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Hackers dial up data extortion, email attacks

Hackers dial up data extortion, email attacks

Hackers are stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from businesses in email attacks, a cybersecurity report shows, but ransomware is becoming less common.

Pregnant woman punched, kicked in grocery store assault

Pregnant woman punched, kicked in grocery store assault

Pregnant woman punched, kicked in grocery store assault

Pregnant woman punched, kicked in grocery store assault

A pregnant woman has been taken to hospital after she was punched and kicked during an attack at a suburban shopping strip, Western Australian police say.

Driving test assessor charged with attacking 3 women

Driving test assessor charged with attacking 3 women

Driving test assessor charged with attacking 3 women

Driving test assessor charged with attacking 3 women

Three women have allegedly been indecently assaulted by their driving test assessor during their practical in-vehicle examinations, WA police say.

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Man seriously injured in home invasion

Man seriously injured in home invasion

A home invasion has left a man with serious injuries as his flat was ransacked in Sydney's southwest.

Teen charged over pulling a knife on two cabbies

Teen charged over pulling a knife on two cabbies

A man will face court accused of threatening two taxi drivers with a knife and injuring one of them during botched robbery attempts.

Man charged after car crash and daylight shooting

Man charged after car crash and daylight shooting

An accused gunman has been charged days after a car crash that led to a man being shot in the leg in broad daylight.

Driver arrested after hitting police officer on highway

Driver arrested after hitting police officer on highway

A police sergeant has been taken to hospital after being hit while trying to stop a car on a country highway, with the driver expected to face serious charges.

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Curfew fails to wipe out youth crime wave in red centre

Curfew fails to wipe out youth crime wave in red centre

Curfew fails to wipe out youth crime wave in red centre

Curfew fails to wipe out youth crime wave in red centre

Alice Springs is still being hit with underage crime days after a curfew was brought in, but the NT's top cop says there have been some positive changes.

Winery hit with record fine for pipeline water theft

Winery hit with record fine for pipeline water theft

Winery hit with record fine for pipeline water theft

Winery hit with record fine for pipeline water theft

A vineyard and its former manager have been fined nearly $500,000 for stealing water in the middle of a drought to make wine.

Fears Alice Springs youth curfew could inflame tensions

Fears Alice Springs youth curfew could inflame tensions

Fears Alice Springs youth curfew could inflame tensions

Fears Alice Springs youth curfew could inflame tensions

Tensions are simmering on Alice Springs' streets as an emergency curfew takes effect, with critics of the response saying it could make the situation worse.

Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

A man has allegedly threatened officers with weapons, stolen a police car and sparked a pursuit before being shot in far north Queensland.

Ex-NSW MP Daryl Maguire to face trial for 'conspiracy'

Ex-NSW MP Daryl Maguire to face trial for 'conspiracy'

Ex-NSW MP Daryl Maguire to face trial for 'conspiracy'

Ex-NSW MP Daryl Maguire to face trial for 'conspiracy'

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian's one-time boyfriend Daryl Maguire will go to trial to fight allegations he conspired to commit visa fraud.

Fight pledged to overturn 'betrayal' child bail laws

Fight pledged to overturn 'betrayal' child bail laws

Fight pledged to overturn 'betrayal' child bail laws

Fight pledged to overturn 'betrayal' child bail laws

Premier Chris Minns has defended controversial bail changes to crack down on youth crime after they passed the NSW parliament late at night.

Shadow minister resigns over DV hiring scandal

Shadow minister resigns over DV hiring scandal

Shadow minister resigns over DV hiring scandal

Shadow minister resigns over DV hiring scandal

NT opposition frontbencher Steve Edgington has given up his domestic violence prevention portfolio after revelations he knowingly employed a perpetrator.

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Burglaries spike as teens seek 'social media likes'

The number of aggravated burglaries in Victoria has more than doubled in a decade as police say they are concerned about a rise in youth crime.

Police launch new tactic to find Samantha Murphy's body

Highly-trained police dogs with the ability to detect mobile phone SIMs are being used by the AFP in the fresh search for missing mother Samantha Murphy.

Teenage criminals to wear ankle bracelets under trial

Electronic monitors will alert police if teenagers charged with serious crimes don't follow their bail conditions as part of a new trial in Victoria.

'Sad' end to search with no sign of missing mum's body

A renewed search for slain mother Samantha Murphy has come up short after fresh intelligence directed police to dense bushland 11km from her home town.

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Man's car park death leads to more murder charges

A second man has been charged after a fatal stabbing in a Gold Coast shopping centre car park.

Man charged after 26 snakes found in car

A man has been charged with animal cruelty after 26 snakes, some dead and others alive, were found inside a car.

Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has put social media giants including YouTube, Meta, X and Telegram on notice over the online radicalisation threat.

Fears killer fled overseas after dumping body in bin

The woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin in regional Victoria has been identified and police believe her alleged killer husband has fled overseas.

Coalition plan to tackle online glorification of crime

Criminals who boast about violence or drug and property offences online would be jailed for up to two years under a proposal put forward by the coalition.

Fatal car park stabbing a 'drug deal turned robbery'

A man in his twenties fatally stabbed with a carving knife was attempting to supply drugs to his alleged killer in a shopping centre car park, police allege.

Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse

Undercover footage has led to allegations of animal cruelty and a bestiality charge as a parliamentary inquiry into animal welfare continues.

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