Rosie King

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Rosie King

A 20-year-old man kept his head bowed as he was sentenced to more than four years in jail for sexual offences, including rape, against two teenage girls in Canberra two years ago. Warning: Readers are advised this story contains distressing content. The New South Wales man, who was 18 at the time, was staying at a tourist park to attend Summernats in 2023 when he met the girls, aged 15 and 16.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Rosie King

A 48-year-old man has been sentenced to three years behind bars after slashing a woman's face with a sword during an argument at his Canberra home last year. The ACT Supreme Court today heard police received an anonymous tip-off about a dispute at the man's home and officers arrived to find him holding a sword with a 60-centimetre blade and a woman covered in blood.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Elizabeth Byrne |Rosie King

It is difficult to say what the most shocking thing was about the murder of Canberra man Glenn Walewicz in 2021. There is the fact a man answered a knock at his door and was shot dead by a complete stranger. It was also a case of mistaken identity in an attempted home invasion that went horribly wrong. Or there is the fact that one of the three people at Mr Walewicz's door was only 12 years old.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Rosie King

The ACT Supreme Court has awarded a woman more than a quarter of a million dollars in damages after she fell down stairs leaving a Braddon restaurant in 2019. The woman, now 54, alleged the operators of Zaab, a southeast Asian restaurant on Lonsdale Street, had been negligent by failing to repair the uneven surface of a set of stairs used to enter and exit the premises. She told the Supreme Court she arrived at the restaurant around 6pm, when it was still daylight.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Rosie King

Alan Stephen can clearly remember the day he learned his brother had died. Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467Lifeline on 13 11 14Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line 13YARN on 13 92 76Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636Headspace on 1800 650 890ReachOut at au.reachout.comMensLine Australia on 1300 789 978QLife 1800 184 527At 44, James had taken his own life. "Straight away, I just went into absolute meltdown," Mr Stephen said.