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Australia

Heroin found in the lining of a tote bag. (Source: Australian Border Force)

Airline worker charged in Australia over tote bags lined with heroin

The 26-year-old woman from Thailand allegedly hid $610,600 worth of heroin in the lining of 12 tote bags.

Crime and Justice

3:29pm

The trans-Tasman investigation, which began in December 2025, centres on three companies suspected of unlawfully exporting prohibited assets in breach of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022.

Raids target suspected Russian sanction breaches across NZ and Australia

Three companies are under investigation for allegedly exporting prohibited assets, with a Christchurch home seized as inquiries continue.

Crime and Justice

2:31pm

The stepmother and father of Tunchanok Donhomla.

'Deeply saddened': Parents of Thai girl found dead in suitcase

A 45-year-old Australian national has been charged with murder over the death.

Crime and Justice

11:22am

1:33

Simon Peter Carman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

Alleged killer claims Thai suitcase death was 'out of my control'

Australian man Simon Peter Carman, 45, is charged with the murder of Tunchanok Donhomla and has apologised to the 17-year-old's family.

Crime and Justice

7:56am

1:40

Coogee Beach, Sydney. (File image).

AI drones pegged to help protect Aussie beachgoers from sharks

The plan follows a great white shark attack on a woman swimming between the flags at Sydney's popular Coogee Beach on June 13.

World

Sunday 5:45pm

Heroin found in the lining of a tote bag. (Source: Australian Border Force)

Airline worker charged in Australia over tote bags lined with heroin

The 26-year-old woman from Thailand allegedly hid $610,600 worth of heroin in the lining of 12 tote bags.

Crime and Justice

3:29pm

The trans-Tasman investigation, which began in December 2025, centres on three companies suspected of unlawfully exporting prohibited assets in breach of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022.

Raids target suspected Russian sanction breaches across NZ and Australia

Three companies are under investigation for allegedly exporting prohibited assets, with a Christchurch home seized as inquiries continue.

Crime and Justice

2:31pm

The stepmother and father of Tunchanok Donhomla.

'Deeply saddened': Parents of Thai girl found dead in suitcase

A 45-year-old Australian national has been charged with murder over the death.

Crime and Justice

11:22am

1:33

Simon Peter Carman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

Alleged killer claims Thai suitcase death was 'out of my control'

Australian man Simon Peter Carman, 45, is charged with the murder of Tunchanok Donhomla and has apologised to the 17-year-old's family.

Crime and Justice

7:56am

1:40

Coogee Beach, Sydney. (File image).

AI drones pegged to help protect Aussie beachgoers from sharks

The plan follows a great white shark attack on a woman swimming between the flags at Sydney's popular Coogee Beach on June 13.

World

Sunday 5:45pm

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Richie Mo'unga in action for the Toshiba Brave Lupus this year.

Rennie continuing to push Mo'unga's case for South Africa tour

The All Blacks head coach suggests the first-five may yet get around NZ Rugby eligibility rules.

Rugby

Sunday 5:05pm

The man, named by local police as Simon Peter Carman, was arrested at Bangkok's main international airport on Friday evening while allegedly attempting to leave the country on a Jetstar flight to Perth.

Australian man charged with murder of teen girl in Thailand

An Australian man has been charged with murder in Thailand after the body of a teenage girl was found stuffed in a suitcase by railroad tracks.

Crime and Justice

Sunday 4:00pm

All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor tries to get past Wallabies back Max Jorgensen during New Zealand's win in Perth last year.

All Blacks, Wallabies lock in Anzac Day Test series

The first of the three confirmed Anzac Day Tests, all in Brisbane, will be held next year.

Rugby

Sunday 10:00am

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers stopped the man, 24, for a baggage examination at Perth Airport in February.

Kiwi accused of sharing extremist material faces more charges in Australia

In February, police said it found multiple violent killings overseas linked to varying ideologies and videos about manufacturing homemade explosives.

Crime and Justice

Sat, Jun 27

A file image of a judge in a courtroom.

Tears as Sydney mum jailed for fatally running down abusive ex

Samantha Hooker found herself in the middle of a continuing campaign of intimidation, provocation, and abuse from her partner, eventually losing control.

Crime and Justice

Fri, Jun 26

Karl Stefanovic appears on his podcast.

Karl Stefanovic speaks after Nine departure: 'We roll on'

In a video published on his YouTube channel, the veteran Australian broadcaster spoke about the power of free speech and ability for his audience to make up their own minds.

Crime and Justice

Fri, Jun 26

Occultist podcaster Tobias Nuttall. (Source: Facebook)

Perth podcaster who murdered Kiwi lover gets life in prison

Tobias Marcus Nuttall, 33, admitted fatally stabbing Alisha Lauren Hendren-Krippner, 30, nine times at her Perth home on August 2025.

Crime and Justice

Thu, Jun 25

rystal Beale's body was found in the Brisbane River by a rower in February 2025, hours after a family dinner.

Bail denied in Queensland murder case after claim victim drowned

A man accused of murdering his ex-partner and throwing her body in a river has been denied bail after arguing she may have drowned.

Crime and Justice

Thu, Jun 25

The budget airline said both the Auckland to Sunshine Coast route, and the Christchurch to Cairns route would be cut from October 24.

Jetstar suspends two trans-Tasman routes, adds another

It cited "lower than expected demand on both routes" along with significant rise in operating costs, including fuel.

New Zealand

Thu, Jun 25

Presenters Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson live on-air as part of the Today Show on June 28, 2007.

Karl Stefanovic's colourful career before far-right podcast storm

The recent podcast episode was far from the first time Stefanovic has courted national attention for antics both on and off screen.

Crime and Justice

Thu, Jun 25

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 Karl Stefanovic attends the Nine 2025 Upfronts at Carriageworks on October 24, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.

Aussie TV star Karl Stefanovic to exit Nine over anti-immigration interview

TV presenter Karl Stefanovic will leave Nine after his podcast interview with British anti-Islam figure Tommy Robinson.

Crime and Justice

Thu, Jun 25

Vegemite is among Australian children’s most frequently eaten discretionary breakfast items (file image).

Is a new reduced-salt Vegemite Kids good for children?

A health professor unpacks whether halving the salt content in this new Vegemite product makes a meaningful difference to children’s health.

Health

Thu, Jun 25

Virginia Giuffre, with a photo of herself as a teen, when she says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, among others.

Aus police to review interactions with Epstein accuser before her death

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April last year in her property north of Perth.

Crime and Justice

Wed, Jun 24

 North Pole area, Pilbara region, Western Australia.

World's oldest known asteroid impact dated to 3 billion years

Advanced mineral dating methods were used to examine rocks at the North Pole Dome in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

World

Wed, Jun 24

Ahmed al Ahmed pictured in January.

Bondi hero pleads not guilty to charge of assaulting his father

Ahmed Al Ahmed, 44, is accused of putting his father in a headlock on March 9 as well as being charged with intimidation over an alleged incident in June.

Crime and Justice

Wed, Jun 24

File photo.

'Entirely at your mercy': Melbourne Uber driver jailed for rape

Uber driver Mohamad Yahiya was on Wednesday jailed for up to seven-and-a-half years for putting his victim through this experience.

Crime and Justice

Wed, Jun 24

Ivan Cleary.

Ivan Cleary's blunt NRL warning over New Zealand expansion

Talk of expansion comes at a time when the Warriors have enjoyed regular sellout crowds in the years since the pandemic.

League

Wed, Jun 24

Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27 (left) and Ahmad Nadir, 28 were due to face a trial at the end of August.

Alleged anti-Israeli video won't be shown at Sydney nurses' trial

The pair pleaded not guilty to being menacing and offensive when allegedly saying they'd refuse to treat Israeli patients.

Health

Wed, Jun 24

Leah Stewart.

Sydney shark victim's first words as fight for life continues

Young mum Leah Stewart briefly regained consciousness after more than a week in a coma.

World

Wed, Jun 24

Joseph McGrail-Bateup's yell of "now" was in the noise range of a chainsaw, a jet aircraft taking off, and an ambulance siren at close range.

Canberra's town crier crowned world's loudest person

Joseph McGrail-Bateup's yell of "now" was in the noise range of a chainsaw, a jet aircraft taking off and an ambulance siren at close range.

World

Wed, Jun 24

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