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28th August 2026

True Crime Australia

Wombat-snatching influencer hit with jail time for US hunting crime

An American influencer who copped furious backlash in Australia for snatching a wild baby wombat to film an Instagram video has been slapped with a prison terms for hunting violati...

Olympic gold medallist behind bars after drugs charges

An Australian Olympic gold medallist is behind bars after being hit with more than 20 charges involving drug possession, driving and property offences.

Eyes closed, head bowed: Convicted rapist Ralph Carr sentenced to at least four years’ jail

Disgraced celebrity agent Ralph Carr has been jailed for a minimum of four years for rape after a judge labelled his crimes “appalling” and “an egregious breach of trust”.

Bankrupt Vailo founder learns fate in court after secret legal saga

Controversial Vailo founder Aaron Hickmann has pleaded guilty to breaching a court order, receiving a nine-month good behaviour bond with no conviction recorded.

‘Absolute scourge’: Tradie jailed for domestic violence road terror

An Atherton tradie has been jailed after pulling on a handbrake at 80kmh on a country highway in what a judge called “controlling and coercive” domestic violence behaviour.

Young drug dealer jailed after wild find hidden at mum’s house

A second chance at going straight has ended in a huge prison term for a young man busted running a drug operation from his mother’s home.

‘Reckless’ landlord targets broke tenant with SUV

A landlord who drove her SUV through the gate of her rental property injuring a tenant who owed her money has been sentenced.

‘Are you Jewish?’: Teen sentenced after ‘nasty’ attack on Bondi man

Hours before the horrific Bondi terror attack and metres away from the site, a Jewish man was slapped, spat on, kneed and told to go back where he came from in a drunken assault by...

Jail time for man who attacked photobomber in ‘cowardly’ pub toilet ambush