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'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

Details surrounding the negotiations between police and fugitive double killer Dezi Freeman before he was gunned down have been revealed for the first time.

Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

Smiles for alleged getaway driver in NRL star shooting

Smiles for alleged getaway driver in NRL star shooting

Smiles for alleged getaway driver in NRL star shooting

Smiles for alleged getaway driver in NRL star shooting

A teenager accused of collecting a gunman who targeted former NRL star Matt Utai has been urged to take advantage of significant family support while on bail.

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$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

A million-dollar reward is being offered for information about a decades-old double murder of two women, as police insist the case is solvable.

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

Months after being sent to work in a remote town, a struggling police officer told his partner he loved her before ending his own life alone in his vehicle.

Bystander shot near White House in serious condition

Bystander shot near White House in serious condition

A bystander who was hit by gunfire during an exchange between a man and US Secret Service officers at a White House checkpoint remains in serious condition.

Three charged as $3 million worth of cigarettes seized

Three charged as $3 million worth of cigarettes seized

Two men and a woman have been arrested and more than a million illegal cigarettes seized in a police operation targeting the tobacco black market.

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Gunman shot dead at White House checkpoint

Gunman shot dead at White House checkpoint

Gunman shot dead at White House checkpoint

Gunman shot dead at White House checkpoint

An emotionally disturbed man who had been issued with a "stay-away order" has been shot dead after firing at officers at a White House security checkpoint.

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Police have fatally shot a man during a domestic violence call-out after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers.

France bans Israeli minister after detainee taunts

France bans Israeli minister after detainee taunts

France bans Israeli minister after detainee taunts

France bans Israeli minister after detainee taunts

France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his unspeakable behaviour toward activists from a flotilla to Gaza.

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Police were called to conduct a welfare check at a home moments before a head-on car crash that killed three people.

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

British detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will consider allegations of sexual misconduct in their inquiry into the former prince.

Duo fighting to hide corruption report could be named

Duo fighting to hide corruption report could be named

Duo fighting to hide corruption report could be named

Duo fighting to hide corruption report could be named

A report looking into a government's negotiations with a firefighters union has been further delayed after two unnamed people lodged an injunction application.

Orchestra's Israel stance scrutinised in court hearing

Orchestra's Israel stance scrutinised in court hearing

Orchestra's Israel stance scrutinised in court hearing

Orchestra's Israel stance scrutinised in court hearing

The former managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been accused of lying about cancelling a concert by pro-Palestine pianist Jayson Gillham.

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One-punch killer escapes further monitoring out of jail

While Kieran Loveridge will not be subject to extra monitoring at the end of his sentence for a one-punch killing, an attempt to suppress his identity failed.

Genealogy tech under microscope in sexual assault case

A man accused of three sexual assaults has been refused bail despite his lawyer saying she has not seen the untested DNA evidence the case hinges on.

Man guilty of enslaving and assaulting elderly woman

A man has been found guilty of keeping a vulnerable woman as a slave to clean his home, care for his children, depriving her of freedom and basic necessities.

Online chats lead to teacher's child grooming charges

A high school teacher has been charged with grooming a child and possessing a significant amount of child abuse material after a dawn raid on his home.

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Doctor accused of filming in toilets indicates plea

A junior doctor facing more than 900 charges for allegedly filming staff in toilets will likely have his case uplifted to the county court.

Mental health finding stalls Molly Ticehurst case

The man who murdered the childcare educator had a depressive illness at the time of the killing, raising a possible new defence, a court has been told.

'I'll kill them': cop killer's words before shooting

The shooting murder of an experienced community police officer on a routine job at a isolated property was akin to an execution, a court has been told.

Blindsided: premier left in the dark on integrity probe

A Queensland government integrity storm has deepened after the premier revealed he found out about a minister being referred to federal police via the media.

Carer 'overstepping' by treating child roughly

Two childcare workers who pleaded guilty to assaulting a misbehaving toddler have avoided conviction.

Man before court accused of AK-47 threat to mosque

A man accused of threatening to shoot worshippers at a mosque with an AK-47 assault rifle is before the courts after Muslim leaders warned against rising hate.

'Violence is learnt': next stage of plan to end crisis

The next phase of a national plan to end gender-based violence will focus on practical and systemic solutions to be implemented in the next five years.

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