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Police search shifts to locating Dezi Freeman's body

Police search shifts to locating Dezi Freeman's body

Cadaver dogs have been deployed in the latest search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman, as efforts shift toward locating the fugitive’s body.

Fears kids will face life behind bars under tough laws

Fears kids will face life behind bars under tough laws

Fears kids will face life behind bars under tough laws

Fears kids will face life behind bars under tough laws

Underage teens could now face life behind bars after new laws passed a state parliament as its government fights to get a grip on surging crime rates.

More victims identified in childcare sexual abuse probe

More victims identified in childcare sexual abuse probe

More victims identified in childcare sexual abuse probe

More victims identified in childcare sexual abuse probe

Accused former childcare sexual abuser Joshua Brown is facing dozens of additional charges after authorities identified a further four alleged victims.

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Man fatally shot in chaotic series of bizarre events

Man fatally shot in chaotic series of bizarre events

A suspected shooter who was injured when he was run over by a ute is under guard in hospital with another hiding in bushland arrested over a fatal shooting.

Fresh blow for ex-cop charged with childcare abuse

Fresh blow for ex-cop charged with childcare abuse

A police officer who was secretly working as a childcare worker has been hit with more charges after he allegedly took explicit images of children in his care.

HK fire toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest six

HK fire toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest six

Hong Kong police have completed a search for bodies inside all seven of the eight high-rise residential towers as the death toll from a fire rises to 159.

Cop searched for DV bashing victim from patrol car

Cop searched for DV bashing victim from patrol car

Nearly an hour after an emergency call was made, an officer searching for a woman being bashed never left his car and checked the address where her body laid.

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Teacher accused of stabbing school principal 'snapped'

Teacher accused of stabbing school principal 'snapped'

Teacher accused of stabbing school principal 'snapped'

Teacher accused of stabbing school principal 'snapped'

A teacher who allegedly stabbed his school principal after his contract was not renewed has been refused bail due to his "extreme" risk to the community.

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces 775 more charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces 775 more charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces 775 more charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces 775 more charges

A junior doctor accused of filming staff in toilets at three major hospitals will face hundreds of additional charges, bringing the total to more than 900.

Charges laid after school principal stabbed

Charges laid after school principal stabbed

Charges laid after school principal stabbed

Charges laid after school principal stabbed

Detectives have charged a man, reportedly a staff member, with unlawful assault after a secondary school principal was stabbed on the suburban campus.

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Hong Kong leader orders probe into deadly inferno

Authorities have set up an independent inquiry to investigate a horrific fire in Hong Kong that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people.

Australian Federal Police to lead global summit

Australian Federal Police to lead global summit

Australian Federal Police to lead global summit

Australian Federal Police to lead global summit

Australia will chair the 2026 UNCOPS summit, the global gathering of police under the United Nations umbrella.

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

The netting on apartment buildings that caught fire in a horrific inferno in Hong Kong wasn't up to code, authorities say, as the death toll rises to 151.

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

NRL and Queensland great Trevor Gillmeister has avoided a conviction after a sporting injury allegedly impeded him when told to "get on the ground" by police.

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Arrests top 150 as three-day climate action makes waves

A long weekend climate "protestival" has disrupted coal shipping and landed scores of activists under arrest but smaller protests continue.

'Deplorable': cops smash alleged satanic pedophile ring

Police have arrested four men who were allegedly part of an international satanic child sex abuse material ring operating out of suburban homes.

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

A second teenager has been charged over a wild suburban shopping centre brawl that left a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old in hospital with stab wounds.

Police to test upgraded powers during migration protest

Police are gearing up for a major response to a planned immigration protest and counter-rally, which will test expanded search powers.

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Cop guilty verdict hailed as win for Indigenous rights

A sergeant has become the first serving police officer to be found criminally responsible for the death of an Aboriginal person in a police operation in NSW.

Targeted police search for missing mother's body

Police have renewed the search for the remains of Samantha Murphy, who disappeared without a trace while on a run.

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

A new search has failed to find a missing boy on his family's remote outback farmhouse, almost two months after the four-year-old disappeared.

Extra charges for veteran cop's alleged killer

The alleged killer of a police constable at a rural property has appeared briefly in court where it was revealed he is facing more charges.

Teen accused of 'active role' in fatal park stabbing

A second teenager charged with the murder of a 17-year-old was an alleged pivotal figure in the fatal stabbing as friends and family mourn his death.

Racial profiling fears over warrantless search powers

Expanded powers allowing officers to conduct warrantless searches have been panned by human rights and legal groups but police say people have nothing to fear.

Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage

The critical moments between a security guard making a frantic radio call and a killer with a knife stalking his final victim have been forensically examined.

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