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Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution'

Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade 'solution'

A state government minister has conceded tobacco tax is fuelling rampant illegal trade as his federal Labor counterpart denies a cut would be a silver bullet.

'Not concerned': minister under fire over child report

'Not concerned': minister under fire over child report

'Not concerned': minister under fire over child report

'Not concerned': minister under fire over child report

A state minister has become embroiled in a major inquiry's report that exposed years of systemic failure in child protection, sparking urgent reforms

Man who rammed police station dies in prison days later

Man who rammed police station dies in prison days later

Man who rammed police station dies in prison days later

Man who rammed police station dies in prison days later

Just four days after being denied bail for driving his ute at police officers, a 67-year-old man has been found dead in custody.

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'Load of crap': underworld figure jokes after arrest

'Load of crap': underworld figure jokes after arrest

An underworld figure has emerged from his beachside mansion after his arrest and release, quipping he was taken into custody over a "speeding fine".

Car rammed, tyre shot out in police arrest operation

Car rammed, tyre shot out in police arrest operation

A main suburban road has been the scene of a dramatic arrest in which police rammed a car driven by a wanted man and shot out a tyre.

Ex-union boss accused of abuse faced threats: lawyer

Ex-union boss accused of abuse faced threats: lawyer

A former union boss has faced court for the first time since being accused of sending threatening and menacing emails to an administrator.

How sextortion scammers get nude images of victims

How sextortion scammers get nude images of victims

The fear of having personal explicit photos shared with family and friends strikes panic in victims of sextortion - and that's exactly what scammers want.

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Teen charged with plotting 'acts of violence' at school

Teen charged with plotting 'acts of violence' at school

Teen charged with plotting 'acts of violence' at school

Teen charged with plotting 'acts of violence' at school

A teenage boy is facing serious charges after he allegedly planned "acts of violence" at a local school while possessing violent extremist material.

Retiring cop alleged target of police station attack

Retiring cop alleged target of police station attack

Retiring cop alleged target of police station attack

Retiring cop alleged target of police station attack

A man has been denied bail after literally crashing a 40-year veteran officer's retirement party, accused of driving at police and ramming the station.

'Horrendous': murder charge after fatal, random rampage

'Horrendous': murder charge after fatal, random rampage

'Horrendous': murder charge after fatal, random rampage

'Horrendous': murder charge after fatal, random rampage

A man has been charged with murder after allegedly beating a 78-year-old pedestrian to death during a violent rampage that injured two others.

Knife crime shows signs of decline after machete ban

Knife crime shows signs of decline after machete ban

Knife crime shows signs of decline after machete ban

Knife crime shows signs of decline after machete ban

Knife crime is showing signs of decline as a state approaches one year since introducing Australia’s first ban on the sale of machetes.

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

Australian companies are among the most likely to pay online criminals to retrieve stolen data even though they have to disclose their payments.

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

Ex-banker and broker accused of $43m 'ghost car' fraud

A former banker and his financial broker wife have been charged over their alleged roles in a nearly $45 million fraud and money laundering operation.

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Five people have been charged after a man was attacked with a tomahawk and residents threatened with a knife during a crime spree, police say.

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'Last piece of him': Bondi widow hails return of camera

The widow of Bondi massacre victim Peter Meagher says the recovery of her husband's camera equipment, allegedly stolen after the shootings, is "miraculous".

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

Human rights lawyers are urging the federal government to create a law protecting whistleblowers in a bid to ensure integrity in the multi-billion dollar NDIS.

'Gimmick': critic blasts DV blitz that nets almost 1000

A domestic violence operation leading to the arrests of hundreds of people and the seizure of almost 100 firearms has been criticised as a political game.

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

Legitimate tobacco retailers say tax hikes have led to illicit sales decimating their income, with the legal market destined to be wiped out.

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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

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

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".

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

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 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

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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