Crime and Public Safety

Reported instances of children being forced to marry in Australia have come to represent an increasing proportion of human trafficking, the AFP says.

Finocchiaro’s seven-point plan for Alice Springs received limited backing from Albanese.

A large cloud of smoke could be seen in Melbourne’s south-east.

Police reveal information on people arrested in relation to a van full of explosives police say was destined for a ’mass-casualty' event targeting Jews.

The caravan was laden with enough explosive to create a 40 metre blast site.

‘What we consider to be antisemitic 10, 20, 30, 50, and 100 years ago has changed and that’ll change again as history moves on,' said David Slucki.

ANU Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell said there were multiple reasons why the pro-Hamas student was reinstated.

This follows revelations puberty blockers were given to kids as young as 12 in Cairns without parental consent.

‘[It was] found that there was not, in fact, an incident,’ said ANU Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell.

An increase in ‘deepfake’ child abuse material—including some generated by students—means parents and caregivers need to broach the subject with children.

SA Police allege all those arrested are part of the National Socialist Network. One has been charged with displaying a Nazi symbol.

The incident was described as ‘disgusting’ by Premier Chris Minns.

The latest arrests by the Spanish Guardia Civil come after an Italian national was arrested in Western Australia last year.

The iconic statue in Randwick, damaged just days before Australia Day, was first installed in 1874.

Ballarat Police are investigating after receiving reports that 20 statues were damaged.

Minutes before one of Victoria’s deadliest crashes, police warned Christopher Joannidis about the dangers of the intersection he was approaching.

The event comes as authorities grapple with ongoing social tensions stemming from antisemitism.