Download IPFS A Queensland university is facing mounting public backlash after it emerged that a medical student found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend was still on track to graduate. Uvindu Pansuja Samarasi Jayasekara, a student at James Cook University (JCU), appeared in Townsville Magistrates Court last week, where he avoided[Read More…]

Download IPFS A 13-year-old Chinese exchange student has been charged with murder following the alleged stabbing of another teenage girl at a home in Edgeworth, near Newcastle, New South Wales. Emergency services were called to a residence on Euston Close at approximately 10:20pm on Monday, responding to reports of a[Read More…]

Download IPFS Queensland Corrective Services and Queensland Police are actively searching for 34-year-old Aaron Stokle George Currie, who escaped from Palen Creek Correctional Centre on 5 August 2025. The minimum-security facility is located near Rathdowney in Queensland’s Scenic Rim region. Currie was serving a two-year sentence for the non-aggravated burglary[Read More…]

Download IPFS A Chinese national living in Canberra has been charged under Australia’s foreign interference laws for allegedly collecting information on a local Buddhist group on behalf of a Chinese government agency. The woman, a permanent resident of Australia, is the third person ever charged under the Foreign Interference Act,[Read More…]

Download IPFS A man in his 50s has died following a serious single-vehicle accident in Thornton, a suburb in New South Wales’ Hunter region, on Monday night. Emergency services were called to Eurimbla Street about 7:50 p.m. on August 4, 2025, after reports of a car crashing into a parked[Read More…]

Download IPFS A teenage girl has been arrested following a fatal stabbing in Edgeworth, a suburb in the Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales. Emergency services were called to a residence on Euston Close around 10:20 pm on Monday, 4 August 2025, after reports of a stabbing. When officers[Read More…]

Download IPFS A suspected illegal cannabis grow house has been discovered in the quiet Ballarat suburb of Alfredton, Victoria, following a reported break-in early Monday morning. The incident has sparked a police investigation, with authorities now working to uncover the full extent of the drug operation. Victoria Police responded to[Read More…]

Download IPFS Authorities have renewed their appeal for public assistance in locating 81-year-old David Johnston, a Sydney resident who has been missing since March 2025. The call for help comes as part of this year’s national Missing Persons Week campaign, titled “Forever Loved,” which runs from August 3 to August[Read More…]

Download IPFS A tragic incident has rocked the quiet rural town of Bordertown, South Australia, where police believe a man killed his wife before taking his own life. The suspected murder-suicide has left the local community reeling and raised further concerns about the ongoing challenges of domestic violence. South Australia[Read More…]

Download IPFS Police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating a man reported missing from the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern. Peter Hayes, aged 68, was last seen around 11:20am on Sunday, 4 August 2025, walking along Redfern Street. Following reports of his disappearance, officers attached to South[Read More…]