Assault

Kerri Louise Wharf receives a suspended sentence for scratching five children, as young as 18-months old, and has been awarded $200,000 to cover her legal costs.  

Disgraced former Labor MP Barry Urban is fighting for his life in a Perth hospital after being attacked at work. 

A Canberra corrections officer is denied bail after allegedly attacking a man through his car window, pulling him out of the window and further assaulting him, then attempting to run him over in a car.

Senior Constable Brett David Lindsay pleads not guilty to six assault charges relating to alleged incidents while he was on duty on the NSW far south coast.

Paramedics arrived outside a suburban address early Sunday morning to find the man unconscious but he died at the scene.

A woman has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the chest on a New South Wales train.

NSW Police responded to reports that five men were fighting on a street in Doonside in Western Sydney, which ended with one officer sustaining stab wounds.

The 83-year-old former radio presenter was charged with multiple counts of indecent assault and sexual touching offences this week.

South Australia's Attorney-General and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kyam Maher has spoken to the state's Police Commissioner, following "confronting" footage taken during an arrest near Port Augusta at the weekend.

Footage of a man being shoved into a wall by a police officer before being dragged through a front yard has been shared on social media, with SA Police confirming a formal complaint has been made about the incident. 

NSW Police say following further legal advice, it could be revealed the 83-year-old veteran broadcaster has been charged with an additional two counts of assault with act of indecency relating to a ninth alleged victim.

The shock jock dominated Sydney's airwaves for more than 35 years — interviewing eight prime ministers, numerous premiers and MPs.

The Tasmanian government receives justice Gregory Geason's resignation, a day before parliament was to ask the governor to sack him.

Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged veteran broadcaster Alan Jones following an investigation into alleged indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.

Justice Gregory Geason will resign as a Tasmanian Supreme Court judge after being found guilty of assault and emotional abuse, and pleading guilty to breaching a family violence order.

Cain Dion Sturdy, 37, has been sentenced to six years after pleading guilty to armed robbery with violence, break and enter while armed, and unlawful use of a motor vehicle in the District Court in Ipswich on Monday.

Some women of colour think Australia's digital dating culture is "chill". But others have experienced racism on the apps and feel unsure about how a new nationwide code will protect them.

In publishing his reasons to grant Peter Damjanovic a judge-alone trial for the alleged murderer of Tiffany Woodley, Justice Joseph McGrath reveals graphic details of the state's case against him. WARNING: Indigenous readers are advised this story contains photos of someone who has died.

A senior constable has been released on bail after he allegedly travelled 780 kilometres to steal $100,000 in cash from a 78-year-old man in a small NSW town.

Paul Pelosi was severely injured when he was attacked with a hammer in his San Francisco home in 2022. David DePape was sentenced to life in prison on state charges after also being sentenced to 30 years in a federal court.