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Happy days as veteran cop ascends to top job

Happy days as veteran cop ascends to top job

The four-decade career of Australia's newest top cop has been celebrated as he took the reins of the country's largest police force.

Pregnant teen allegedly drove 170km/h with baby in car

Pregnant teen allegedly drove 170km/h with baby in car

Pregnant teen allegedly drove 170km/h with baby in car

Pregnant teen allegedly drove 170km/h with baby in car

A pregnant teenager who allegedly fled police and evaded road spikes in a high-speed chase with a baby in the car has broken down in tears in court.

Top cop apologises but defends 'valid' strip searches

Top cop apologises but defends 'valid' strip searches

Top cop apologises but defends 'valid' strip searches

Top cop apologises but defends 'valid' strip searches

Australia's largest police force has apologised to a woman forced to remove a tampon during an unlawful strip search, as it faces claims from 3000 other people.

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Judge rejects Diddy bid to toss prostitution conviction

Judge rejects Diddy bid to toss prostitution conviction

Sean Combs awaits sentencing within days after a judge rejected the hip-hop mogul's bid to overturn his conviction on felony charges related to prostitution.

Vast outback search for missing boy enters fifth day

Vast outback search for missing boy enters fifth day

The search for a four-year-old boy who disappeared on his family's remote sheep station continues as loved ones hold out hope he'll be found safe and well.

'They witness horror': call for more support for jurors

'They witness horror': call for more support for jurors

A study questions the range of support services available to jurors exposed to traumatic content during and after trials.

'Hands off': cops get message in strip-search compo win

'Hands off': cops get message in strip-search compo win

Police could face a massive compensation payout as a festival-goer subjected to a humiliating strip search says others copped "inhumane treatment".

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Adult-centric systems failing young victims of violence

Adult-centric systems failing young victims of violence

Adult-centric systems failing young victims of violence

Adult-centric systems failing young victims of violence

Experts sound the alarm over child and youth victim-survivors of family violence falling through the cracks because of an adult-centric support system.

Teacher charged with sexually abusing student

Teacher charged with sexually abusing student

Teacher charged with sexually abusing student

Teacher charged with sexually abusing student

A female teacher at an elite Catholic boys school has been charged over an allegedly inappropriate relationship with a student.

Class action aims to expose controversial work scheme

Class action aims to expose controversial work scheme

Class action aims to expose controversial work scheme

Class action aims to expose controversial work scheme

Indigenous people in remote areas had to work more hours to receive the same pay as someone on work for the dole payments in the city, a class action claims.

Man on life sentence for stabbing murder wins appeal

Man on life sentence for stabbing murder wins appeal

Man on life sentence for stabbing murder wins appeal

Man on life sentence for stabbing murder wins appeal

A man who fatally stabbed a young footballer has had his murder conviction set aside after a prosecutor asked him to rate his own level of honesty.

Teen boys charged after stolen car hits pedestrian

Teen boys charged after stolen car hits pedestrian

Teen boys charged after stolen car hits pedestrian

Teen boys charged after stolen car hits pedestrian

Four teens have been charged after being pursued through the middle of a capital city in a suspected stolen car, sparking an emergency.

Charlie Kirk's accused assassin appears in court

Charlie Kirk's accused assassin appears in court

Charlie Kirk's accused assassin appears in court

Charlie Kirk's accused assassin appears in court

Charlie Kirk's killer, 22-year-old Utah trade school student Tyler James Robinson was not visible on camera at his brief online hearing.

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

The mother of a woman who vanished without a trace 13 years ago was overcome with emotion after being told her daughter was killed by her controlling partner.

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Police swoop on teens after stolen car hits pedestrian

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a suspected stolen car as it was tailed by police.

'Fear of retaliation': murder accused teens face court

A 16-year-old and 19-year-old have faced court over the death of a young Indigenous man in an alleged machete attack.

Peacemaker dies alone after brawl over cookies

A coroner is investigating the death of an Indigenous man hit with capsicum spray while appearing to break up a fight - sparked by a love of cookies.

'Muscle for hire' sorry for FriendlyJordies firebombing

A man jailed after helping set fire to a political YouTube commentator's home in a targeted attack has been described as a "little boy in a very large body".

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Top cop's update on major search for notorious fugitive

Hundreds of officers have been taken off the search for Australia's most wanted man, five weeks after he allegedly gunned down two officers.

Teacher killer refuses to face victims in court

A killer who threw a teacher’s body inside a green waste bin in "an extremely callous act" has refused to get on a bus to face his victim's loved ones in court.

Murder, attempted rape accused to face fresh charges

A bystander stopped a man from sexually assaulting a woman soon after he allegedly committed a fatal stabbing outside a shopping centre, police say.

'We will honour you': police tribute to slain officers

The fatal shooting of three on-duty officers in recent months has added heightened significance and solemnity to National Police Remembrance Day.

Political wannabe hit with second charge for Nazi act

A failed political candidate has been accused of performing a Nazi salute just after he was released over performing the same alleged act at an AFL game.

Dating profiles of serious DV offenders on police radar

Domestic violence offenders can now be forced to report dating app profiles and activity to police under court powers to curb perpetrator behaviour.

Former US marine shoots four dead during church service

At least four people are dead and several have been injured after a man identified as a former Marine opened fire during a Sunday church service in Michigan.

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