Parties Gone Wrong
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61 news reports of parties that went wrong across Australia. Understanding what goes wrong is the first step to making sure it doesn't happen at yours.
The reality of modern hosting.
News reports collected by Naomi Oakley over many years: out-of-control parties, gatecrashers, assaults, deaths, and the parents, hosts and venues left to deal with the consequences.
VICTeenage Party out of control
A 16-year-old girl is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a police officer, after an out-of-control party in Melbourne's south-east.
WATeenager Dies WA
POLICE are treating the death of Ballajura teenager Kuol Akut as a suspected homicide following the release of CCTV footage that shows the moment he was critically…
VICArmed Youths Target Parties
A KNIFE-WIELDING gang of teen gatecrashers is targeting parties in the outer eastern suburbs, an ex-cop has warned.
NSWRiot Squad Called Party NSW
Riot police were called to a community hall in Sydney's west on Friday night and a 17-year-old was arrested after a party for underage teens allegedly turned violent.
NSWMan Charged With Stabbing 16th birthday Party
A 21-year-old man has been arrested after three teenagers were stabbed at a birthday party on Sydney's upper north shore on Saturday night.
QLD7 arrested Queensland Party
Seven people have been charged after police shut down an out-of-control party south of Brisbane involving hundreds of revellers. Neighbours made noise complaints about…
VICFive youths injured Springvale Party
An 18-year-old was found unconscious with an injured back, and four other youths were left cut and bruised, after a party organised on Facebook got out of control on…
VICGatecrashers at an out-of-control Melbourne party attacked
The brawl happened outside a school hall in Thomastown in Melbourne's north on Saturday night when police shut down the party after gatecrashers arrived and caused havoc.
QLDMother at centre of wild party surrenders child, could face charges
Fears for the two-year-old girl’s safety were raised on Saturday night when police found her cowering in the back room of the Varsity Lakes home which had been trashed…
WAOut of Control Party Ballajura WA
Police who turned up to a party in Ballajura last night found partygoers well behaved but when called back an hour later fights had broken out in the street.
QLDConcerns for Safety-Party Shut Down
THE organisers of an unlicensed and overcrowded warehouse party in Brisbane could face charges after it was shut down.
WAYouths Go On Party Rampage (WA AGAIN!)
Cars were damaged and train services disrupted when up to 200 youths spilled from an out-of-control party in Hazelmere last night.
WAGatecrashers In Mandurah WA
Around 80 people pelted a Mandurah home with bottles and other objects, breaking all the windows and knocking holes in doors and walls.
NSWTwo teens in hospital stabbed at house party
TWO teens, one with a stab wound, were hospitalised following at a party in Sydney’s south overnight.
NSW5 In Hospital-Sydney Dance Party
Police are investigating whether a teenager who died at a dance party in Sydney's inner west was involved in a drug-taking game.
VICOPEN HOUSE PARTIES UNSTOPPABLE
HUNDREDS of unsupervised teenagers are invading vacant houses around Melbourne to hold regular booze and drug-fuelled parties.
NSWTeen set on fire
POLICE are investigating how an 18-year-old sustained severe burns at a party in Collaroy Plateau.
NSWSydney Dance Party-Five People hospitalised
Police are investigating whether a teenager who died at a dance party in Sydney's inner west was involved in a drug-taking game.
VICToxic Teens Out Of Control Party
TEENS hurled bottles from a balcony and brawled in a quiet suburban street during wild Australia Day celebrations while their parents were away.
WAAnother Day, Another Out of Control Party in WA
BOTTLES were hurled between revellers and at police during two out-of-control gatherings in Perth on Friday night.
VICStabbing NYE Party Ballarat
A TRAIL of broken glass and bottles littered a suburban Victorian street this morning after two teenagers were stabbed in a wild New Year’s Eve brawl.
QLDQueensland's New Party Legislation Is No Deterrent
Two police officers were allegedly assaulted at an out-of-control party in Ipswich on Friday night.
WAWA Party Legislation Is Not Working
A Hazelmere party was deemed 'out of control' after about 200 people threw bottles at police who tried to disperse the crowd.
- WA
Violent Gatecrashers End Party
Police were forced to break up a Safety Bay house party after gatecrashers caused a brawl on Saturday night.
WAWA!! Another Unplanned Party. Second weekend in a row!!
Police were confronted by around 200 people when they were called to an out-of-control party in Bentley late on Friday night.
WA2nd Out Of Control Party in WA this weekend
On Friday night teens arrested after party chaos in Girrawheen and last night revellers at an out of control party in Boulder smashed two windows of an ambulance last…
InternationalA simple plan can save a death
Teens at an Auckland party say they tried to save the life of a New Zealand representative who was killed on the street outiide early this morning.
SASixteenth Birthday Stabbing
A GIRL’S 16th birthday celebrations at Semaphore turned to horror when a teenage partygoer was left with a serious stab wound in the state’s latest bout of knife crime.
WAYoung dad dies after violent party
UPDATE: A man who died from injuries sustained at an out-of-control party overnight was a father who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
WAWedding crashers throw bricks at guests
Dozens of youths gatecrashed a wedding in Bicton, causing fights with guests and throwing bricks and injuring guests at the reception last night.
WAThugs injure community centre guests
Rampaging youths threw bottles at cars and smashed windows at the Singleton Community Centre last night after trying to gatecrash a local club’s sundowner.
WATeens' $40m party-pad-on-Swan
The property known as the Taj Mahal on the Swan has been labelled a safety hazard and an "accident waiting to happen" as teenagers turn the abandoned mansion into a…
WATeen party mob riots
Two people have been charged after a teenager's party got out of control in Medina last night.
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Party teens 'spat on police'
Two boys allegedly spat on police while officers broke up a street fight in Australind in the early hours of this morning.
WAGirl, 14, hit in head with bottle
A 14-year-old girl has been hit in the head with a bottle after about 20 young people gatecrashed a party in Seville Grove last night.
WADrunk teens brawl at Facebook party
GROUP of teenagers, some as young as 13, were detained by police at an out-of-control party in Cloverdale on Friday night.
WADoubleview party death
A 37-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a teenager outside a party in the Perth suburb of Doubleview last year.
QLDPolice investigating cause of bonfire explosion that left two teenagers with severe burns
POLICE are still trying to determine who caused a bonfire explosion that left two
QLDMan attacks officers with police torch
A man has been charged with seriously assaulting police after allegedly using a police torch to hit two officers in the head in Ipswich.
QLDHost of out-of-control Facebook party has apologised after mob terrorised neighbours
HE host of an out-of-control Facebook party has apologised after a mob of teens terrorised a neighbourhood, bashing neighbours and trashing a nearby house.
QLDDrunken Kallangur teens attack passing car
A Kallangur family were terrorised as drunken youths leaped onto their car and kicked at the doors during a melee on Saturday night.
- QLD
Cops pelted with bottles in central Qld
FIVE men have been charged after rowdy party guests allegedly pelted police with bottles in central Queensland.
QLDBoy, 16, stabbed at Qld house party
A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed in the stomach and back at a New Year's Eve party near Hervey Bay, north of Brisbane.
NSWPartygoer hits Sydney cop with bottle
A TEENAGE partygoer who allegedly threw a glass bottle at a Sydney police officer has been charged.
- NSW
Teenager fighting for life after mass brawl at birthday party gatecrashed by drunken mob at Merrylands Oval
AFTER a night of celebration that descended into violence, a young girl hugs a policeman amid the broken glass and debris to say thank you for possibly saving her life.
NSWTeenager charged over Sydney party assault
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with assault after two other teenagers were injured in a fight at a party in Sydney's inner-west.
NSWTeen found guilty of intentionally throwing steel bar at Liam Knight
A teenage gatecrasher has been found guilty of intentionally throwing a steel bar at Liam Knight, piercing his skull and causing lifelong brain damage.
NSWShooting injury rules basketball star Mirko Djeric out of world championships
RISING basketball star Mirko Djeric has been ruled out of the upcoming world championships after being shot in the leg at a house party.
NSWNSW Restaurant and Catering Association calls for underage teens to be able to serve alcohol
THEY can't legally buy liquor but 16-year-olds could serve alcohol in restaurant bars and dining areas to overcome staff shortages, under controversial proposed changes.
- QLD
Group allegedly attacks house and runs man over after bucks party
A Hervey Bay bucks party has ended with police hunting a man and a group of women who allegedly attacked a house and attempted to run over a man.
NSWMan and woman fall from fourth storey balcony in Newtown
A MAN and a woman have fallen from a fourth storey balcony in Sydney's inner west.
NSWFacebook ‘free house’ party in Canberra
TEENAGE vandals have left no room untouched as they trashed an empty Canberra home during a wild street party advertised on Facebook.
VICMother gets green light to host teen parties
A mother of five who advertises teenage parties on Facebook can continue charging children to attend her events after reaching a deal with police when the matter went…
VIC15-year-old was coward punched
POLICE are expected to launch an investigation into how officers handled an out-of-control party at Bayswater on Saturday night that resulted in a 15-year-old being…
VICDouble-dipping gatecrashers
Capsicum spray was needed to subdue double-dipping gatecrashers at a registered Heathmont party at the weekend.
VICGatecrashing Melbourne teens bash crowd controller
A group of schoolboys believed to be from some of Melbourne's most exclusive colleges, and calling themselves the "Melbourne Boys Club", are accused of terrorising…
- VIC
Facebook house party ends in riot
POLICE have been pelted with bottles and fireworks during a riot after a massive Facebook-organised party called "mayhem" in an unoccupied Melbourne home.
VICBen Phillips, 14, stabbed by large gang
POLICE say they expect to make several arrests in connection with the brutal stabbing of a teenager outside a party in Melbourne’s southeast, as his mother pleaded for…
VICTeen stabbed at Melbourne party
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been stabbed during a fight at a large Melbourne party.
VICPolice bust 80 brawlers in Springvale
Police officers were confronted by more than 80 young people throwing glass bottles in Melbourne's south-east late Friday night.
VICNew Year's booze ban set to stop out-of-control party
A Melbourne council is set to ban public drinking in a bid to avoid New Year’s Eve spiralling out of control again at a popular inner-city park. And it will spend…
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