Daughter of man killed in suspected arson attack in Melbourne's west joins calls for information
Two Sunshine North men were killed when the factory they were sleeping in was destroyed by a fire that police believe was deliberately lit.
Two more Melbourne tobacco shops targeted in organised crime turf war
Firefighters fear it's only a matter of time before someone is hurt as tobacco arson attacks continue in Melbourne.
Man who torched government building after his dog was impounded gets 7-year jail sentence
Anthony John Kruger set fire to Geraldton's Department of Communities office in August last year after leaving his dog tied up there while seeking assistance for another issue.
Car torched outside Sydney home where bullets were fired fortnight ago, seven days after house next door razed
Police investigate a suspicious car fire outside a St Helens Park house that was reportedly peppered with gunshots almost two weeks ago.
Shots fired at south-west Sydney house last week may be linked to four fires last night, police say
The fires occurred within hours of each other overnight and one was in the same street as a shooting last week.
Six convicted, 15 cleared over response to 2018 Greek resort wildfire which killed 104 people
An Athens court convicts six people and clears 15 others over the wildfires which killed more than 100 people at a Greek resort nearly six years ago.
Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter over Uber driver's killing on Fraser Coast
The second teen accused of killing Uber driver Scott Cabrie on the Fraser Coast last year has admitted to his role in the man's death.
Emergency-level bushfire near South Hedland treated as suspicious after four fires this week
Black smoke is expected to drift across the area in the coming days after the latest fire burned through 440 hectares at the weekend.
'Their world had been destroyed': Ex-CFS volunteer who lit multiple fires jailed
Former CFS volunteer Gregory John McGannon, who deliberately lit several bushfires in the Adelaide Hills, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail, but will be eligible for parole in less than six years.
Braybrook playcentre vandalised three times in four days
Detectives are investigating a series of arson attacks at the Rabbit Hole playcentre in Melbourne’s west, which has targeted three times in four days.
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'They can't be blamed for everything': The sad reality and vision for hope behind Moree's crime problem
In the northern New South Wales town of Moree, kids are recording their at-times violent crimes for social media. Locals hope compassion and understanding will help those children change their ways.
Arson squad investigates emergency-level blaze that forced evacuations near Bunbury
Bunbury detectives and the arson squad are investigating the cause of a suspicious fire that threatened lives and homes in Dalyellup across the weekend, the third suspicious fire in the Bunbury area in under two weeks.
As people packed their bags to flee one deliberately lit fire, more fires were being lit nearby, investigators say
As residents in a Launceston suburb prepared to evacuate because of a deliberately-lit bushfire, firebugs were starting more blazes nearby, an investigation reveals — with Tasmania Police urging anyone with information to come forward.
Four Melbourne teenagers arrested over string of burglaries and arson attacks
Police say the two boys and two girls are linked to arson attacks in Mill Park and Ballarat, and a vehicle theft in Wonga Park.
Owners of 200-year-old wonky pub in England ordered to rebuild it brick-by-brick
The owners of the Crooked House, which was demolished after a fire gutted it last year, have been ordered to rebuild it, but can it be returned to its former glory?
Police charge man with arson over car fire in Adelaide, investigating links to shooting
A man has been charged with arson after a car was found destroyed at Kurralta Park in Adelaide's south-west on Monday. Officers are investigating whether the car is linked to a shooting at Wayville.
Police say fire that killed grandmother and her dogs could have been deliberately lit
Police forensic officers have returned to the NSW Central Coast scene of a house fire five months after it claimed the life of an 84-year-old woman.
CFS chief blasts former volunteer over deliberately-lit Adelaide Hills bushfire
A former Country Fire Service volunteer who deliberately lit fires in the Adelaide Hills three years ago has been condemned in court by the agency's current chief, who said the firebug's actions put the communities at risk of an "Ash Wednesday-type" disaster and had tarnished the reputation of the entire CFS.
Police say Wayville car park shooting was targeted and linked to car fire in Adelaide's west
SA Police says a shooting at an underground car park at Wayville was targeted and linked to a car fire in Adelaide's west. But officers say it is not linked to an arson at a North Adelaide business.
'Charismatic leader' avoids jail over Canberra protests that saw doors to Old Parliament House set alight
Bruce Shillingsworth Jr receives an 18-month suspended sentence for his role in a fire that caused millions of dollars in damage to the entrance of Old Parliament House in Canberra.
Arson cases rise with one NSW regional town reporting rate up to eight times state average
Crime data extracted by the ABC shows big spikes in arson offences across New South Wales, with some regional areas reporting rates up to eight times the state average.
Two men charged over alleged Melbourne tobacco store extortion
Police investigating Melbourne's tobacco wars charge two men with extortion of a store in the city's north.
Firefighters battle second tobacco shop blaze to hit Ballarat in a fortnight
A fire in Ballarat comes after another tobacconist in Bakery Hill was destroyed by fire on February 1.
Police investigate two more Melbourne tobacco store fires, one being treated as suspicious
Police are treating one of the fires as suspicious as they investigate a string of attacks on tobacco stores across the state.
Canberra court hears major riot was started over lack of cigarettes and dessert
Detainee George George, 33, pleads guilty to arson over his involvement in starting a riot in Canberra's jail, which the court heard was sparked over COVID restrictions and because prisoners weren't given cigarettes or dessert.