A 28-year-old man has been charged after an alleged fight on Banna Avenue in Griffith. Police allege he threw punches at another man in the middle of the street at about 2 am on Sunday, October 25, after being refused entry to pubs. Officers had earlier told him to leave, and police say he later swore at them and kept approaching despite being directed to leave. He was arrested, charged with behaving in an offensive manner in a public place, and granted bail. He is due to appear before Griffith Local Court on November 18.
Greg Lynn will remain in custody after the Victorian Supreme Court refused him bail. Lynn, 60, is charged with murdering Carol Clay, 73, who went missing while camping in Victoria's High Country in March 2020. The former Jetstar pilot was granted a retrial in December after the appeal court found a substantial miscarriage of justice in his first trial. In his bail bid, Lynn told the court he had been assaulted with faeces and held in solitary confinement. Chief Justice Richard Niall ruled that these conditions and five years on remand were not exceptional.
A 13-year-old boy accused of a drive-by shooting in Perth will stay in custody for the next six weeks. He chose not to apply for bail, and will remain at Banksia Hill Detention Centre. Police allege he fired more than 20 shots from a semi-automatic rifle into a Gosnells home on October 17, when seven people were inside. No one was seriously injured. The boy faces eight charges, including unlawful use of a firearm. Police have not yet found the weapon, and the boy will return to court in December.
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A bail-breach charge against federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been withdrawn by prosecutor Jo Poole in Darwin Local Court. No reason was given. Gosling's lawyer, Marty Aust SC, said the decision was only the first step in defending all charges. Gosling continues to deny the allegations. He still faces two counts of assaulting Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly at a Darwin festival in July. The assault matters return to court on November 25.
A man accused of stalking a woman he barely knew has been granted bail. Suyash Sinha, 31, of Franklin, was suspended without pay from his ACT Government contracting job after his employer learned of the charge through media reporting. The court heard he contacted the woman after she refused a relationship, sent messages describing what she was wearing, and sent friend requests from multiple accounts. Police are still investigating his alleged use of government work systems. Magistrate Ian Temby imposed conditions including no contact with the woman or her family and no social media use.
A 66-year-old woman has been granted bail after she allegedly tried to snatch a hijab from a teenage girl at Bayside Park in Brisbane in February. Deborah Lee Jackson appeared at Wynnum Magistrates Court charged with common assault with a serious vilification or hate crime aggravation. Police allege she approached a group of teenage girls twice, and filmed footage allegedly shows her trying to grab a phone. The matter is due to return to court on December 7.
A service station employee in his 30s has died days after a ute ran over him at a petrol station in east Coffs Harbour on the NSW Mid North Coast. The incident happened on Tuesday evening, around 7pm, on the forecourt of a United Petroleum outlet. Police and paramedics attended, and the man was taken to hospital in critical condition before his death. Police allege a 44-year-old woman, who had just paid for fuel, drove off while he was checking the tanks and became pinned beneath the vehicle.
Police have charged two men over the armed robbery of a shop in Kangaroo Point on Sunday afternoon. Police allege the pair entered a Main Street business at about 6.40pm, threatened an employee with a knife and stole cigarettes. The men allegedly fled on foot but were quickly located and arrested. The employee was not physically injured. Two 19-year-old men, from Woolloongabba and Wishart, each face one count of armed robbery in company. Bail has been refused, and they are due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his ex-partner and her mother will remain in custody before sentencing. The threats were made in messages and a voicemail over three days in July, sent through social media and phone. Police arrested him at his Canberra home later that month. His lawyer said he has post-traumatic stress disorder and pointed to unpleasant messages from the ex-partner. The prosecutor opposed bail, and Special Magistrate Michael Cowen refused it. Sentencing is set for 18 December.
The widow of a cyclist killed in a crash in Bibra Lake, south of Perth, has spoken publicly for the first time. Joseph Paratore, 40, died at the scene on North Lake Road after being struck while riding his bicycle early on Tuesday, October 20. His wife, Sarina Paratore, said in a statement issued through WA Police that the family's hearts are broken. Police allege the vehicle, a white 4WD, did not stop. Craig Daniel Strawbridge, 40, of Yangebup, was arrested and charged, and was refused bail and remanded in custody at Fremantle Magistrates Court on Thursday.
A man has been charged after a car fleeing police crashed and burst into flames in Sydney's southwest. Police allege the Nissan X-Trail had stolen number plates and failed to stop on Friday morning. The pursuit ended in Busby, but the car later hit a Volkswagen sedan in Bonnyrigg Heights. A 50-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl in the Volkswagen suffered minor injuries. A 30-year-old man was arrested nearby, refused bail and is due in court on Saturday. Police are still searching for two other occupants.
A 20-year-old man has been refused bail after allegedly striking and killing a 57-year-old man with his car in Alice Springs and driving away. Aaron Kemp faces a charge of hit-and-run driving causing death, along with charges of driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle without a licence while under the influence of alcohol. Prosecutors told the Alice Springs Local Court that witnesses placed him in the driver's seat and said he was under the influence of alcohol and cannabis. Judge Jon Bortoli said the prosecution case appeared strong and remanded Mr Kemp in custody.
Former Bachelor Sam Wood has lost a major part of his bid to keep court documents from the public. His lawyers sought a non-publication order at Brisbane Supreme Court over domestic violence accusations. Justice Patrick McCafferty only temporarily suppressed names, addresses and identifying details in the documents, not the full files. Wood faces charges including assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation, which he denies. His bail application is due to be heard next Friday.
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood has brought forward his second bail application in the Supreme Court, which will now be heard next Friday. The 46-year-old was arrested in Noosa on October 3 and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. He denies the allegations and his lawyer has said he may argue self-defence. Wood remains in custody at Wolston Correctional Centre, where he has been placed in a separate wing under a safety order.
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood has lost his first attempt to stop media viewing court documents linked to his domestic violence bail case. Queensland Supreme Court Justice Patrick McCafferty suppressed only the names, addresses and identifying details of people named in the files. Media may report redacted versions until Wood's bail hearing, brought forward to Friday, October 30. Wood, 46, has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. Police allege he choked his wife, Snezana Wood. He has denied the allegations and remains in custody.
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A teenage boy who sexually assaulted a jogger in Canberra's north has been jailed for more than six years. The attack happened in Bonner in May last year, when the boy was 15. He strangled the 60-year-old woman, struck her head and assaulted her before she pushed him off. He had been on bail for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to multiple charges. Justice Louise Taylor said the offending was brazen and that the victims had suffered irrevocable harm.
A police officer was allegedly bitten during the arrest of a man accused of entering a home at Morphett Vale, in Adelaide's southern suburbs, and then leaving before any confrontation. A resident called police about 6.30am on Thursday. Officers reviewed CCTV footage, identified a suspect and found him on Flaxmill Rd at Christie Downs about 10.45am. Police allege the man bit an officer on the arm during the arrest, and the officer needed hospital treatment. A 38-year-old man from Magill has been charged with serious criminal trespass, assaulting a prescribed emergency worker and resisting arrest.
A Bega Valley woman in her 30s has been granted bail after facing two charges of not providing for a child, causing danger of serious injury. The NSW Local Court heard she allegedly failed to seek medical attention for her two children. Her daughter allegedly suffered ongoing pain from a serious leg injury, while her son allegedly developed life-threatening medical complexities. The woman, who cannot be named to protect the children, has been ordered to report to police three days a week. Her lawyer said she has post-traumatic stress disorder and is now receiving treatment.
A 70-year-old man has been charged over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old boy at Echo Point Park in Sydney's north. Police allege the assault happened in 2023, when the man was 68. Officers investigating since December 2025 raided a home in Killara on Thursday and seized several electronic devices. The man faces charges including sexual intercourse with a child aged 14 to 16 and inciting a child to perform a sexual act. He was refused bail and will remain in custody until November 4.
