Crime
Video of men attacking women at restaurant sparks outrage in China
Surveillance footage of men assaulting women at a restaurant in China has unleashed a flood of outrage, renewing a debate over the country’s treatment of women.
- by Andrew Galbraith
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A baby vanished after her parents’ murder in 1980. She’s been found alive
Four decades ago, a baby was left at a church by cult members. Now DNA detective work has identified her as ‘baby Holly’, missing since her parents’ murder.
- by Julian Mark
Finding Fluffy: The rise of pet detectives
Tracking dogs, drones, robotic devices and good old-fashioned shoe leather: how today’s pet detectives are reuniting owners with their furry companions.
- by Greg Callaghan
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Queensland
Housemate, frequent visitor charged with murder over Glasshouse Mountains body
Police hope Friday’s autopsy will provide more clues, but they believe the victim is 57-year-old Caboolture woman Donna Howe.
- by Cloe Read and Toby Crockford
Two men arrested after overnight siege
Two men, including one who removed his GPS tracker in recent days, have been arrested.
- by Cloe Read
Armed man charged with attempted murder of US Supreme Court justice
Nicholas John Roske told police he was upset by a leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is about to overrule Roe v Wade, the landmark abortion case.
- by Mark Sherman
Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault claims
British prosecutors said they have authorised charges to be brought against former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
From the Archives, 1992: Bombings shake quiet Victorian town
30 years ago, the 1200 residents of Wedderburn, in central Victoria, feared they had a “bomber” living in their midst after the second building in months was destroyed by a blast.
- by Antony Catalano
‘Needle spiking’ attacks rise in Europe but really difficult to trace
Days after her night out, Eva Keeling still felt ill and, while getting dressed, noticed her arm was swollen.
- by Adela Suliman and Ellen Francis
Sydney man held in Fiji on steroid possession charge a year after alleged kidnapping
Sam Amine, who was allegedly kidnapped and beaten by three men in Sydney’s south last year, was arrested in Fiji last month on a charge of possessing illicit drugs.
- by Amelia McGuire
Man dies after being pepper sprayed on highway
A man found running in and out of traffic on the M5 at Moorebank has died after being pepper sprayed by police as they were attempting to arrest him.
- by Daniella White