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Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Teens charged after popular bar hit by arson attack

Two teenagers are the latest to be arrested over a spate of attacks on popular nightlife venues with offenders demanding $10,000 in protection tax, police say.

Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

A charge of displaying a banned Nazi symbol has been laid in the Northern Territory for the first time after a man was seen with a swastika tattooed on his leg.

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

A death in custody is sparking renewed calls for a government to change the way it deals with incarceration and to shed its "populist law and order agenda".

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Teen walks free after sharing IS propaganda online

Teen walks free after sharing IS propaganda online

A teen who published IS propaganda online has walked free after serving nearly a year in prison, but faces tough restrictions, including limits on internet.

Teens accused of boys' murder plead not guilty

Teens accused of boys' murder plead not guilty

Five teenage boys have pleaded not guilty to the murder of two children who were allegedly attacked while walking home from basketball.

Two men charged after cleaner springs alleged crime den

Two men charged after cleaner springs alleged crime den

Two men have been charged after a cleaner stumbled upon a rental property stocked with explosives, cash, firearms and an estimated $25 million in drugs.

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

Suspected death likely linked to organised crime

A man who vanished without a trace more than a decade ago is now believed to have died, with his death thought to be linked to organised crime figures.

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Police search for body after woman charged with murder

Police search for body after woman charged with murder

Police search for body after woman charged with murder

Police search for body after woman charged with murder

Police are calling for help to locate the remains of a man after a woman was charged with his murder, six months after his disappearance.

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police have dismantled an alleged child abuse network with the final arrest of a 37-year-old man.

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence perpetrators who use tracking devices to covertly stalk and harass will face imprisonment as new laws aim to address tech-facilitated abuse.

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Police are investigating a firebombing at a popular city nightclub as the number of arson attacks grow in the so called "grog wars" plaguing a major capital.

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

A woman has been charged with torture and failing to provide the necessities of life to a child who has been in intensive care for almost three months.

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

Fed-up inner-city residents are fighting back against rising crime as an ongoing wave of arson attacks are unleashed on popular nightlife venues.

Excise cut could fuel violence, illicit cigs tsar says

Excise cut could fuel violence, illicit cigs tsar says

Excise cut could fuel violence, illicit cigs tsar says

Excise cut could fuel violence, illicit cigs tsar says

Black market tobacco outweighs legal sales in Australia, but lowering the excise alone would not drive smokers off dodgy darts, Australian Border Force says.

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Reward of $1m to help crack teacher's disappearance

A man who went overseas with a teacher before she vanished nearly 30 years ago probably knows more about her suspicious disappearance, her family says.

Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

The government is being urged to cut the alcohol excise before the horse has bolted and another black market like illicit tobacco becomes entrenched.

Rape charges 'shock' surgeon partner of former premier

A former state premier's partner says he is shocked by the allegations against him after being charged with rape, sexual assault and deprivation of liberty.

Hero bystander praised after coming to aid of paramedic

An attack that left an on-duty paramedic with stab wounds has been labelled vile, as authorities praise a bystander for helping to fight off the offender.

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Police probe kidnapping link and hospitality attacks

Three teens have been charged over a string of alleged violent crimes, as police investigate possible links to recent arson attacks on hospitality venues.

Online safety leader stares down abuse, death threats

Australia's eSafety commissioner has endured significant online threats since implementing the social media ban, but says they only encourage her to "dig in".

Murder charge over missing brother of football great

Police have made a major breakthrough in a 14-year missing persons case involving the fraudster brother of a former elite footballer.

Unprovoked stabbing spree leaves victims traumatised

A man who targeted strangers in a series of random attacks across city suburbs over a six-week period has been jailed.

Disgraced socialite wins bid to loosen bail

Socialite Brynne Edelsten dodged questions as she left court after successfully securing relaxed bail conditions.

'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.

War on illegal tobacco needs more 'boots on the ground'

Huge enforcement gaps between jurisdictions mean illicit cigarettes and tobacco products are still too easy to access, experts warn.

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