Alex Crowe
Alex Crowe has worked as a breaking news reporter for The Age since June 2023. Previously, she was environment reporter at The Canberra Times.
Former North Melbourne footballer Tarryn Thomas facing fresh police investigation
The troubled AFL player was sacked by the club earlier this year after an investigation revealed threatening behaviour towards a woman.
- by Alex Crowe
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Australian brothers’ accused kidnapper confessed to killing them, girlfriend says
Jesus Gerardo faces kidnapping charges in Mexico over the disappearance of Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad.
- by Alex Crowe
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
University orders removal of ‘Zionist not welcome’ signs as protests escalate
As scuffles broke out at a pro-Palestine encampment at an Australian university, the institution confirmed it was acting after days of pressure on vice chancellors.
- by Paul Sakkal and Alex Crowe
‘Our hearts are broken’: Parents of Callum and Jake Robinson share their grief
The Australian brothers were on a surfing trip in Mexico when they were allegedly murdered by Mexican nationals attempting to steal car parts.
- by Alex Crowe
Victorian budget 2024 as it happened: Cuts, delays, taxes revealed as treasurer hands down state budget
The Victorian treasurer delivered his 10th budget which both he and Premier Jacinta Allan pressed was “sensible and disciplined” amid burgeoning state debt.
- by Alex Crowe
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Australians abroad
Girlfriend leads tributes to Australian brothers slain on Mexican surfing trip
The girlfriend of one of the Australians killed in Mexico has posted of her heartbreak after police confirmed the identities of three bodies found in a well last week.
- by Alex Crowe
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Missing person
Three charged after bodies found where Australian brothers disappeared
Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and US national Jack Carter Rhoad were last seen on April 27, according to authorities in Baja California.
- by Sherryn Groch, Marta Pascual Juanola, Patrick Begley and Alex Crowe
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Missing person
Three arrested, burnt-out ute found as Mexican police search for Australian brothers
A torched vehicle has been found as Mexican authorities search for Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson.
- by Alex Crowe and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Crime
Father serving 33 years for murdering sons prepares new fight for release
Robert Farquharson was convicted of murdering his three sons, Jai, 10, Tyler, 7, and Bailey, 2, by driving them into a dam near Winchelsea on Father’s Day in 2005.
- by Michael Bachelard and Alex Crowe
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COVID inquiry
Anguish for families as hotel quarantine case collapses, ‘no one held accountable’
No one will be held criminally responsible for a COVID-19 outbreak from hotel quarantine that led to the death of 768 people and one of the world’s longest lockdowns.
- by Alex Crowe, David Estcourt and Aisha Dow
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Black Saturday
Black Saturday arsonist who killed 10 released from prison
Brendan Sokaluk, a former Country Fire Authority volunteer, was freed on Tuesday after serving 15 years for deliberately lighting a blaze in the Latrobe Valley.
- by Alex Crowe and Cameron Houston