ words) A cattle farmer who murdered three members of a neighbouring family in a mass shooting has launched an appeal, days after being sentenced to 40 years behind bars. Darryl Valroy Young, 63, received what is believed to be the longest jail term…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (402+ words) Global Project to Donate $5 for Every Submission "Young people are growing up in an era defined by climate disasters, conflict, and constant uncertainty, and they need to know they have the power to make change happen," said Pat Chandler, President…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (362+ words) A controversial, brutal sporting event has been shut down two days out after organisers lost their bid to avoid stricter regulation. The Run Nation Championship was scheduled to be held on Saturday at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse. But ticket-holders will be…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (394+ words) A man has been charged with dozens of child sex offences against 29 alleged victims at a youth detention centre over a 25-year period. SA police arrested a 73-year-old man from Adelaide’s western suburbs on Thursday and charged him with offences…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (581+ words) Police suspected notorious backpacker killer Ivan Milat had begun his murderous spree decades before he was caught, leaving more than a dozen potential victims without justice. A government letter shows the NSW police task force established in 1993 to investigate Milat’s…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (307+ words) Australia’s only state with the coveted Triple-A credit rating from one major agency has held onto it despite ballooning debt. The forecast from Fitch means the NSW taxpayer will be spared the pain of higher interest bills, despite accumulating a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (391+ words) The owner of a lost mobile phone that gave police a window into his trade in assault rifles, handguns and drugs has been jailed for his "deeply concerning" offences. Ashley Wayne Ruggeri faced Brisbane Supreme Court on Wednesday after pleading…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (466+ words) When conveyancer Shelley Baker asked her client a standard question on settlement day, she didn't expect it to save them nearly $200,000. Ms Baker, who works for Nest Legal in Melbourne, casually asked if the seller had provided their bank details…...