Bail tightened for ex-CFMEU official amid fresh claims A former construction union official has withdrawn a bid to vary his bail conditions after police outlined fresh allegations against him. AAP · Mar 25
Australian judge rules synagogue arsonist was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism An Australian magistrate says a man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue door while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025
Synagogue arsonist was seeing zombies, hearing voices A man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Melbourne synagogue but a magistrate has accepted he did not intentionally target the place of worship. AAP · Nov 17, 2025
Melbourne teen accused of plotting school shooting applies for bail Notes found in cell of 19-year-old detained after FBI tip-off allegedly included further plans for attacks, court hears The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2024
Lawyer to face trial for striking, killing pedestrian A lawyer who allegedly struck a woman after she got off a Melbourne tram will face trial after pleading not guilty to dangerous driving causing death. AAP · Mar 30, 2023
'Lies and deception' in Melb nurse murder Jurors have been told to consider lies and deception in deciding if Melbourne man Colin Graham is guilty of murdering his friend Ina-Doris Warrick in 1986. AAP · Sep 6, 2022
Confessions, lies focus in nurse death Lawyers in the trial of a man accused of murdering Melbourne nurse Ina-Doris Warrick in 1986 have urged jurors to consider confessions, affairs and lies. AAP · Mar 9, 2022