Every day for the last 36 years, David Balding has thought of nothing but his sister. He was just a little boy when his father told him the earth-shattering news that nobody – let alone a 10-year-old child – should ever have to hear. In one short sentence, his happyContinue Reading
A woman who went viral for her “Cold Chisel” name has copped a hefty jail sentence for a mammoth 13-month crime spree rampage during which she stole cars, broke into multiple houses, stole thousands of dollars worth of goods and at one point drove directly at a police car duringContinue Reading
Two people have been charged after allegedly conning an 81-year-old woman out of more than $100,000, and forcing her out of her unit so they could collect rent on it. NSW Police launched Strike Force Artal 23 in July, before making two arrests in October. A 43-year-old woman was arrestedContinue Reading
Warning: Graphic “Your sister has been murdered …” Upon hearing those five words, David Balding knew his childhood would never be the same. At just 10 years old, he was thrust into a living nightmare that nobody should ever have to face. For the rest of Australia, the name JanineContinue Reading
Five foreign nationals have been charged over an alleged plot to install ATM card skimmers and create fake bank cards to swindle Australians out of their money. A joint police operation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), NSW Police and Queensland Police led to the arrest of the five people,Continue Reading
Thousands have joined a boisterous campaign to have a controversial cashless policy overturned after it was enacted last year without community consultation. Youths, seniors and residents who prefer paying for a $2 coffee with cash have been silenced in Far North Queensland’s Cassowary Coast region, which introduced a cashless policyContinue Reading
A hotel guest in Tibet thought an overpowering stench in his room was because of his own feet – but discovered hours later that there was a corpse under his bed. The man from China, identified only as Mr Zhang, was staying at the Guzang Shuhua Inn, a hotel inContinue Reading
The son of an elderly man who was brutally murdered by his friend with a frying pan has faced his father’s murderer and said he felt “guilty” he couldn’t save him from the horrific attack. Peter McCarthy was found bludgeoned to death on the floor of his flat at SouthContinue Reading
The family of an Australian teacher who was allegedly poisoned and fed to crocodiles in the Congo are “absolutely devastated”, saying it’s “too painful” to even think of the horrific circumstances in which he died. Mark Ciavarella, 57, died 35 minutes after unknowingly drinking poison in his Congo unit asContinue Reading