Samantha Lock

What happened during negotiations between police and fugitive Dezi Freeman, and how he was able to evade authorities for months, will be examined by a coroner.

The family of a 15-year-old boy stabbed to death in a car park has suffered a fresh blow after their house was "burnt to the ground" in a suspected arson attack.

The first bricks are set to be laid in a neighbourhood built entirely for first home buyers.

A commission of inquiry into a controversial construction union will now run for twice as long as originally expected due to the volume of evidence against the scandal-plagued organisation.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after a stabbing in a regional town. Photo: Ronnie Amini/AAP PHOTOS

Cost of living pressures are taking a toll on Australian charities and the communities they support, with expenses surpassing any revenue growth in the struggling sector.

A man has been charged with allegedly sending a series of offensive emails to a witness who appeared at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Criminals are increasingly exploiting networks where the tools and services to commit crimes can be outsourced and bought online, a parliamentary inquiry into combating crime as a service is expected to hear.

Criminals are getting away with higher levels of online-led crime than ever before, as Australian police struggle to keep pace with a web so complex that even some perpetrators don't know they are involved.

A venue has pulled the plug on an anticipated fundraising event organised by Pauline Hanson's One Nation after protesters vowed to demonstrate outside.