NSW Premier Chris Minns revealed he is “not prepared to say” he has full confidence in the state’s multibillion-dollar mental health network, after Sydney was rocked by two horrific alleged knife attacks. Six people were killed at the Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday after Queensland man Joel Cauchi attacked shoppersContinue Reading
Three teenagers have been charged after a 16-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after she was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths on a busy tourist strip. Videos of the alleged attack, which occurred on Cavill Ave, Surfers Paradise on Saturday night, have been uploaded on social media. InContinue Reading
Longtime NSW MP Adam Marshall has announced his pending retirement from state politics, triggering a by-election in the New England seat. Mr Marshall, 39, first won the seat in 2013, with the NSW National retaining the seat with a 33.2 per cent margin. The MP shared his shock decision onContinue Reading
Wild footage has captured the moment an intense mass brawl involving women and children erupted inside a busy shopping centre in front of horrified onlookers. Police were called to Riverlink Shopping Centre in Ipswich, Queensland, at 1.45pm on Monday following reports of a physical altercation between the two groups. FootageContinue Reading
Terrifying scenes emerged from Alice Springs on Tuesday afternoon with videos posted to social media showing a group of 150 rioters storming the streets damaging cars and businesses. Staff inside the Todd Tavern were forced to take cover as rioters kicked in doors and smashed windows with rocks and bricks.Continue Reading
The Albanese government is under pressure to take “action now” to deal with social media activity that “glorifies crime”, as the Coalition calls for it to back a Bill that would crackdown on rising online harms. Labor says they will consider the Coalition’s “post and boast” bill which was introducedContinue Reading
A combined 68 lawyers, academics and advocacy groups say proposed reforms that would make it more difficult for reoffending NSW teenagers to get bail will only increase crime and devastate Aboriginal and vulnerable communities. The potential change would apply to teenagers between 14 to 18 who recommit break and enterContinue Reading
Young offenders should be sent to outback camps to build fences and brand cattle in order to get a “purpose in life”, David Littleproud has suggested. The Nationals leader was frank in his assessment that the states had not done enough to clamp down on the growing trend of “postingContinue Reading
NSW will become the second state to introduce additional two-year “posting and boasting” penalties on motor vehicle theft and break and enter offences, in an effort to curb youth crime. The offence, which will be introduced into parliament this week, would apply to the person who posted the video onContinue Reading
A teenager has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Queensland mum after stabbing her in the chest during a violent home invasion north of Brisbane just after Christmas Day. North Lakes woman Emma Lovell was killed when two teenagers allegedly broke into her family home in the late hoursContinue Reading