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AI and Instagram Clues Led French Burglars to Canberra Luxury-Goods Target
Four French nationals who admitted breaking into a home in Canberra’s south used artificial intelligence and social-media photographs to identify their target, according to an agreed statement of facts tendered in the ACT Supreme Court. The men pleaded guilty in March to aggravated burglary and joint commission theft after luxury watches, jewellery, rings and designer…
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Homicide Detectives Investigate Fatal Thomastown Shooting
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in Thomastown, in Melbourne’s north, on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to Victoria Drive shortly after 7:30pm on September 6 following reports that a man had been shot outside a property. Despite attempts to revive him, he was declared dead at the scene. Victoria…
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Teenager Loses Appeal Over ‘Particularly Heinous’ Acacia Ridge Murder
Queensland’s Court of Appeal has rejected a teenager’s attempt to reduce his sentence for the fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Abddullahi Ahmed Iyow in Brisbane’s south. The offender, who cannot be identified under Queensland youth justice laws, pleaded guilty to murder after attacking Mr Ahmed Iyow with a large hunting knife at Acacia Ridge in May…
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Sydney Police Confront Shift to Cheap, Inexperienced Contract Killers
Sydney police are confronting a changing organised-crime model in which overseas-based figures allegedly outsource violence to young, inexperienced offenders recruited through intermediaries, increasing the risk that innocent people will be killed. The warning follows two fatal shootings in Sydney this week that investigators suspect may have involved mistaken identity. University student Marco Tapia, 23, was…
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CFMEU delegate charged over alleged drug dealing at Melbourne construction sites
Victoria Police have charged a CFMEU delegate and another man after raids linked to an investigation into alleged drug dealing at construction sites across Melbourne. Detectives from Taskforce Hawk arrested a 35-year-old Mulgrave man, described by police as a union delegate, alongside a 32-year-old Fitzroy man and an 18-year-old Fitzroy woman on Thursday. The operation…
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Police Probe Possible Mistaken-Identity Killing After Merrylands West Shooting
Detectives are investigating whether a man fatally shot outside a home in Sydney’s west was the unintended victim of a targeted attack, after a burst of gunfire brought emergency crews to Merrylands West on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services were called to a property in Bruce Street about 3:15pm following reports that a man had been…
AI and Instagram Clues Led French Burglars to Canberra Luxury-Goods Target
Four French nationals who admitted breaking into a home in Canberra’s south used artificial intelligence and social-media photographs to identify their target, according to an agreed statement of facts tendered in the ACT Supreme Court. The men pleaded guilty in March to aggravated burglary and joint commission theft after luxury watches, jewellery, rings and designer handbags were taken from the property in October 2025. The case offers a striking account of how seemingly ordinary details shared online can be pieced together to locate a person and their home. Social-media clues led to Canberra Court documents reported by ABC News say…
Homicide Detectives Investigate Fatal Thomastown Shooting
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in Thomastown, in Melbourne’s north, on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to Victoria Drive shortly after 7:30pm on September 6 following reports that a man had been shot outside a property. Despite attempts to revive him, he was declared dead at the scene. Victoria Police said the victim had not yet been formally identified when the investigation was announced. No arrests had been made as of early Monday, and detectives appealed for witnesses and people with relevant footage to come forward. Homicide detectives examine the scene The Homicide Squad…
Teenager Loses Appeal Over ‘Particularly Heinous’ Acacia Ridge Murder
Queensland’s Court of Appeal has rejected a teenager’s attempt to reduce his sentence for the fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Abddullahi Ahmed Iyow in Brisbane’s south. The offender, who cannot be identified under Queensland youth justice laws, pleaded guilty to murder after attacking Mr Ahmed Iyow with a large hunting knife at Acacia Ridge in May 2024. He was 17 at the time. Three appeal judges upheld the original 12-year sentence and the requirement that the teenager serve at least 70 per cent of that term before becoming eligible for release. Court upholds finding that attack was particularly heinous The teenager…
CGT Changes Will Apply Across All Assets, Not Just Property
Australia's proposed capital gains tax (CGT) reforms are shaping up as one of the most…
Financial educator’s advice on how to reduce your home payment by up to $7000 in 2023
Mortgage holders are still having trouble as a result of the eight consecutive increases in…
The Reserve Bank of Australia increases the cash rate for a ninth month in a row.
The Reserve Bank of Australia increased the cash rate to its highest level in more…