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Daylight robbery: charges laid over Armaguard hold-up

Daylight robbery: charges laid over Armaguard hold-up

Police and security guards shot at a man after he allegedly held up an armoured vehicle, fleeing with hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash.

Traumatised town looks ahead after fugitive found dead

Traumatised town looks ahead after fugitive found dead

Traumatised town looks ahead after fugitive found dead

Traumatised town looks ahead after fugitive found dead

A town has been on edge for months after a local council worker went on a shooting spree, killing a young woman, her unborn baby, her aunt and friend.

Wanted teen dies in balcony fall after police arrive

Wanted teen dies in balcony fall after police arrive

Wanted teen dies in balcony fall after police arrive

Wanted teen dies in balcony fall after police arrive

Independent investigators will probe a police response after an 18-year-old fell to his death from a sixth-floor balcony when officers tried to arrest him.

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US Commerce Secretary Lutnick grilled over Epstein ties

US Commerce Secretary Lutnick grilled over Epstein ties

Howard Lutnick has appeared before a House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to contact with the financier after his 2008 conviction.

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

'Grave danger': warning for bar war's youngest soldiers

Young people with no criminal history are being recruited by shadowy criminal syndicates in a wave of attacks on hospitality venues, a state's top cop says.

Police to probe two deaths declared critical incidents

Police to probe two deaths declared critical incidents

Police are investigating the deaths of two men in one state, both of which have been declared critical incidents.

Backlash over secret Senate hearing for tobacco giants

Backlash over secret Senate hearing for tobacco giants

The federal government is asking what the coalition has to hide, after it was sprung offering a private hearing to tobacco giant Philip Morris.

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Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after an alleged domestic violence incident that killed three family members and injured another.

Seventh man charged after alleged kidnapping spree

Seventh man charged after alleged kidnapping spree

Seventh man charged after alleged kidnapping spree

Seventh man charged after alleged kidnapping spree

More than three years after a violent kidnapping, police have charged a man they say is linked to a series of organised crime-related abductions.

Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise

Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise

Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise

Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise

More people are dying on Australia's roads every year, but the peak motoring body says plane crash-style investigations could lead to change.

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

A police investigation is under way after a YouTuber filmed the campsite where double cop killer Dezi Freeman was shot dead.

'Cruel and unsafe': crackdown on exotic animal trade

'Cruel and unsafe': crackdown on exotic animal trade

'Cruel and unsafe': crackdown on exotic animal trade

'Cruel and unsafe': crackdown on exotic animal trade

A fresh campaign has been launched to crack down on the rise of increasingly sophisticated, and often cruel, exotic pet smuggling operations.

Learner driver charged over comic expo pedestrian death

Learner driver charged over comic expo pedestrian death

Learner driver charged over comic expo pedestrian death

Learner driver charged over comic expo pedestrian death

A young man narrowly escaped being hit by a car that killed one person and seriously injured another, prompting charges against the alleged driver.

Man held in custody, charged with mum's stabbing murder

Man held in custody, charged with mum's stabbing murder

Man held in custody, charged with mum's stabbing murder

Man held in custody, charged with mum's stabbing murder

A man accused of murdering his mother has been remanded in custody while police hunt a gang of men suspected of a separate stabbing death nearby.

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Katy Perry investigated over Ruby Rose sex abuse claims

Australian actor Ruby Rose has accused singer Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her over a decade ago in a nightclub, claims the pop star denies.

Bomb squad called after cleaner makes explosive find

Explosives, firearms, drugs and $1 million in cash were among the troubling finds made by a house cleaner that sparked an ongoing police investigation.

Indigenous remains found on island with prison past

Bones found beneath a church on a picturesque island with a dark past where Aboriginal boys and men were jailed, are most likely historical Indigenous.

Bones found on holiday island could have colonial past

Police are investigating whether bones found on a popular holiday island that was once an Aboriginal prison are human.

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Explosives found near pipeline as Hungary vote looms

Powerful explosives have been found near a pipeline in Serbia that ‌carries Russian gas to Hungary, raising eyebrows days before the country goes to the polls.

Dezi Freeman associates questioned as police map escape

A male and female associate of cop killer Dezi Freeman have been arrested and released as police work to piece together how he escaped police detection.

Son accused of stabbing father to death in DV incident

A son has been charged with murder after his father was found with multiple stab wounds in what police believe was an act of domestic violence.

Freeman family anguish as tip-off leads to $1m claim

Dezi Freeman's family are struggling to cope with his death, as sources suggest his hiding spot was uncovered following a tip-off from a member of the public.

Who knew what? Rumours swirl about cop killer's hideout

Theories are swirling about double police killer Dezi Freeman's death near a small mountainous town as officers comb his squalid hiding place.

Dozens killed in military plane crash in Colombia

The search for survivors continues after a Hercules C-130 crashed after take-off in Colombia, killing at least 66 of the military and police personnel on board.

Two dead in NY jet collision, ICE deployed to airports

Two pilots are dead and several passengers are in hospital after a plane struck a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

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