Today
FBI releases images of masked intruder at door of TV host’s mother
The chilling video is the first major breakthrough in the search for the kidnapped 84-year-old mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, which has gripped the US.
Yesterday
AFP warns MPs and Jewish community in extremists’ sights
Religiously motivated violent extremism remains the biggest terrorism challenge, Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett has warned.
Sydney protests were a failure of all sides
The only way out of the valley of tribal echo-chambers is by upholding the Enlightenment principles of open inquiry and debate in a tolerant, pluralistic public square.
Barrister facing child abuse material charges found dead at home
Mark Dennis, SC, was arrested and charged earlier this year after flying home from charity work in Cambodia. Police are continuing their investigation.
January
Bikies, drugs and heists: Why miners love the WA police ‘Gold Squad’
Mining companies pay $390,000 a year to fund the gold stealing detection unit. Criminals, attracted by record gold prices, are keeping its detectives busy.
Raygun’s brother linked to global scam network with nearly 40,000 Aussie victims
An AFR investigation unravels corporate registries to link Brendan Gunn, brother of “Raygun”, with a global network that has fleeced victims of millions.
Catch Me If You Can fraudster ‘posed as pilot’ for free flights
In a scam reminiscent of the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Dallas Pokornik allegedly spent four years using a fake ID and insider knowledge to fly for free.
Australian accuser of alleged sex-traffickers was found dead last year
Kate Whiteman’s accusation against Oren Alexander, a high-profile real estate agent in New York, and his brother opened the way for dozens of allegations.
The rise and fall of an accused scam kingpin
Chen Zhi once boasted of being worth as much as $90 billion. Now he is accused of running one of the largest transnational crime organisations in Asia.
AFP’s ‘number one’ wanted man arrested in Iraq
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says the arrested man, Kazem Hamad, was a threat to national security.
Tom Silvagni launches appeal against rape convictions
The son of AFL great Stephen Silvagni was found guilty of two charges of rape following a trial in the Victorian County Court in December.
‘Romance scam kingpin’ wanted by UK, US extradited to China
Chen Zhi, the founder and chairman of Prince Group, was among three Chinese citizens arrested by Cambodian authorities this week.
Experts set out case for Bondi royal commission as U-turn looms
Albanese government ministers could be forced to present their email and WhatsApp messages as part of a national inquiry expected to be announced in coming days.
Uni hate speech must be a focus of national inquiry: Graeme Samuel
The former competition chief is the latest prominent Australian to join demands for a nationwide inquiry into the causes of extremism following the Bondi attack.
December 2025
As leaders of universities, we demand an antisemitism royal commission
The call for a royal commission made by former chief justice of the High Court of Australia, Robert French, is not only reasonable, but necessary.
PM lashes ‘evil’ after rabbi’s car torched in driveway
Detectives in Melbourne are investigating the suspicious fire in St Kilda East about 2.50am on Christmas Day, which prompted comments from the prime minister.
The battle to claim back Bondi
When Richard Hasten went to pick up his grandson’s pram from the scene of the massacre, it had bullet holes in it. For him and countless others, Bondi will never be the same.
Kirsty MacColl’s killer was billionaire’s ‘fall guy’, says ex-husband
The singer of Christmas favourite Fairytale of New York died when she was struck by a speedboat. Steve Lillywhite now claims a tycoon was at the wheel.
How Islamic State has the power to inspire Bondi-style attacks
ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts say, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.
‘Too dangerous to run’: After Bondi, Australia grapples with division
Phillip Coorey and Paul Karp on the carnage at Bondi, what is being done to make sure it never happens again and whether it’s enough.
