Weekly Crime Brief Podcast
Weekly Crime Brief is your curated wrap of Australia’s biggest crime stories — published weekly on social media and Substack. Love true crime — but not the endless doom scrolling, or trying to remember where you saw that story again? Curated by Steve Cook, a former law enforcement investigator, writer, and avid true crime podcast listener. It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace. Warning: contains descriptions of violence. Subscribe to get the Weekly Crime Brief and follow Weekly Crime Brief on social media for your weekly fix. weeklycrimebriefau.substack.com
Episodes
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 11 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, including animal cruelty which some people might find distressing.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 21 June 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own p...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 11 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, which some people might find distressing.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 14 June 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
This week in Townsvil...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 15 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, which some people might find distressing.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 7 June 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
This week in Sydney Un...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 10 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, which some people might find distressing.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 31 May 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
This week in Sydney Un...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 10 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, which some people might find distressing.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 24 May 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
This week in Sydney Un...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 10 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, which some people might find distressing.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders listeners should be aware this episode, contains references to a deceased person.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 17 May 2026.
It’s al...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, including violence against children and animal cruelty, which some people might find distressing.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders listeners should be aware this episode, contains references to a deceased person.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brie...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 6 minutes. 🎧
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast. It will contain descriptions of crime, including violence against children, which some people might find distressing.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders listeners should be aware this episode, contains the name of a deceased person.
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also ou...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 19 April 2026.
This week's Tasmania Unsolved spotlight case is Victoria Cafasso.
Know about an unsolved Aussie case I should cover?
Email: weeklycrimebrief@gmail.com
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
W...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 19 April 2026.
This week's Tasmania Unsolved spotlight case is the 1993 of Nancy Grunwaldt
Know about an unsolved Aussie case I should cover?
Email: weeklycrimebrief@gmail.com
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your ...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 12 April 2026.
This week's Tasmania Unsolved spotlight case is the 1991 of Eve Askew
Know about an unsolved Aussie case I should cover?
Email: weeklycrimebrief@gmail.com
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pa...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 5 April 2026.
This week's Tasmania Unsolved spotlight case is the 1969 of Lucille Butterworth.
Know about an unsolved Aussie case I should cover?
Email: weeklycrimebrief@gmail.com
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at ...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 29 March 2026.
This week's Ballarat Unsolved spotlight case is the 1999 murder of Belinda Williams.
Know about an unsolved Aussie case I should cover?
Email: weeklycrimebrief@gmail.com
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up...
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Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 22 March 2026.
This week's Ballarat Unsolved spotlight case is the 1998 murder of Tracey Howard.
Know about an unsolved Aussie case I should cover?
Email: weeklycrimebrief@gmail.com
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 7 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 8 March 2026.
This week's Ballarat Unsolved spotlight case is the 1991 murder of Nina Nicholson.
Know about an unsolved Aussie case I should cover?
Email: weeklycrimebrief@gmail.com
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 7 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 8 March 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
Written and produced by a real person!
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast and newsletter. It contains descriptions of crimes, including ani...
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 6 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 1 March 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
Written and produced by a real person!
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast and newsletter. It contains descriptions of crimes.
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 22 February 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
Written and produced by a real person!
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast and newsletter. It contains descriptions of crimes.
Listen to the Australian crime news from this week in under 8 minutes. 🎧
For the full stories and links go to the Weekly Crime Brief newsletter, also out today, 15 February 2026.
It’s all your Australian crime news, wrapped up once a week — so you can catch up at your own pace.
Written and produced by a real person!
Content warning - this is a crime news podcast and newsletter. It contains descriptions of crimes.
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