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Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

The latest figures from a crime-ridden territory prove a tough law and order approach is working after a near 10 per cent offending drop, the government says.

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Cop charged after admitting to cash from debt collector

Blackmail and bribery charges have been laid against a former police veteran who admitted to accepting cash from a debt collector at a corruption inquiry.

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

PM pledges help for flooded graziers 'doing it tough'

Anthony Albanese has boosted financial support for outback communities impacted by devastating floods as an ex-tropical cyclone threatens to return.

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Alarm bells as Murray declared critically endangered

Alarm bells as Murray declared critically endangered

Listing the beleaguered Murray River as critically endangered must be backed with action if it is to be saved, environmentalists say.

More cars torched in remote community unrest

More cars torched in remote community unrest

Hostile confrontations have continued in a troubled outback town where cars have been torched and brawlers brandished bladed weapons, police say.

Wildlife and livestock losses mount in bushfire carnage

Wildlife and livestock losses mount in bushfire carnage

Bushfire recovery efforts are gathering pace as authorities gauge the potentially devastating impact on injured and at-risk wildlife.

Workers find suspected human remains at island home

Workers find suspected human remains at island home

Forensic testing is being carried out on suspected human remains that were discovered by workers doing plumbing at an island home.

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Police urge activists to cooperate despite protest ban

Police urge activists to cooperate despite protest ban

Police urge activists to cooperate despite protest ban

Police urge activists to cooperate despite protest ban

Those hoping to make their voices heard have been urged to work with police to avoid arrest under unprecedented restrictions imposed on public assemblies.

Pipe bombs found on suburban footpaths, in parks

Pipe bombs found on suburban footpaths, in parks

Pipe bombs found on suburban footpaths, in parks

Pipe bombs found on suburban footpaths, in parks

Police are trying to work out who is responsible for a number of pipe bombs which have been found in public places in the nation's capital.

Arrest warrant for man days after carer's body found

Arrest warrant for man days after carer's body found

Arrest warrant for man days after carer's body found

Arrest warrant for man days after carer's body found

A man is set to be extradited to Queensland over the alleged murder of his carer following an interstate arrest and high-speed chase.

Author's novels axed after child abuse accusations

Author's novels axed after child abuse accusations

Author's novels axed after child abuse accusations

Author's novels axed after child abuse accusations

Popular novels have been axed from school reading lists and publishers have stopped promotions after an author was accused of sharing child abuse material.

Doubts crime boss will ever be extradited from Iraq

Doubts crime boss will ever be extradited from Iraq

Doubts crime boss will ever be extradited from Iraq

Doubts crime boss will ever be extradited from Iraq

Doubt lingers over whether an underworld figure linked to Australia's illicit tobacco wars will be extradited after his Middle East drug trafficking arrest.

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

'Ghoulish reminder': Bondi footbridge may be demolished

The future of a heritage-listed footbridge where gunmen opened fire is uncertain as the council decides whether to replace it or transform it into a memorial.

Guns and ammo haul seized in random police inspection

Guns and ammo haul seized in random police inspection

Guns and ammo haul seized in random police inspection

Guns and ammo haul seized in random police inspection

An elderly man is facing multiple weapons charges after police found guns stored in a car, a stolen rifle and hundreds of kilograms of ammunition in a shed.

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Aussie ex-detainee's dire warning for 'vulnerable' Iran

Tehran's decades-old dictatorship could be about to topple, says an Australian expert who was jailed for 804 days by the Iranian regime.

Emergence of printed weapons complicates gun crackdown

As Australia grapples with an increasing number of guns on its streets, emerging technologies could be making it easier for criminals to access deadly weapons.

Unprecedented reward to solve girl's 50-year mystery

Police hope a $1 million reward will help solve the disappearance of an eight-year-old girl 50 years ago and lead to finding her remains.

Nursing home exodus 'last resort' as fire cause probed

A truck trailer sparking along a major road is being probed as the possible cause of a devastating bushfire as cash is set aside to facilitate the clean up.

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Aussie teenager charged over hoax emergency calls to US

An Australian teen faces charges over hoax calls made to retail firms and educational institutions in the United States in a joint FBI and AFP investigation.

Road rage potentially sparked shooting incident: police

A man is facing a range of charges after a teenager was shot in the back at a suburban home in an incident police say could be linked to road rage.

Detectives in new outback search for missing woman

Residents will be doorknocked as detectives search for evidence on the suspicious disappearance of a woman in an outback town.

Cancer diagnosis for hero cop who shot Bondi stabber

Donations and praise have poured in for the heroic police officer who brought a stabbing rampage to an end as she battles a rare form of cancer.

Rock wallaby fossils show they weren't all homebodies

Fossil teeth show ancient rock wallabies at times ventured forth to find other groups, with researchers keen to know if their modern descendants do the same.

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Tough bail laws triggered by a fatal stabbing have been hailed a year after their introduction, with the victim's family calling it his "lasting legacy".

Welcome relief arrives for overheated southern states

The worst of a fierce heatwave impacting southern Australia is finally over.

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