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Seventh man charged after alleged kidnapping spree

Seventh man charged after alleged kidnapping spree

More than three years after a violent kidnapping, police have charged a man they say is linked to a series of organised crime-related abductions.

Police under fire as officer rammed, another attacked

Police under fire as officer rammed, another attacked

Police under fire as officer rammed, another attacked

Police under fire as officer rammed, another attacked

A police officer has fired three shots at a vehicle that pinned him, while other officers were struck by a car and punched to the head in separate incidents.

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

A man has been charged after 200kg of cocaine was found on a catamaran sailing into the country amid a probe into a crime syndicate with bikie gang links.

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More teen boys charged over violent extremist material

More teen boys charged over violent extremist material

Two more teenage boys have been charged with possessing violent extremist material after another 15-year-old from the same rural town was arrested last month.

Foiled $106m meth import plot lands men in a hot pickle

Foiled $106m meth import plot lands men in a hot pickle

Pickle jars were the alleged would-be vehicles of 115kg of methamphetamine bound for Australia from Canada, with accused attempted smugglers now in a dill-emma.

Man faces court over hundreds of child sex abuse crimes

Man faces court over hundreds of child sex abuse crimes

A man accused of committing hundreds of child sex abuse offences against 13 children over a period of years in a remote mining region has faced court.

Syndicate allegedly shipped stolen cars to Middle East

Syndicate allegedly shipped stolen cars to Middle East

A criminal syndicate allegedly stole hundreds of high-end cars in Victoria and Queensland before shipping them to the Middle East for profit.

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Armed man arrested after body found on highway

Armed man arrested after body found on highway

Armed man arrested after body found on highway

Armed man arrested after body found on highway

Police have arrested a man they say was holding a knife and behaving erratically after the discovery of a man's body.

Arrests, charges amid pitch invasion for NRL hero

Arrests, charges amid pitch invasion for NRL hero

Arrests, charges amid pitch invasion for NRL hero

Arrests, charges amid pitch invasion for NRL hero

Two men have been charged with offences by police after thousands of fans flooded the field after the NRL's all try-scoring record was broken in Sydney.

Heartfelt tributes for slain good Samaritan

Heartfelt tributes for slain good Samaritan

Heartfelt tributes for slain good Samaritan

Heartfelt tributes for slain good Samaritan

The heroism of a young man fatally stabbed while trying to protect a schoolboy from a group of teens has been lauded by the boy's family and the community.

Murder charge after body found at regional property

Murder charge after body found at regional property

Murder charge after body found at regional property

Murder charge after body found at regional property

A man will face court charged with murder after a body was found inside a regional property with stab wounds.

'Need to talk to mum': parents charged with son's death

'Need to talk to mum': parents charged with son's death

'Need to talk to mum': parents charged with son's death

'Need to talk to mum': parents charged with son's death

Two young parents have been charged with their little son's manslaughter after the boy died at a police station following a horror crash.

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Dozens have been charged with hundreds of offences after a nine-month police operation seized more than $3 million worth of drugs in central Queensland.

'Fall from grace': Australia reacts after royal arrest

'Fall from grace': Australia reacts after royal arrest

'Fall from grace': Australia reacts after royal arrest

'Fall from grace': Australia reacts after royal arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, could face life in jail if found guilty of leaking secret documents to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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One dead in 'random' triple stabbing on high street

A man is dead and two others are fighting for their lives after a stabbing outside a suburban train station.

Charges over spate of beach sex attacks in late 1990s

An elderly man has been charged with a string of sexual assaults on young girls and women almost 30 years ago.

Two Chinese nationals charged over alleged spy ring

More arrests related to foreign interference have been made by Australian Federal Police with three Chinese citizens accused of spying on a Buddhist group.

Herzog protest chaos as people pepper sprayed, arrested

Police deployed pepper spray and arrested several people after a protest against Israel's visiting president in one major city descended into chaos.

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'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.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated It Was Just an Accident co-writer, has been arrested in Iran for speaking out against the regime.

'Throw the book at him': PM blasts explosives suspect

Fresh details have emerged about an explosive device thrown into a crowd of protesters as the prime minister calls for the accused to face serious consequences.

Fourth man charged with offences over alleged murder

A fourth man has been charged with a variety of offences in relation to the kidnapping and murder of a man last August.

Mum who skipped court bailed again over child homicides

A mother accused of child homicide over the deaths of two young girls has walked free on bail a second time despite a warrant being issued over skipping court.

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.

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.

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