6 h. ago ‘I’ll kill your whole family’: Bombshell confessions and secret recordings rock WA bikie trial

The WA bikie accused of paying an ex-soldier to shoot an underworld rival was also allegedly caught on tape threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend.

Events

10 h. ago A killer’s confession: WA bikie’s assassination wasn’t motorplex sniper’s first

A former soldier at the centre of a trial over the underworld killing that rocked Western Australia has made a bombshell admission in court.

Events

29 h. ago ‘I saw Nick getting CPR’: WA bikie’s murder trial hears from second man hit during fatal shooting

Ricky Chapman was behind Nick Martin at Kwinana Motorplex in December 2020 when the bikie boss was shot by a sniper from 365 metres away.

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31 h. ago Sniper who killed WA bikie in public assassination claimed he was a government ‘spook’, court told

The man whose evidence could hold the key to the outcome of bikie David Pye’s murder trial has been accused of telling a string of lies.

Politics

63 h. ago ‘I want him in the ground’: Why family will name ‘Cheryl’s killer’

Five decades after a toddler vanished from a beach south of Sydney, her family vows to unmask the man who once allegedly confessed to her murder.

Events

4 d. ago Melbourne father’s ‘vicious’ killer will spend 19 years behind bars

The murderer of a “blameless peacemaker” who never got to meet his unborn daughter will spend most of the next two decades behind bars.

Economics

4 d. ago Road rage victim's ashes in court ahead of killers sentencing

The family of Rhyce Harding arrived at court with the 27-year-old’s ashes, awaiting the sentencing of the man who killed him in a 2024 road rage incident.

Events

4 d. ago Sniper claimed he ‘did a community service’ by killing WA underworld heavyweight, court told

The WA Supreme Court has heard the man who David Pye allegedly paid to shoot former Rebels boss Nick Martin was glad he killed him.

Events

4 d. ago In a rare solo performance, he saved his confession until the end of the show

The 2025 Melbourne International Jazz festival is in full swing and runs until Sunday.

Politics

5 d. ago Ethan Hawke’s Grabber is back in the nasty horror sequel Black Phone 2

Movies focusing on serial killers of children are shockingly distasteful, but that doesn’t stop them working at the box office.

Events

6 d. ago ‘He’s a liar’: Bikie says sniper made up story that he was paid to shoot Nick Martin

David Pye is accused of paying more than $150,000 for the hit on rival bikie Nick Martin, who was fatally shot in front of horrified onlookers, including his family, at Kwinana Motorplex in 2020.

Events

7 d. ago For Shore, a woman’s safety matters less than her male killer’s reputation

The headmaster of Shore school wrote that the murderer of Lilie James was “an absolute delight”. When I pushed back, I was told to keep quiet. But the cost of silence is far greater than the risk of speaking out.

Events

8 d. ago Mother of accused killer forced to give evidence against her own son

Belinda Torney told a court her son punched his neighbour, Cobram woman Emma Bates, in the head three times before she was found dead at home.

Events

8 d. ago ‘Hostile and harmful for women’: Former Shore teacher breaks silence on school culture

Shocked at the way the Shore School principal described a killer as an “absolute delight” whose behaviour was out of character, teacher Clare Walker took the school to the Human Rights Commission.

Society

1 week ago Man in court after allegedly threatening to assassinate Albanese

A Queensland man has faced court after he allegedly threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Events

1 week ago An ambush, then a note on a corpse: inside the plan to execute a Sydney father

A little-known Asian crime syndicate allegedly hired three would-be assassins to murder a wayward gang member as he collected his children from day care.

Politics

1 week ago An ambush, then a note on a corpse: inside the alleged plot to execute a Sydney father

A little-known Asian crime syndicate allegedly hired three would-be assassins to murder a wayward employee as he collected his children from daycare.

Politics

1 week ago Judge ‘erred’ when handing down Patterson sentence: prosecutors

Prosecutors said the judge handed down an “inappropriate” sentence to mushroom killer Erin Patterson.

Events

1 week ago ‘Real intent and hatred’: Details of Qld man’s alleged threat to kill Albanese revealed

It is alleged 40-year-old Norman Dean Lake posted “mark my words I will assassinate the Australian prime minister” on his Facebook account.

Events

1 week ago Former UFC fighter shot dead in ‘targeted’ daylight Sydney attack

Suman Mokhtarian had previously survived multiple alleged assassination plots.

Events