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Tasmania’s Reoffending Rate Renews Calls for Stronger Prison Support
Tasmania’s high rate of prisoners returning to custody has renewed calls for stronger rehabilitation and transition support, as a small peer-coaching program reports encouraging early results. Almost 47 per cent of people released from Tasmanian prisons were back behind bars within two years, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest Report on Government Services data for…
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Three Teenagers Charged After Alleged Burglary Spree in Melbourne
Three teenage boys have been charged after police investigated a series of alleged aggravated burglaries and thefts across Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs. Victoria Police said detectives arrested the trio at an address in Darebin following several incidents alleged to have occurred during the early hours of Friday, August 28. The teenagers were remanded to appear before…
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Two men refused bail after alleged Noosa chase and shot at police helicopter
Two men have been refused bail after an alleged multi-day crime spree across south-east Queensland culminated in a shot being fired towards a police helicopter and a vehicle in Noosa. Queensland Police allege a 21-year-old Hervey Bay man and a 44-year-old West Gladstone man were involved in a series of incidents spanning hundreds of kilometres,…
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Two WA Men Charged Over Alleged Global TeamPCP Cybercrime Operation
Two West Australian men have been charged after a joint Australian and United States investigation into an alleged international cybercrime syndicate accused of compromising software used by more than 1,000 organisations. The Australian Federal Police said the men, aged 21 and 23, were arrested on Wednesday after search warrants were executed at properties in Cottesloe,…
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Human remains found during search for Melbourne father Khalid Malas
Human remains have been discovered north-west of Melbourne during the search for missing father Khalid Malas, who police allege was shot during a violent dispute last week. The remains were found at about 3pm on Wednesday on Havelock Road at Clarkefield, according to a report published by Nine. Police said formal identification had not yet…
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Man Charged After Mother Stabbed and Boy Punched in Melbourne CBD
A 27-year-old man has been charged after a mother was allegedly stabbed repeatedly and her 10-year-old son punched during what police described as a random attack outside Victoria Police headquarters in central Melbourne. The 46-year-old woman, from Cowes on Phillip Island, was walking along Spencer Street with her three children on Tuesday afternoon when the…
Tasmania’s Reoffending Rate Renews Calls for Stronger Prison Support
Tasmania’s high rate of prisoners returning to custody has renewed calls for stronger rehabilitation and transition support, as a small peer-coaching program reports encouraging early results. Almost 47 per cent of people released from Tasmanian prisons were back behind bars within two years, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest Report on Government Services data for 2024–25. At 46.6 per cent, the state’s rate was exceeded only by New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Life after prison brings practical barriers The scale of the challenge was highlighted in an ABC News report featuring Shannon Pursell, a 37-year-old convicted drug trafficker…
Three Teenagers Charged After Alleged Burglary Spree in Melbourne
Three teenage boys have been charged after police investigated a series of alleged aggravated burglaries and thefts across Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs. Victoria Police said detectives arrested the trio at an address in Darebin following several incidents alleged to have occurred during the early hours of Friday, August 28. The teenagers were remanded to appear before a children’s court on Saturday. Charges follow incidents across four suburbs The alleged activity included two separate aggravated burglaries in Balwyn North, an attempted theft from a motor vehicle in Templestowe, and further aggravated burglaries in Bulleen and Templestowe. A 17-year-old boy from the Greater…
Two men refused bail after alleged Noosa chase and shot at police helicopter
Two men have been refused bail after an alleged multi-day crime spree across south-east Queensland culminated in a shot being fired towards a police helicopter and a vehicle in Noosa. Queensland Police allege a 21-year-old Hervey Bay man and a 44-year-old West Gladstone man were involved in a series of incidents spanning hundreds of kilometres, from Childers in the Wide Bay region to the Sunshine Coast. Together, the men face 45 charges. Police allege firearms were stolen in Childers The sequence of events is alleged to have begun about 9am on Monday, when multiple firearms were stolen from a property…
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…