Crime

A man has died and two others injured following a shooting on a property in Murwillumbah in northern NSW.

Long before Greg Lynn was convicted of murder in Victoria's High Country, his estranged wife died suddenly at home in Mount Macedon. Now, some of those closest to Lisa Lynn are pushing for the coroner to re-examine her death.

Executive Council of Australian Jewry Alex Ryvchin said the data showed antisemitism remained at "deeply troubling levels".

The independent body in charge of overseeing NSW Police misconduct allegations will today probe the response to Lindy Lucena's fatal bashing in 2023.

Days after acting Northern Territory Ombudsman Bronwyn Haack raised the alarm about "inhumane" conditions in overcrowded police cells, the government says just six inmates remain.

An incident at a Tasmanian youth detention centre where a detainee had an improvised spit hood put over his head while being transported by a contracted security company, has been criticised for being "entirely incompatible" with human rights.

A Queensland man charged with assisting the suicides of three people has successfully applied for bail.

The stabbing happened on the school grounds of Keysborough Secondary College about 3pm.

The mental state of a man who has admitted to killing his father at Pilliga in north-west New South Wales will be key to the outcome of his murder trial.

A 63-year-old man charged with murder (domestic violence) is due to face Cairns Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Ashley Gordon grew up in the Victorian coal mining town of Morwell and went on to become a doctor before he was murdered.

Ian Ralph Brooke has been found unfit to stand trial for murder, with a special proceedings hearing underway.

A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal.

Two South Australian men are the first in the state to be found guilty after standing trial for charges arising from the major police operation.

It remains a useful tool for some nefarious operators, including global crime gangs and questionable governments, but Bitcoin's role has been usurped by stablecoins — one in particular.

Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency has arrested 13 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company.

A 76-year-old woman who reported a sexual assault in a break-in at her nursing home has since died of unrelated causes as the trial of the man accused, Hayden Carl Skinner, began today in Coffs Harbour.

Police say they returned fire after the man allegedly shot a crossbow at them at a house in Eltham this afternoon.

The government says it will consider the policy after the LNP claimed the seat of Hinchinbrook in Saturday's by-election, where its candidate campaigned heavily on the policy.

A man has admitted to fatally bashing a well-known surfer on Sydney's northern beaches during a dispute in which he accused him of stealing $50.