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Two people killed at home of actor-director Rob Reiner

Two people killed at home of actor-director Rob Reiner

Two ‍people have been found dead at the US home of actor-director-producer Rob Reiner, with police investigating the circumstances in an apparent homicide.

No retreat on Bondi terror: Jews pray for turning point

No retreat on Bondi terror: Jews pray for turning point

No retreat on Bondi terror: Jews pray for turning point

No retreat on Bondi terror: Jews pray for turning point

Faith leaders have sought to reassure Australia's shattered Jewish community and say they must stand up to the evil of anti-Semitism.

Call to end police OC spray use after landmark finding

Call to end police OC spray use after landmark finding

Call to end police OC spray use after landmark finding

Call to end police OC spray use after landmark finding

An activist's six-year battle against a state over its use of capsicum spray at protests has culminated in a landmark finding that police committed battery.

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'Beyond belief': police memorial vandals condemned

'Beyond belief': police memorial vandals condemned

Police are hunting vandals who targeted a memorial, painting anti-police slogans, for the second time in two years.

Primal Scream probed over alleged anti-Semitic imagery

Primal Scream probed over alleged anti-Semitic imagery

Rock band Primal Scream have been accused of displaying "grossly anti-Semitic" imagery at a concert in London.

Childcare worker used kids to make sex abuse material

Childcare worker used kids to make sex abuse material

A failed police officer who was moonlighting as a childcare worker has admitted taking explicit images of children as young as four while in his care.

French men charged over theft of items worth millions

French men charged over theft of items worth millions

Police allege four men specifically travelled to Australia to steal items worth tens of millions of dollars from a home.

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Police privacy breach puts DV survivors' lives at risk

Police privacy breach puts DV survivors' lives at risk

Police privacy breach puts DV survivors' lives at risk

Police privacy breach puts DV survivors' lives at risk

Police failed to protect survivors of domestic and family violence after inadequate safeguards resulted in a serious privacy breach, putting lives at risk.

Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

As sales surge before Christmas, states are debating how to regulate the sale and specifications of e-bikes and scooters after a series of fatal incidents.

Woman charged with murder after fatal shooting

Woman charged with murder after fatal shooting

Woman charged with murder after fatal shooting

Woman charged with murder after fatal shooting

Two people have been charged over a fatal shooting south of a major capital, prompting calls for greater police resourcing.

Israeli police raid UN refugee agency compound

Israeli police raid UN refugee agency compound

Israeli police raid UN refugee agency compound

Israeli police raid UN refugee agency compound

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency is angry that Israeli police have raided its headquarters in East Jerusalem.

Legal challenge to CBD-wide warrantless searches

Legal challenge to CBD-wide warrantless searches

Legal challenge to CBD-wide warrantless searches

Legal challenge to CBD-wide warrantless searches

A protest organiser and performance artist are challenging a decision to declare an entire city's CBD and surrounds a designated search area for six months.

Woman found dead in car parked outside police station

Woman found dead in car parked outside police station

Woman found dead in car parked outside police station

Woman found dead in car parked outside police station

An investigation has been launched into how a woman died and remained undiscovered inside a parked car outside a major police station.

Night in custody for NRL legend over bizarre street act

Night in custody for NRL legend over bizarre street act

Night in custody for NRL legend over bizarre street act

Night in custody for NRL legend over bizarre street act

Australian rugby league and union international Wendell Sailor has been warned he might not be released again after breaching bail during a late-night incident.

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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