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Machete threat sparked Westfield lockdown, court told

Machete threat sparked Westfield lockdown, court told

Two boys, aged 15 and 16, have faced court over an incident that sparked a lockdown at Adelaide's Westfield Marion shopping centre.

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Deliberations continue in the murder trial of Greg Lynn after the jury returned to court with questions about verdicts over the deaths of two Victorian campers.

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Unlicensed handgun seized from alleged killer's home

Police have seized three firearms from an alleged gunman's home including a handgun they believed was used to kill a woman in north Queensland.

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Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Police have carried out a forensic search on a Sydney property where a missing Brazilian man linked to a Newcastle cocaine haul is thought to have hidden out.

Teen fight in food court triggers Westfield lockdown

Teen fight in food court triggers Westfield lockdown

A major Adelaide shopping centre has been locked down after an altercation between two groups of teenage boys in a food court.

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Police have charged a man after he allegedly slashed security guards and injured a nurse at a western Sydney hospital.

Trump lawyers challenge prosecutor Smith's appointment

Trump lawyers challenge prosecutor Smith's appointment

Donald Trump's lawyers have urged a judge to dismiss a case against the former president, arguing Special Counsel Jack Smith was not properly appointed.

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Incentives arrest decline in aspiring police recruits

Incentives arrest decline in aspiring police recruits

Incentives arrest decline in aspiring police recruits

Incentives arrest decline in aspiring police recruits

Australia's biggest police force has been flooded by more than 1500 applications from potential recruits as far away as NZ after a pledge of paid training.

Perth Mint urged to come clean on finance law breaches

Perth Mint urged to come clean on finance law breaches

Perth Mint urged to come clean on finance law breaches

Perth Mint urged to come clean on finance law breaches

A clear statement of governance failures is needed from Perth Mint on events leading up to breaches of terrorism financing and laundering laws, a report says.

MPs set to back stronger gun laws after fatal shooting

MPs set to back stronger gun laws after fatal shooting

MPs set to back stronger gun laws after fatal shooting

MPs set to back stronger gun laws after fatal shooting

Politicians are being asked to back a bill before parliament to strengthen gun laws in a bid to avoid a repeat of a fatal shooting that has shocked a community.

Retail syndicate 'steals items to order' for drug trade

Retail syndicate 'steals items to order' for drug trade

Retail syndicate 'steals items to order' for drug trade

Retail syndicate 'steals items to order' for drug trade

Victoria Police have charged two men who they allege are part of a retail syndicate stealing items to order in Melbourne and regional towns.

Tobacco arson 'puppeteer' arrested in cross-state raids

Tobacco arson 'puppeteer' arrested in cross-state raids

Tobacco arson 'puppeteer' arrested in cross-state raids

Tobacco arson 'puppeteer' arrested in cross-state raids

Police in two states have arrested 13 people who were allegedly part of an organised crime group and seized millions of illicit cigarettes, and stolen cars.

Cousins jailed for 'easy money' identity, phone fraud

Cousins jailed for 'easy money' identity, phone fraud

Cousins jailed for 'easy money' identity, phone fraud

Cousins jailed for 'easy money' identity, phone fraud

Two men have been jailed for involvement in a syndicate that obtained telco customers' details while selling devices before intercepting their delivery.

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

'Given a voice': youth centre victims reach $75m deal

Lawyers representing former detainees who were abused at Tasmania's youth detention centre have reached an in-principle $75 million settlement with the state.

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Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

A man has been charged over an alleged road-rage incident when police say a 27-year-old driver was dragged 100m down a street before dying at the scene.

Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

A man convicted over the shocking gang rape of Janine Balding in the 1980s is back in custody less than two weeks after he was released from prison.

Slain officers' families want former top cop at inquest

An inquest into a shooting that claimed six lives including those of two officers should hear from a former police commissioner, say victims' families.

Qld youth detention 'most expensive, least effective'

Queensland's youth detention model will not achieve community safety if it continues to focus on punishment and containment, a state government report says.

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'Stop the killing, stop the dying': hero cop's mission

The officer who brought an end to a stabbing rampage inside a Sydney shopping centre has credited her training and team in handling the "unfathomable tragedy".

Phone taps to be used against alleged teen terrorists

Four teenagers hit with terrorism offences after the stabbing of a bishop at a Sydney church will need to wait to receive a full brief of evidence from police.

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Police are not treating the deaths of a man and woman on a coastal walking track as suspicious, as they prepare a report for the coroner.

Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

A concreting company has been sentenced after admitting it failed to provide a safe working environment for a man who was killed after being struck in the head.

Pair killed 'surrogate mother' for her baby, judge told

After a man impregnated an intellectually-disabled teenager, he formed a plan with his wife to kill the young woman and keep the baby, a court has been told.

Man jailed for sharing women's images on porn site

A bartender will spend more than five years in jail for sharing hundreds of images of colleagues and friends on a pornographic website.

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

A jury deciding whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is guilty or innocent of the murder of two campers will return to the court next week to continue deliberating.

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