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Police given special powers ahead of president's visit

Police given special powers ahead of president's visit

Special powers under terrorism legislation have been granted to Victorian police ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit as protests loom.

'Needle in a haystack' find in missing tourist mystery

'Needle in a haystack' find in missing tourist mystery

'Needle in a haystack' find in missing tourist mystery

'Needle in a haystack' find in missing tourist mystery

A private investigator tasked with finding missing Belgian tourist Celine Cremer said recent discoveries had given him "closure".

Concern grows as woodchopper missing in bush for days

Concern grows as woodchopper missing in bush for days

Concern grows as woodchopper missing in bush for days

Concern grows as woodchopper missing in bush for days

Authorities are concerned about the wellbeing of a woodchopper who went missing in bushland after becoming separated from a friend.

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Top cop announces retirement to focus on health

Top cop announces retirement to focus on health

One of Australia's most senior police officers is ready to retire after battling cancer and modernising the frontline.

Final push as minister flies to Europe for trade talks

Final push as minister flies to Europe for trade talks

Trade Minister Don Farrell will meet with his EU counterpart for crunch talks on a free trade pact, as a handful of sticking points holds up an agreement.

Iraq issues strange mug shots of Aussie crime kingpin

Iraq issues strange mug shots of Aussie crime kingpin

Images of a deported underworld boss in custody in Iraq have been published by Australian Federal Police, but one appears to be digitally altered.

Private sleuths under fire after cold case test delays

Private sleuths under fire after cold case test delays

Private investigators looking for two girls who disappeared more than 50 years ago have been criticised by police over an unearthed bone being cut into pieces.

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Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

An embattled union believed it had a sweetheart agreement with a state government, an inquiry has heard.

'Don't go': grieving dad's warning after teens' deaths

'Don't go': grieving dad's warning after teens' deaths

'Don't go': grieving dad's warning after teens' deaths

'Don't go': grieving dad's warning after teens' deaths

The grieving father of teen Holly Morton-Bowles, who died by methanol poisoning while backpacking in Laos, has warned others thinking of visiting the country.

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

Top silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

A prominent barrister who ran a Cambodian youth charity has been found dead in his home weeks after being charged with child abuse material offences.

Banana growers hoping cyclone bends around farming hub

Banana growers hoping cyclone bends around farming hub

Banana growers hoping cyclone bends around farming hub

Banana growers hoping cyclone bends around farming hub

Residents in an isolated agricultural hub are bracing for the arrival of a tropical cyclone that could flatten a banana crop which supplies an entire state.

Anxious wait for thousands as Cyclone Mitchell looms

Anxious wait for thousands as Cyclone Mitchell looms

Anxious wait for thousands as Cyclone Mitchell looms

Anxious wait for thousands as Cyclone Mitchell looms

Residents along a stretch of Australia's coast preparing for the worst as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell threatens to make landfall.

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Online creators working to disrupt the police narrative

Standing outside police recruitment events, armed with 'you shouldn't be a cop' flyers, Tom Raue hopes to change Australians' minds.

Take shelter warning as cyclone batters coastline

Take shelter warning as cyclone batters coastline

Take shelter warning as cyclone batters coastline

Take shelter warning as cyclone batters coastline

As Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensifies, residents along the coast of West Australia's Pilbara have been told to take shelter immediately.

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Pilot, teens dead after light plane crashes into ocean

The bodies of three men aboard a light plane when it crashed near a popular fishing area have been recovered by police.

Major search for missing fisherman as empty boat found

An air and sea search for a fisherman whose boat was found empty almost 40km offshore has been extended.

Woman winched to safety in dramatic bushfire rescue

Footage of a dramatic fire rescue has shown the moment emergency crews reached a lone woman trapped in an out-of-control bushfire.

Two sisters die from injuries days after house fire

Two children have died days after suffering critical injuries in a devastating house fire in the country's north.

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Reinforcements called as 'dynamic' fire threatens homes

Almost 300 firefighters are battling a blaze that is threatening to break containment lines after reinforcement arrived from interstate.

Home invader shot dead by cops after stabbing woman

Police have fatally shot a man accused of stabbing a woman during a home invasion before going on a car jacking rampage.

Lawyers defend 'good character' evidence in sentencing

Top lawyers have hit back at sweeping changes to how criminals are sentenced, saying they will limit the court's ability to make just decisions.

Couple holiday after allegedly murdering woman's ex

A woman's body was found five days after allegedly being stabbed to death by her ex-partner and another accused, both of whom lived next door.

Swords, axes allegedly found after threats made to MPs

A police raid has allegedly uncovered a cache of weapons in the unit of a man accused of threatening federal politicians for days.

'Disturbing': man faces 600 child abuse charges

More than 450 children from 15 countries were allegedly targeted by an Australian man over a seven-year period, resulting in almost 600 child abuse offences.

'Chaotic': exotic zoo found by police in drug raid

A makeshift zoo filled with exotic animals, including a saltwater crocodile and a deadly cobra, has been discovered by police during a "chaotic" drug raid.

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