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Australian triple murderer jailed for life over toxic mushroom lunch

September 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Australian woman has been jailed for life, with no chance of release for at least 33 years, for murdering three relatives and trying to kill another with a toxic mushroom meal. The jail term, […]

Australian man arrested over A$250,000 Lego and toy heist

September 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Australian man is facing theft charges after police uncovered a “significant” trove of Lego and toys worth $250,000 (£120,800; $163,400) allegedly stolen from department stores in Adelaide. About 2,500 items, including 1,700 unopened boxes […]

Manhunt under way after two police officers shot dead in rural Australian town

August 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

A manhunt is under way for a gunman who shot and killed two officers and seriously injured another at a rural property in a remote part of Australia, police have said. The wounded officer was […]

British backpacker pleads guilty after fatally crashing into a father while under influence of alcohol in Australia

August 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

An English backpacker has pleaded guilty after fatally crashing into a father of two while riding an e-scooter under the influence of alcohol in Australia. Alicia Kemp, 25, was over the legal limit when she […]

YouTube to be included in Australia’s teen social media ban

July 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded from the […]

Australian mother guilty of murdering three people with poisonous mushrooms

July 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Australian mother has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms. Erin Patterson, 50, invited her former parents-in-law, Don and […]

Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles

July 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

Qantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack targeted their third-party customer service platform. On 30 June, the Australian airline detected “unusual activity” on a platform used by its contact centre to store the data […]

Hundreds of children to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge

July 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

About 1,200 children are being urged to undergo testing for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with a string of offences including child rape. Joshua Dale Brown was arrested in May and […]

Two men jailed for life for murder of Aboriginal boy

June 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering an Aboriginal schoolboy, in a case that shocked Australia. Cassius Turvey died of head injuries after a brutal assault on the outskirts of Perth in […]

Australian police officer shot dead at rural property

June 16, 2025 World Justice News 0

A 57-year-old Australian police officer has been shot dead on a rural property in Tasmania while serving a warrant to repossess a home, say police. The officer had arrived at a house in North Motton, […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]