After being arrested the first time, the Deloraine woman was disqualified from driving for two years, but that allegedly did not stop her getting back behind the wheel again the following day.
Ex-police officer avoids jail time, suspended for driving for a year over crash that killed mother and son
A family member of the victims tells a Tasmanian court: "I didn't just lose my mum and brother … I lost my family unit and I lost myself. I will never be me again."
Photo shows A woman wearing sunglasses leaves a court house.'I was so scared': Trans woman speaks out over treatment in men's prison
Melissa Yarnold, a transgender woman, says nobody should have to go through what she experienced while in custody.
Photo shows An image of a middle-aged woman wearing a bright blue dress with blonde hair, standing outside near trees.Wendy's parents were murdered. She says their killer's privileges in a forensic hospital worsen her grief
Wendy Robinson's parents were shot dead 10 years ago. She is distressed their killer is starting to get some of his freedoms back and believes he is "being treated better" than his victims' family.
Photo shows A woman stands infront of a rose bush holding a photo of her mother and father smilingHannah Kobayashi disappeared from LAX after missing her flight. Then came a string of strange text messages
Hannah Kobayashi vanished somewhere in LA while on her way from Hawaii to New York City, and her father died days after arriving to search for her, leading to wild theories from online sleuths as authorities continue their investigations.
Photo shows Ryan Kobayashi and two women hold pictures of missing woman Hannah Kobayashi.UK transport minister quits over historical conviction in new blow to Keir Starmer's government
Louise Haigh's resignation, the first from Starmer's top team of ministers since winning a landslide election victory in July, came after media reports that she had been convicted in 2014 for what she described as a "mistake" in connection with misleading police over a work mobile phone.
Photo shows A young woman with bright red hair in a blue suit smiles as she walks past a sandstone building.Alice Springs taxis allegedly rammed, driver robbed twice in stolen ute rampage
Police say the suspects are still at large amid calls for more to be done to address crime in the city.
Photo shows A black taxi without its front bumper and other damageMother 'should have been safe from own son' who stabbed her to death, judge says in sentencing him to life in jail
Callum Cameron is jailed for stabbing his mother to death during a frenzied attack at their St James home while under the influence of psychedelic drugs.
Photo shows A woman in a dress poses at a dinner table alongside two other women with blurred faces.Man shoved by SA Police officer was treated for skull fracture and broken rib, Greens MP says
SA Police say Greens MP Tammy Franks's allegations — made under parliamentary privilege — that the man suffered a broken rib and fractured skull and was not provided with sufficient medical treatment were "not supported by evidence". WARNING: This story contains footage of an incident that readers may find distressing.
Photo shows Screengrab of mobile vision showing people with blurred faces standing under an awning.Perth childcare worker who inflicted wounds on children's faces given suspended jail term
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.
Photo shows A woman in a stripy shirt walks with her head down.Colombia uncovers new Australian drug trafficking route after Pacific Ocean cocaine bust
A wood and fibreglass semi-submersible vessel was intercepted in the Pacific Ocean as part of a six-week operation that seized 225 tonnes of cocaine.
Photo shows Two people wearing red life jackets sitting on a long blue vessel partially submerged in the oceanPolice urge 'gutless' ute driver to come forward after pedestrian critically injured in hit-and-run
Antonio Spano remains in hospital six weeks after he was hit by a ute and left on a busy road with critical injuries. As his family's desperation for answers grows, police have released new footage of the vehicle they believe was involved.
Photo shows Ute and manA paedophile who pleaded guilty to 300 charges of child abuse has been sentenced to life in prison
Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty in September to more than 300 charges against 69 children in early learning centres in Brisbane and Italy over almost two decades.
Photo shows A sketch of a man sitting in court looking straightColombian navy busts narco subs bound for Australia
Colombian authorities say they have seized three semi-submersibles carrying cocaine as part of a crackdown on a trans-Pacific drug chain.
Has Video Duration: 54 seconds.Former ATSIC head Geoff Clark jailed for defrauding Framlingham Indigenous community
The 72-year-old south-west Victorian Indigenous leader has been jailed for six years and two months over 25 fraud-related charges.
Photo shows An Indigenous man with long grey hair leaves court.Gun allegedly stolen from unmarked police car recovered after extensive search
Police have found the firearm and ammunition allegedly stolen from a police car in a secure car park complex in north Queensland on Sunday.
Photo shows CCTV captures Townsville car theftMurder charges laid after man with significant injuries found dead in home west of Brisbane
Emergency services were called to Lillian Street at Redbank Plains at about 8:40pm, after the man was found unconscious.
Photo shows police tape in front of a unit block'I miss him when it rains': The devastating impact of methanol poisonings across Asia
The deaths of six backpackers, including two Australian teenagers, have highlighted the dangers of contaminated alcohol in South-East Asia. But it's a danger locals live with daily.
Photo shows Home set up for making alcohol in Cambodia, 2014.Sunshine Coast man charged with making death threat against Queensland police minister
The 56-year-old man is charged with using a carriage service to make a threat to kill, and to menace, harass or cause offence.
Photo shows A man in a suit looks at the camera with hands clasped.LNP to push through law change to axe truth-telling inquiry as it introduces 'adult time, adult crime' legislation
The LNP government will rush through law changes to axe Queensland's truth-telling inquiry on the first full sitting day of the new parliament.
Photo shows A group of politicians taking a selfie together.Speeding driver who killed 21yo after taking drug cocktail sentenced to almost a decade behind bars
A drug affected driver, who initially suggested it was the woman she killed who caused a freeway crash in Perth’s south, is sentenced to nine years and six months in jail.
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