Anthony Albanese has said sending the Australian Federal Police to assist in controlling the Northern Territory’s crime wave is not the answer “to deal with the issues”. Speaking with 104.9 Darwin host Katie Woolf on Friday ahead of his flight to Japan for the G7 summit, the Prime Minister covered a number of topics but … [Read more…]
A Queensland island resort has been fined $50,000 for its chef’s “gross negligence” in causing a teenage girl’s major allergic reaction by serving a cake containing almonds. Aldesta Hotel Group, trading as Heron Island Resort, pleaded guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday to falsely describing food for sale while it ought to have known … [Read more…]
A woman murdered by her on-off boyfriend in a fit of jealous rage has been described as a “dynamic, cheerful” person by her devastated family, with her killer learning his fate. James Hachem, 37, will spend 24 years behind bars after being sentenced at Sydney Supreme Court for the murder of Samah Baker on Friday. … [Read more…]
The woman who assumed the identity of one of the Sea World helicopter crash victims in order to try to avoid a traffic ticket has had her punishment doubled. Stephanie Louise Bennett confessed to using deceased pilot Ash Jenkinson’s identity following his death in the horror crash after she was caught using her phone while … [Read more…]
A Queensland teen who took part in a home invasion in which a man had a knife placed to his throat has been denied leave to appeal his sentence. The 17-year-old boy in March last year pleaded guilty to burglary, armed robbery offences, motor vehicle theft and breaching a probation order, and was sentenced in … [Read more…]
The man accused of murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten and dumping her body in a barrel has been committed to stand trial. Justin Laurens Stein, 32, pleaded not guilty on Friday to domestic violence-related murder and improperly interfering with a corpse. Charlise, the daughter of Stein’s then fiancee, was allegedly killed on his family’s multimillion-dollar Blue … [Read more…]
Stephen Griffith, who has now run the Copenhagen Youth Project, based in King’s Cross, for 20 years A YOUTH worker who was once chased by a gang with machetes has appealed to society to reassess its attitudes to teenagers – or continue to see more bloody wounds and deaths on the streets. In the 20 … [Read more…]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discussed crime in the Northern Territory on a radio interview in the Top End, shutting down the possibility of sending the AFP to deal with Darwin’s crime crisis. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought to reassure locals that the $250 million lifeline for Alice Springs is in full effect during a … [Read more…]
A judge has described the murder of a Sydney TAFE worker by her on-off again boyfriend as a “great human tragedy”. James Hachem, 37, has been jailed for up to 24 years after he was found guilty of murdering 30-year-old Samah Baker in January 2019. “Her murder has caused a great loss, the extent and … [Read more…]
A car enthusiast who built an FX Holden then falsely sold it for $246,000 claiming as one of three original 1946 prototypes has had his jail sentence upheld. General Motors Holden sent three prototype vehicles to Australia from the US, becoming the foundation for FX Holdens produced in Australia. One of the rare cars is … [Read more…]