The Queensland Police Service is reviewing thousands of criminal cases in the wake of revelations of an administrative bungle at the state-run forensic lab.

Snake sightings are on the rise in NSW sparking a warning not to catch them and keep your pets safe.

A man who raped a woman in bushes near a Melbourne train station has been sentenced to eight years behind bars.

A woman who stands accused of urging two male lovers to kill one of her ex-boyfriends before his body was crushed in a woodchipper had admitted she was only interested in his money.

Motorists are being assured that even though a discount on petrol is set to end in a week that prices won't rise immediately.

A dramatic police chase of an allegedly stolen car is unfolding in Brisbane.

A huge police operation in Melbourne's CBD, with the city's court precinct blocked off.

Labor member for Coogee Marjorie O’Neill is open to putting the bus networks in public hands again. But Coalition MPs warn such a move could create a “significant risk”.

Dascham footage has captured a van rolling across a Melbourne freeway on-ramp after a crash.

A man has been charged with the alleged 'brutal' gangland murder of Bilal Hamze in 2021.

Australia’s teachers are ageing as younger people turn away from the profession, sparking a warning that students will ultimately miss out.

Samuel Rokomaqisa, who is already behind bars for allegedly trying to kill Ibrahem Hamze, has been charged with the high-profile murder of Sydney crime figure Bilal Hamze.

Satellites could soon be launched from Toowoomba’s Wellcamp airport, but observers hoping to see rockets fired into the sky will be greeted by a more familiar sight.

An inquiry, called by the Queensland government in June, has recommended swift and sweeping action after finding DNA samples may not have been tested in enough detail.

Michael Braun, who played for West Coast from 1997 to 2008, was charged with breaching a family violence restraining order, but his charges have been discontinued.

A truck has caught fire inside the M5 Tunnel near Bexley North in Sydney, sparking massive traffic delays.

DNA samples connected to major crimes in Queensland will be reviewed following a ‘forensic lab bungle’.

Darryleen Koolmatrie was killed after the car struck a power pole in Lesmurdie last year.

The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has hit back after Premier Daniel Andrews told it not to criticise the government’s decision to rename the Maroondah Hospital.

The premier railed against working from home and confirmed his government would introduce legislation removing the need for the cycling of state of emergency powers.