Video of the incident shows the former deputy premier hitting the reporter after she asks a question about the appointment of the country's new prime minister.
One-punch assault victim on life support as alleged attacker seeks bail
A young man charged over a life-threatening single-punch attack at Adelaide's nightclub strip early on Sunday has asked a court to release him on home detention bail.
Photo shows An SA Police car drives on a city street.Geraldton teenager charged over alleged assault with electric saw
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated armed assault with intent to rob over an incident in a public toilet block in Geraldton on Monday night.
Dating app Grindr supporting police investigations into alleged homophobic attacks in Canberra
Dating app Grindr says it is "in communication" with police in the ACT to support the investigation into several alleged homophobic attacks in Canberra in July.
Polish man who assaulted Denmark's prime minister sentenced, set to be deported
The man who assaulted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was sentenced to four months in jail.
Photo shows Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in a blue dress.Adelaide man who allegedly snatched 1yo from pram faces court
The Elizabeth Magistrates Court hears a man accused of snatching a baby from a pram on a bus in Adelaide's north tightened his grip on the one-year-old when the mother tried to take her child back.
Photo shows Elizabeth Magistrates courtFormer patient at Wolston Park Mental Hospital details his alleged abuse for the first time
For about 60 years Paul Morgan did not talk about his treatment at a mental hospital in Brisbane. Now he wants others to know his story as part of a push for a truth commission into the facility's practices.
Photo shows A portrait of an older man wearing a black beanie and maroon, yellow and green in a room.'Shameful' level of domestic violence as SA Police makes 80 arrests, including for strangulation and assault
A police operation targeting domestic violence perpetrators across South Australia results in 80 arrests and almost 150 charges being laid, including for strangulation and aggravated assault.
Photo shows Protesters hold up placards denouncing domestic violence.Police charge 17-year-old with three counts of murder over Southport stabbing
The Merseyside Police force says the teenager, who has not been named because of his age, faces three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder over the attack.
Photo shows A white man screams in the face of a police officer wearing riot gear.'Trae would have died': Family of man whose leg was severed in City Beach attack thank first responders
The family of Trae Black, who lost his leg and was struck with a hammer in an attack in City Beach this week, say people who helped him at the scene saved his life.
Photo shows Trae Black in a dark shirt with glasses.Canberra tradie behind bars after allegedly assaulting dissatisfied client and hitting him with his ute
A Canberra tradie is denied bail for allegedly repeatedly hitting a client who recorded their conversation about defects in work done on his house, before hitting him with his ute.
Photo shows The exterior of the court, showing the sign and the crest.Family members jailed for 'deepest form of betrayal' over 'honour' stabbing
The father, mother and a brother of a young woman who was held down and repeatedly stabbed in a suburban Adelaide car park have been jailed for the "attempted honour killing".
Photo shows A CCTV still shows perpetrator walking and holding what police allege is a knife.Canberra man behind bars for allegedly kicking heavily pregnant partner in the stomach
The 30-year-old Canberra man was denied bail after he allegedly kicked his partner, who is seven months pregnant, in the stomach just hours after a family violence order had been imposed.
Photo shows The outside of a courthouse with letters on the facade that read "Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory".Third alleged homophobic attack in Canberra happened only hours after another, police say
ACT police believe the three alleged homophobic assaults are linked and targeted, with the most recent incident allegedly occurring in the early hours of Saturday July 20, less than two hours after the second reported attack outside the same vacant Red Hill residence.
Perth family pay tribute to 'beautiful, gifted' man killed while on Thai holiday
The Australian embassy is understood to be involved in bringing the body of Liam Ryan back to Australia.
Photo shows A man smiling against a backdrop of water, wearing sunglasses in the sunny glare.Eels NRLW player charged with assault of teenage neighbour
Parramatta's Kate Fallon is in hot water on the eve of the NRLW season after allegedly assaulting a teenage neighbour.
Photo shows Parramatta Eels stock photoChannel Nine Olympics staffers attacked in Paris as Australian police deployed
Two Australian tech workers for Channel Nine have escaped serious injury after they were attacked in an attempted robbery in Paris on Monday.
Photo shows The Eiffel Tower with the Olympic rings lit up in ParisACT police investigating after two separate incidents in which men were allegedly lured via dating app and assaulted
ACT Policing says the two men went to separate locations in Canberra after matching with someone on a dating app. They were then allegedly assaulted by a group of men in what police say may have been a targeted, homophobic attack.
Former bikie jailed for bashing good Samaritan who intervened in DV dispute
Ex-Comanchero bikie Danny Rapley has been jailed for punching a good Samaritan in the face when he tried to intervene in a domestic argument outside a supermarket in 2021.
Photo shows A man with short hair and a neck tattoo appears in a police mugshot wanted poster'How hard did you grab her?' Supreme Court judge takes the witness stand in assault case against him
Tasmanian judge Gregory Geason takes the witness stand in his own assault and emotional abuse and intimidation hearing. He tells the court that his actions were more "like a couple of love-struck teenagers" than assault.
Photo shows Man in blue coat walking behind man in tan coat and scarf with stone building behind them.Judge visits 'how to get domestic violence charges dropped — step-by-step' webpage after alleged assault, court hears
The search history of Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason shows he visited the webpage "Phone tracker: Type in a phone number and find a location" while under a restraining order after the alleged assault of a woman.
Photo shows A man in a fawn-coloured coat smiles at the camera.