Crime in Australia

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[edit] Bushrangers of Australia

Main article: Bushranger

Bushrangers were criminals who used the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from authorities between committing their robberies, roughly analogous to the British "highwayman". Their targets often included small-town banks or coach services.

Ned Kelly, bushranger,1854 - 1880
Ned Kelly, bushranger,
1854 - 1880

[edit] Australian criminals

Australian people who have been convicted of serious crimes, or are notable for their criminal activities and / or those who are now deceased. For Australians currently imprisoned for crimes, see the section on Australian prisoners and detainees below.

Main article: List of Australian criminals

[edit] Bank robbers

[edit] Criminal families

[edit] Criminal gangs

Main article: Gangs

[edit] Drug traffickers and drug related crimes

Main article: Illegal drugs trade

Australian's convicted of drug trafficking and other drug related crimes.

[edit] Murderers

Main article: Murder

[edit] Serial killers

Main article: Serial killer

[edit] Fraudsters

Main article: Fraud

[edit] Rapists and sex offenders

Main article: Sex offender

[edit] White-collar crime

Main article: White-collar crime

[edit] Other

[edit] Convicts

Main article: Convict

[edit] Crime victims

[edit] Crime witnesses

[edit] Death penalty in Australia

Main article: Capital punishment

The death penalty was abolished in Queensland in 1922, Tasmania in 1968, the Commonwealth in 1973, Northern Territory in 1973, Victoria in 1975, South Australia in 1976, ACT in 1983, Western Australia in 1984, and New South Wales in 1985.

[edit] Executed in Australia

[edit] Australians executed overseas

Several Australians have been executed overseas.

[edit] Major crimes in Australia

Main article: Timeline of major crimes in Australia

[edit] 1800 - 1899

During the 1800s convicts were sent from Britain to Australia.

1830s

1840s

  • Maria shipwreck massacre (1840) - murder of all 26 survivors of the brig Maria, along the Coorong coastline. Two aboriginal men were found guilty and publicly executed in front of their tribe by the police after a drumhead court-martial.

1850s

  • Hornet Bank massacre (1857) - murder and rape of Mrs Fraser, six of her children and three employees by the Yeeman tribe at the Hornet Bank cattle station near Taroom, Queensland

1860s

  • Fanny Briggs murder (1860) - rape and murder of Rockhampton barmaid by members of the Native Police
  • Lambing Flat riots (1860-61) NSW - anti-Chinese violence in goldfields
  • Cullin La Ringo massacre (1861) Central Queensland - nineteen white settlers killed by aboriginals. One of the largest mass murders of whites by aboriginals in Australian history.
  • Salt Creek Murders (1862) - local publican Malachi Martin murdered Jane Macmanamin, his servant. He was also believed responsible for the suspicious death of the previous publican in 1856, whose widow he later married.

1890s

[edit] 1900 - 1999

1900s

1910s 1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

  • The Sundown Murders
  • 1958 The rape and murder of nine-year-old Mary Hattam near Thevenard, South Australia, and the subsequent Max Stuart case

1960s

1970s

1980s

Russell Street Police Headquarters was bombed in 1986.
Russell Street Police Headquarters was bombed in 1986.

1990s

[edit] 2000s

2000s

[edit] Law enforcement in Australia

Main article: Law enforcement in Australia

[edit] Federal law enforcement

[edit] Australian Capital Territory

[edit] New South Wales

[edit] Northern Territory

[edit] Queensland

[edit] South Australia

[edit] Tasmania

[edit] Victoria

[edit] Western Australia

[edit] Organisations

[edit] Prisons in Australia

The main cell block of Fremantle Prison.
The main cell block of Fremantle Prison.

[edit] Life imprisonment in Australia

In Australia, life imprisonment is of indeterminate length. The sentencing judge usually sets a non-parole period after which the prisoner can apply for release under parole conditions. In the case of a criminal who has committed particularly heinous crimes, the sentencing judge may recommend that the person is "never to be released".

The gatehouse of Fremantle Prison by moonlight.
The gatehouse of Fremantle Prison by moonlight.

[edit] Prisons in Australia

[edit] Private prisons

Prisons in Australia managed by private corporations.

[edit] Prison museums

Former Australian prisons which are now open to the public as museums.

A typical cell in Fremantle Prison.
A typical cell in Fremantle Prison.

[edit] Former prisons

[edit] See also

[edit] Australian prisoners and detainees

Australian people currently imprisoned, and also those of other nationalities accommodated in Australian prisons.

See also: Category:Australian prisoners and detainees

[edit] Current prisoners

[edit] Former prisoners

See also: List of Australians in international prisons

[edit] Regional crime

[edit] Australian Capital Territory

Main article: Crime in the Australian Capital Territory

[edit] New South Wales

Main article: Crime in New South Wales

[edit] Northern Territory

Main article: Crime in the Northern Territory

[edit] Queensland

Main article: Crime in Queensland

[edit] South Australia

Main article: Crime in South Australia

[edit] Tasmania

Main article: Crime in Tasmania

[edit] Victoria

Main article: Crime in Victoria

[edit] Western Australia

Main article: Crime in Western Australia

[edit] Riots in Australia

See -

[edit] Specific riots

[edit] Crime related books

[edit] Crime related television shows in Australia

Homicide, 503 episodes aired between 1964 and 1977.
Homicide, 503 episodes aired between 1964 and 1977.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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