‘The scumbag scale’: How organised crime has infiltrated the NDIS

Australia’s most senior criminal intelligence official says organised criminals involved in drug trafficking, violence and money laundering are exploiting systemic weaknesses in the National Disability Insurance Scheme to rort it on an unprecedented scale. In an extraordinary intervention into the national debate,…

Charles Manson wrote Sharon Tate's sister letter from prison

Charles Manson wrote Sharon Tate’s sister letter from prison branding himself an ‘outlaw’ who wouldn’t ‘rat’ on accomplices – but included map with ‘x’ that may mark burial grounds In a new interview, Sharon Tate’s younger sister, Debra, said that she received…

13 injured after car plows into fundraiser for 10 killed in house fire

Driver plows into small-town community fundraiser in Pennsylvania, killing one person and injuring 17 more – before ‘fleeing and murdering a second person with a hammer just minutes later’ Car plowed into fundraiser event in Berwick, Pennsylvania on Saturday evening One person…

From behind bars, Weinstein denies his youngest accuser's claim

EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Weinstein says there is ‘no truth’ to claim he sexually assaulted 16-year-old model in 2002 and argues his status as a social pariah ‘doesn’t make every allegation true’ Weinstein spoke out after accuser Kaja Sokola gave a rare interview this week…

Drug 'doubles children's autism risk' if pregnant mothers take it

Epilepsy drug ‘doubles children’s autism risk’ if their mother takes it while pregnant A drug used to prevent epileptic seizures and migraine has been found to double the chances of a child developing autism if their mother takes it while pregnant. An…