An American mum is facing serious time behind bars after she was accused of allowing a paedophile friend to abuse her young daughters for years. Ohio woman Sarena C Hall, 27, and her 64-year-old friend Marion Stang Jr were arrested late last week. Local TV station WBTV reports Stang has been charged with two counts each of rape and gross sexual …

The 38-year-old mother of two young sisters found dead in their Perth home on Friday has been charged with two counts of murder. The woman, who police have not named, was being treated for self-inflicted wounds after she was found at Mullaloo Beach on Friday night. She will face Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Monday. The sisters, 10-year-old Mia and six-year-old …

Mothers accused of being part of a $4 million ‘fake daycare centre’ fraud shielded their faces – and one claimed her innocence – as they fronted court for the first time. Thirty-five people faced a south-west Sydney court on Monday over allegations they participated in a fraud by saying their kids attended the Red Roses Daycare Centre. But police claim …

The NSW Government has accused residents of Mascot Towers of attempting to force its hand to pay for urgent remediation work on the beleaguered apartment complex. The 132-unit Mascot Towers block was evacuated in June after cracks were found in the building’s car park. At an extraordinary general meeting in August, owners voted to raise $7 million in special levies for remediation …

Abandoned shopping trolleys are problematic in all council areas, including Canterbury-Bankstown.  Not only an eyesore, they also create hazards for cars and pedestrians and, unfortunately, end up in our parks, bushlands and creeks. Unfortunately, while some large retailers employ strategies where they pick-up trolleys around their stores, they are not totally effective. Shopping trolleys are owned by and are the …

Iranian authorities have now confirmed the nation is detaining three Australians, with one of them accused of spying for a third country. The details are contained in a brief report from the semi-official Fars news agency, which contains the first information from within Iran about the detention of three Australians. It quotes an Iranian judiciary official saying two Australian travel bloggers …

More than 20 women have been arrested over an alleged family day care fraud syndicate defrauding the government of $4million in rebates. Detectives initially charged 17 people in May over their alleged links to a fake business called Red Roses Family Day Care. It was alleged the illegitimate company accumulated the sum in rebates in ten months alone by exploiting …

Cardinal George Pell has taken his legal fight to overturn his child sex abuse convictions to the High Court of Australia. A 12-page application seeking leave to appeal has been lodged, following the Victorian Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Pell’s appeal in August. The 78-year-old former adviser to the Pope is currently serving a maximum six-year prison sentence for the sexual …

Detectives initially charged 17 people in May over their alleged links to a fake business called Red Roses Family Day Care. It was alleged the illegitimate company accumulated the sum in rebates in ten months alone by exploiting the federal government’s childcare subsidy scheme. Police have claimed the alleged scam could be as many as 100 childcare fraud syndicates operating …

Worksafe are investigating the tragic death of a 22-year-old apprentice jockey after she died in a fall during pre-dawn training at a racecourse in Melbourne, police have confirmed. The female apprentice rider from Clyde fell while training at Cranbourne Racecourse in Melbourne’s south-east about 4.35am on Friday morning. Her death is not being treated as suspicious and no other riders were …