Coles Cannon Hill manager Dean Andrew Stevenson jailed for $90,000 theft from supermarket giant

A Coles store boss who was “caught red-handed with $38,770 in cash” as he attempted to fleece the supermarket giant of more than $90,000 has been jailed. Dean Andrew Stevenson, 32, managed the Cannon Hill store in Brisbane’s east in 2020 and 2021 in a role that gave him passcodes to access receptacles containing huge … Read more

Sydney woman Renee Prendergast accused of starving her elderly parents faces court

A Sydney woman, accused of stealing her elderly parents’ money to fund her lifestyle while neglecting their welfare, has faced court. Renee Prendergast is facing dozens of charges, and denies stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her parents’ bank account. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Woman accused of starving her elderly parents faces court. Newsletters: … Read more

Man who stole more than $2 million from stars including Gotye and Peking Duk to serve jail time

Over the course of 11 years, Damien Luscombe carefully swindled more than $2 million from some of Australia’s most well-known musicians and restaurateurs. The partner and business manager at accounting firm White Sky oversaw the day-to-day accounts of 11 high-profile clients, including performers Gotye and Peking Duk. They trusted him with their finances but he … Read more

Major Kmart payout after bike fell on woman at Woy Woy store on NSW Central Coast

A NSW woman is set to receive a major payout from Kmart after she suffered a life-changing injuring from a falling mountain bike at a store on the Central Coast. Rita Marmara was checking out at Kmart Woy Woy in September 2018 when she was injured by a mountain bike that fell from another customer’s … Read more

Man who allegedly shot fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter in Blue Mountains, NSW to face trial

A man who allegedly shot his fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter while she was staying with him at a Blue Mountains property will face a murder trial within weeks. Justin Stein has pleaded not guilty to murdering Charlise Mutten, whose January 2022 disappearance sparked a major search effort. A trial date of May 6 was confirmed during … Read more

Nikhil Chaudhary, Hobart Hurricanes Big Bash League player, on trial for rape in Townsville, QLD

Big Bash League cricket player Nikhil Chaudhary has denied raping a woman in Queensland. Chaudhary, 27, is on trial in the District Court in Townsville on Monday after he pleaded not guilty to raping the woman in his car on Flinders St in the city’s nightlife precinct in May 2021. He met the woman at … Read more

Opposition reveals plans to tackle youth crime in Queensland

Youth justice reforms will be the first order of business for the Liberal National Party if they win Queensland’s October election. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli said the LNP would remove detention as a last resort from the state’s Youth Justice Act. “We’ve got a generation of repeat hardcore young offenders and they’re not being dealt … Read more

ANZ agrees to $57.5m settlement of lawsuit over credit card interest-free periods

ANZ has agreed to pay $57.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging customers were charged interest on credit card purchases that should have been interest-free. The class action claim, brought by Phi Finney McDonald, alleged ANZ’s credit card interest terms were unfair because they enabled the bank to retrospectively cancel customers’ interest-free periods. … Read more

William Tyrrell’s foster parents ‘intimidated’ other child

A magistrate has dismissed a slew of domestic violence allegations facing William Tyrell’s former foster parents, while upholding counts of intimidation against each. Arguments over household chores, including cleaning a bedroom and stacking the dishwasher, formed part of the prosecution’s case against the pair. The former foster mother was cleared of five counts of intimidation, … Read more

Convicted baby killer Keli Lane to stay behind bars after ‘no body’ law test

A woman convicted of killing her baby daughter in one of Australia’s most notorious criminal cases has been denied parole after more than 13 years behind bars. Keli Lane, 48, was convicted in 2010 after a jury found her guilty of murdering her newborn daughter Tegan in September 1996. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Keli Lane’s … Read more