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Prison escapee fled funeral after 'corrections failure'

Prison escapee fled funeral after 'corrections failure'

Police are appealing for help in tracking down an alleged drug importer with links to Albanian organised crime six weeks after he escaped custody.

One of Australia's most wanted men arrested in Greece

One of Australia's most wanted men arrested in Greece

One of Australia's most wanted men arrested in Greece

One of Australia's most wanted men arrested in Greece

An international, two-decade manhunt has come to an end after Greek police reportedly arrested a man over a 1999 Sydney murder.

Corruption watchdog probes police funding fiasco

Corruption watchdog probes police funding fiasco

Corruption watchdog probes police funding fiasco

Corruption watchdog probes police funding fiasco

A review has uncovered a $400 million hole in a state police budget with funds meant for frontline diverted elsewhere, triggering a corruption watchdog probe.

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Neo-Nazi party to learn fate over hate group listing

Neo-Nazi party to learn fate over hate group listing

The White Australia Party is about to find out whether it can continue operating under hate laws passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

CCTV camera weapon of choice in alleged violent assault

CCTV camera weapon of choice in alleged violent assault

A 22-year-old man has been refused bail after allegedly using a surveillance camera to assault another man before attempting to set the property on fire.

Online spaces, social media speeding up radicalisation

Online spaces, social media speeding up radicalisation

Social media, gaming platforms and other internet spaces are increasing the speed of radicalisation, posing a significant threat to young Australians.

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

The Bondi Beach terror attack has prompted sweeping reform of a state's firearms licensing authority after 15 innocent people were fatally shot.

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'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

The deadly Bondi terror attack has changed the face of policing, with the NSW force now carrying long arm rifles in public in response to terrorism threats.

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

A Jewish security group viewed terrorist attacks as likely in the lead-up to the Bondi massacre, but police did not carry out a threat assessment.

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

A million-dollar reward is being offered for information about a decades-old double murder of two women, as police insist the case is solvable.

Mystery as massive drug haul found hidden in machinery

Mystery as massive drug haul found hidden in machinery

Mystery as massive drug haul found hidden in machinery

Mystery as massive drug haul found hidden in machinery

The search is on for those responsible for concealing a shipment of illicit drugs inside a heavy-duty diesel generator after it was found at a major port.

Airport bomb scare over hot chocolate container find

Airport bomb scare over hot chocolate container find

Airport bomb scare over hot chocolate container find

Airport bomb scare over hot chocolate container find

An airport has reopened after being plunged into lockdown by the discovery of a suspicious item hidden within a hot chocolate container.

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

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

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

'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.

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.

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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

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.

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

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.

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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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