WA man sentenced after trying to steal superannuation from dead girlfriend

WA man sentenced after trying to steal superannuation from dead girlfriend

A WA man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after fraudulently trying to claim his dead girlfriend’s superannuation and life insurance benefits.

  • byMikala Theocharous

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Minister admits there are no detainee drones

Minister admits there are no detainee drones

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles made the sensational statement in an interview on Thursday during a bruising week for the government over immigration.

  • byAngus Thompson andOlivia Ireland
Crackdown on dangerous ‘date rape’ drug
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Crackdown on dangerous ‘date rape’ drug

More than 4000 litres of the drug have been seized recently as police warn about a rising number of sexual assaults and overdoses linked to it.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
‘Audacious’:Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle
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‘Audacious’:Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle

Australian Border Force intercepted 120kg of MDMA using sniffer dogs after the ship docked in WA on its way to NSW in February.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air,court told

Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air,court told

The 33-year-old Canadian has pleaded not guilty after police alleged he opened an emergency door while intoxicated during a flight from Vancouver to Australia.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Police investigate large-scale healthcare data breach at MediSecure

Police investigate large-scale healthcare data breach at MediSecure

Federal police are investigating after the Melbourne-based healthcare business was targeted in a ransomware data breach.

  • byDavid Swan andJessica McSweeney
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Australian drug smuggling suspects right at home as Dubai makes world’s worst welcome

Australian drug smuggling suspects right at home as Dubai makes world’s worst welcome

A mega-leak of property records reveals how suspected drug traffickers and other criminals call the United Arab Emirates a safe haven as the Gulf state looks the other way.

  • byNick McKenzie andAmelia Ballinger
The ABC reporter,the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’
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The ABC reporter,the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’

Award-winning ABC reporter Mahmood Fazal passed on menacing messages from an organised crime gang to journalists,one of whom became so fearful he reported it to police. Fazal denies any wrongdoing.

  • byKate McClymont
Australian brothers’ accused kidnapper confessed to killing them,girlfriend says

Australian brothers’ accused kidnapper confessed to killing them,girlfriend says

Jesus Gerardo faces kidnapping charges in Mexico over the disappearance of Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad.

  • byAlex Crowe
Unmasked:Notorious Russian cyber criminal who plundered hospitals with ransomware

Unmasked:Notorious Russian cyber criminal who plundered hospitals with ransomware

Attacks by the Lockbit ransomware operation targeted over 100 hospitals and healthcare companies worldwide. Now the world knows Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev is the mastermind.

  • byRob Harris
Court document reveals confusion over released Perth detainee’s curfew requirements
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Court document reveals confusion over released Perth detainee’s curfew requirements

A court transcript indicates an immigration detainee released following a High Court decision was granted bail in March by a Perth magistrate who appeared to have no idea he was subject to strict monitoring conditions.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt