AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett has issued a tough message to Australians about organised crime and illicit drugs.

Sydney appears to be facing an escalation of organised crime violence. The shootings this month of 23-year-old university student Marco Tapia and, two days later, 40-year-old Joshua Macdonald in the ...

The 18-year-old had been absently ordering food on his phone on a Sunday night last August in Rockhampton when he was suddenly forced from his car by a man dressed in all black with a sparkling gold ...

Researchers say elder abuse remains significantly under-reported, with shame, family relationships and fear of consequences preventing many older Australians from seeking help or contacting ...

Just 5 per cent of sexual assault cases reported to police result in custodial sentences in NSW, and it’s a similar story across Australia. In fact, most sexual assaults reported to authorities do not ...

Australia’s prosecutions of former soldiers over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, alongside charges against women who returned from Syria with connections to ISIS, represent a major test of its ...

An explosive Victoria Police leak has revealed crime scene detectives will stop the testing for motor vehicle-related offences unless “nexus evidences exist to support a forensic link”. It comes as ...

New data, commissioned by Bunnings, has found 41 per cent of Aussies are worried about youth crime, while 37 per cent are concerned about the number of break-ins and property crime that have surged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The vast majority of sexual assault cases in Australia collapse before reaching a courtroom. Just 5 per cent of sexual assault ...