An Aldinga Beach man has been jailed for more than 12 years for sexual offences involving children.

A crocodile handler who worked with the four-metre reptile allegedly attacked at Perth Zoo says it would have ripped his head off if given the chance.

A man who drove over a family's tent in a Tasmanian campground early on New Year's Day in 2022 has been jailed.

A former co-director of a company that oversaw Ann Marie Smith's care was captured on a listening device admitting she has a drug problem after she was asked to leave her workplace to seek help, court documents show.

A coronial inquest investigating the suspected death of Joanne Butterfield, who has not been seen since 1998, has heard evidence from two men who lived in the area where she was last seen.

After deliberating for one day, a jury has found two country New South Wales footballers guilty of raping a woman at Scone in 2023.

A man has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually assaulting a woman in an underground car park in Canberra's north.

Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own.

The decision to approve the release of Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis on parole has come "as a shock" even though it was not unexpected, SA victims' rights commissioner says.

The council of The Bar of Ireland said it is extremely concerned that the criminal legal aid dispute has not yet been resolved.

Two young couples are suing Netflix star Matt Wright over an airboat crash they say left them feeling "like they were in a war zone" after another passenger was so badly injured it appeared "'her face [was] falling off".

A 65-year-old man has been refused bail and returned for trial on "serious" drugs charges.

Limerick man, Christy Keane, has been refused bail and returned for trial on "serious" drugs charges.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has rebuffed a request from the Law Society for the appointment of a mediator to help resolve the dispute over the new criminal legal aid scheme.

The fallout from Tasmania's parole board relying on case law that was "hallucinated" by AI in a high-profile case has sparked calls for resignations and the state's attorney-general demanding an explanation.

Nick Reiner is accused of murdering his father, famous Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner, and his mother Michele.

A Dublin garda has been sent forward for trial, charged over an alleged assault in the city centre almost two years ago.

A man accused of assault causing harm during an incident in south Dublin in which a man was fatally injured, has been granted High Court bail.

A metalworker accused of assault causing harm during an incident in South Dublin in which a man was fatally injured, has been granted High Court bail.