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Drug dogs and strip searches to stay at music festivals

Drug dogs and strip searches to stay at music festivals

Calls to wind back the use of sniffer dogs and strip searches have been knocked back after a major state review of drug policies.

Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

More Australians linked to the Islamic State are expected return home as the federal police monitor two women and six children who recently arrived.

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

A police constable has been charged with possessing child abuse and bestiality material after a property was searched.

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Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Commissioner Reece Kershaw will be farewelled by Australian Federal Police colleagues and dignitaries on his final day before retirement.

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

British police have declared that a deadly rampage at a synagogue that killed two people on the holiest day of the Jewish year was a terrorist attack.

Man cleared of accused killer link as search ramps up

Man cleared of accused killer link as search ramps up

Additional officers have been deployed to a popular national park to search for an alleged police killer, as a man is cleared of links to fugitive search.

'We will honour you': police tribute to slain officers

'We will honour you': police tribute to slain officers

The fatal shooting of three on-duty officers in recent months has added heightened significance and solemnity to National Police Remembrance Day.

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Kids risk life of crime if interventions lack funding

Kids risk life of crime if interventions lack funding

Kids risk life of crime if interventions lack funding

Kids risk life of crime if interventions lack funding

Policing is not the way out of a state's youth crime crisis, a youth advocacy group says, after data showed repeat offenders were arrested 7000 times.

'Zero to 100': alarm over violent youth crime surge

'Zero to 100': alarm over violent youth crime surge

'Zero to 100': alarm over violent youth crime surge

'Zero to 100': alarm over violent youth crime surge

A "perfect storm" is being blamed for a crime wave driven by theft and repeat offenders as police raise concerns about an alarming surge in youth violence.

New state police boss didn't have to be 'mistake-free'

New state police boss didn't have to be 'mistake-free'

New state police boss didn't have to be 'mistake-free'

New state police boss didn't have to be 'mistake-free'

The new head of Australia's largest police force has come under fire before he even starts, after he was forced to defend himself over perceived indiscretions.

Coercive control laws defended despite few charges

Coercive control laws defended despite few charges

Coercive control laws defended despite few charges

Coercive control laws defended despite few charges

Coercive control laws are on the right track, officials say, despite just nine charges being laid since the legislation took effect a year ago.

Huge Freeman reward no act of desperation say police

Huge Freeman reward no act of desperation say police

Huge Freeman reward no act of desperation say police

Huge Freeman reward no act of desperation say police

A 12-day manhunt for accused double murderer Dezi Freeman has been bolstered by a million-dollar reward offer for information leading to his arrest.

Concern raised over cops' power to hack online accounts

Concern raised over cops' power to hack online accounts

Concern raised over cops' power to hack online accounts

Concern raised over cops' power to hack online accounts

Australians can have their social media accounts hacked and surveilled by police under powers a national watchdog says needs greater oversight.

Search for fugitive over 'cold-blooded murder' of cops

Search for fugitive over 'cold-blooded murder' of cops

Search for fugitive over 'cold-blooded murder' of cops

Search for fugitive over 'cold-blooded murder' of cops

Police are deploying every available resource as they hunt for an armed and dangerous gunman accused of killing two police officers and wounding another.

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US National Guard troops in Washington to carry weapons

Some National Guard units patrolling Washington at the direction of US President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms.

Australian blitz targets illegal fishing in the Pacific

Fishing is the cornerstone of smaller Pacific island nations that heavily rely on stocks for revenue but that's come under threat from illicit practices.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks Trump pardon, lawyer confirms

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team have "reached out" to US President Donald Trump about the possibility of a pardon.

'Great risk' as police gear up for protest clash

Police are calling in reinforcements ahead of a pro-Palestine rally, warning protesters may incite confrontations and block ambulances.

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Alleged underworld murder 'foot soldiers' face court

A number of men described as "foot soldiers" by police have appeared in court over the alleged murder of an underworld figure' in a major capital city.

Australia, Pacific cops to discuss regional deployments

Police chiefs from across the Pacific, including Australia, are set to meet and discuss a joint training program that deploys officers across the region.

Cops shoot brother dead after alleged attack on sister

Police have fatally shot a man after allegedly finding him attacking his sister with a sword inside a family home.

Man refused bail over $555 million methamphetamine haul

Police say three men have been caught trying to import more than half a billion dollars worth of drugs into Australia by concealing them in rolls of fabric.

Some 150 police thrown at hunt for 'lawless thugs'

A bolstered, 150-strong task force aimed at cracking down on organised crime networks is off the ground in one state after three public shootings in two weeks.

'Do or die': union responds to fatal police shooting

The actions of an injured police officer who shot and killed a woman after she rammed him with a car have been defended by a police union.

Husband, brother-in-law charged with young mum's murder

Two men have been charged with murder after a young mother was found unconscious in her suburban home and could not be revived.

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