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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.

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence perpetrators who use tracking devices to covertly stalk and harass will face imprisonment as new laws aim to address tech-facilitated abuse.

Police force under scrutiny swells ranks with recruits

Police force under scrutiny swells ranks with recruits

Police force under scrutiny swells ranks with recruits

Police force under scrutiny swells ranks with recruits

The country's largest police force has welcomed its biggest batch of recruits in more than a decade, after coming under scrutiny in a royal commission report.

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Grandmother killer loses bid to have sentence reduced

Grandmother killer loses bid to have sentence reduced

A boy who killed a grandmother in a car jacking and triggered controversial youth justice laws has lost an appeal over his 16-year sentence.

Police under fire as officer rammed, another attacked

Police under fire as officer rammed, another attacked

A police officer has fired three shots at a vehicle that pinned him, while other officers were struck by a car and punched to the head in separate incidents.

Cops continue protest charges despite struck-down laws

Cops continue protest charges despite struck-down laws

After laws restricting protests were struck down as unconstitutional, prosecutors show no sign of dropping charges against activists arrested during clashes.

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

A man has been charged after 200kg of cocaine was found on a catamaran sailing into the country amid a probe into a crime syndicate with bikie gang links.

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Thousands march in calls to end domestic violence

Thousands march in calls to end domestic violence

Thousands march in calls to end domestic violence

Thousands march in calls to end domestic violence

Australia has been urged to take stronger action on men's behaviour as thousands of people joined rallies calling for an end to domestic and family violence.

Rideshare driver accused of rape and serial stalking

Rideshare driver accused of rape and serial stalking

Rideshare driver accused of rape and serial stalking

Rideshare driver accused of rape and serial stalking

A man has been charged with multiple counts of stalking, coercive control and sexual offences after using his rideshare service to track down women.

Police shoot man in chest after 'dynamic' confrontation

Police shoot man in chest after 'dynamic' confrontation

Police shoot man in chest after 'dynamic' confrontation

Police shoot man in chest after 'dynamic' confrontation

An early morning stand-off with police has resulted in a man sustaining a gunshot wound to his chest.

Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

When a commercial trawler sank off Victoria with four crew members needing rescuing, police became suspicious about an alleged drug trafficking operation.

More teen boys charged over violent extremist material

More teen boys charged over violent extremist material

More teen boys charged over violent extremist material

More teen boys charged over violent extremist material

Two more teenage boys have been charged with possessing violent extremist material after another 15-year-old from the same rural town was arrested last month.

Profiling concerns mount as police plan influx in CBD

Profiling concerns mount as police plan influx in CBD

Profiling concerns mount as police plan influx in CBD

Profiling concerns mount as police plan influx in CBD

Civil rights groups are alarmed over a plan to almost double the number of patrolling police officers in a major city, citing fears of increased profiling.

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics slam 'ham-fisted' plan to crack down on e-bikes

Critics have blasted nationwide moves to clamp down on e‑scooters and e‑bikes through tough legislative reforms, dismissing them as "ham-fisted".

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Spate of random stabbing attacks has residents on edge

A 71-year-old has been approached by a stranger and stabbed as he took an early -morning walk, 24 hours after a woman was knifed at a suburban shopping centre.

Courts buckle under surge of 'crooks and criminals'

A flood of domestic violence perpetrators being handcuffed by empowered police is straining the justice system as "green shoots" sprout from new crime figures.

Arrests, charges amid pitch invasion for NRL hero

Two men have been charged with offences by police after thousands of fans flooded the field after the NRL's all try-scoring record was broken in Sydney.

'Police state': hate speech laws arrests spark anger

A government has been accused of overseeing an "authoritarian police state" after the Australia-first arrests of activists for reciting banned slogans.

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Minority groups call for protection under terror laws

Terrorism laws should be applied equally but are instead unfairly used against certain races and religions, the national security watchdog has been told.

'Completely separate': CFMEU probe's crime link slammed

An inquiry into corruption in a state's construction industry has publicly targeted a company it claims is linked to underworld figure Mick Gatto.

'Vile, horrific': bid to indefinitely detain pedophile

A state government will try to prevent the release of a pedophile and former magistrate, claiming he cannot control his behaviour and remains a public threat.

'Need to talk to mum': parents charged with son's death

Two young parents have been charged with their little son's manslaughter after the boy died at a police station following a horror crash.

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Dozens have been charged with hundreds of offences after a nine-month police operation seized more than $3 million worth of drugs in central Queensland.

Car fires tied to grandfather's mistaken kidnapping

Police believe two suspicious car fires could be linked to the kidnapping of a grandfather, who investigators say was taken in a case of mistaken identity.

Tough police powers to target 'hate-promoting' protests

Police will get the power to reject protest applications they believe could promote hate under planned state laws.

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