Crime

A gunman has entered an aged care facility in central Croatia and opened fire, killing six people including his own mother and wounding several others.

A neighbour of missing mother Amber Haigh says Robert Samuel Geeves told her and Ms Haigh "about how he killed his ex-wife".

A Perth woman collapses in a court dock after being sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to murder her husband who had been diagnosed with dementia.

Ex-Comanchero bikie Danny Rapley has been jailed for punching a good Samaritan in the face when he tried to intervene in a domestic argument outside a supermarket in 2021.

Like her mother, Tarnika became addicted to drugs and went to prison. The number of First Nations women being incarcerated is on the rise.

The incident took place on Saturday afternoon as the 37-year-old victim and a friend were walking along Bangor Street in Guildford after eating at a nearby pizza place.

Craigieburn man Adrian Romeo disappeared after leaving home to see associates in Greenvale in February.

The ABC observes police conducting their business on a Friday night in Canberra's CBD.

The ABC was invited along to observe ACT police carrying out a four-week blitz targeting public disorder and crime on the streets.

From cryptocurrency to video games, criminals are turning to some surprising digital technologies to help launder money.

Police are investigating a Bentleigh East incident that's left one man dead and a woman critical.

A new report into one of Queensland's biggest youth justice programs reveals only 12 per cent of young people did not reoffend in the six months after connecting with the scheme.

The man was found with multiple stab wounds outside a home in Concord and died at the scene. 

Background Briefing can reveal that Australia's first alleged Christian terrorists forged their fateful bond years ago following an explosive family rift.

Two brothers have faced court over an alleged shooting in southern Western Australia which left another man with gunshot wounds to his hands.

A childcare worker accused of assaulting preschoolers at an early learning centre in Perth's north is found guilty of just five of the 32 charges she was facing.

Security guards at one of Queensland's largest hospitals will be issued with reinforced protective vests, amid state-wide concerns over a rise in knife crime. 

A group of people who allegedly assaulted a man and were armed with a rifle, baton and tyre iron when they broke into a Canberra home are believed to have gone to the wrong address, according to ACT Policing.

Experts have condemned the Queensland government for failing to fulfil a landmark recommendation to stop police investigating their own staff, 20 months after it was handed down.

The Demerit Point Integrity Taskforce has been set up to investigate drivers manipulating the demerit point system by nominating another driver to take demerit points for an offence.

A doctor who recommended a Tasmanian inmate spend more time in hospital for their own safety was banned from entering the prison the following day for "security" reasons, a report has found.

Amber Haigh allegedly told her third cousin that Robert Geeves tied her up and performed sexual acts on her after he uncovered footage from a hidden camera, a court has heard.

The pair have pleaded not guilty to murdering 18-year-old Taj Hart in an alleged hit-and-run incident in 2022.

A pensioner accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls more than 30 years ago is released on bail after being arrested in a cold case review.

The senior NSW police officer was charged late last year with driving under the influence of alcohol and high-range drink-driving, nearly six months after the incident.