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Family walks out as court vision shows teen hit cop car

Family walks out as court vision shows teen hit cop car

Family members of a slain Indigenous teen left a courtroom as CCTV of a fatal collision between a police car and a boy was played during an officer's trial.

Rabbitohs hooker hit with drug supply, betting charges

Rabbitohs hooker hit with drug supply, betting charges

Rabbitohs hooker hit with drug supply, betting charges

Rabbitohs hooker hit with drug supply, betting charges

Weeks after being interviewed by police and released, South Sydney's Brandon Smith has been hit with drug supply and betting charges by Queensland Police.

Clashes as asylum protests take place across the UK

Clashes as asylum protests take place across the UK

Clashes as asylum protests take place across the UK

Clashes as asylum protests take place across the UK

Police have clashed with protesters in multiple cities across the UK amid continued tension around accommodating asylum seekers in hotels.

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Deaths spark homicide investigations, murder charges

Deaths spark homicide investigations, murder charges

The death of a critically injured woman has sparked a homicide investigation, while a murder charge as been laid over the fatal assault of a 55-year-old man.

Successor search goes on as recruits farewell top cop

Successor search goes on as recruits farewell top cop

A woman caught up in a mass stabbing is among probationary constables welcomed to the nation's biggest police force by its trailblazing retiring commissioner.

Postie banks on stolen cards for $1.4 million delivery

Postie banks on stolen cards for $1.4 million delivery

Bank customers in well-to-do suburbs have been swindled after a postal worker allegedly earmarked envelopes with credit cards and handed them to associates.

Second man charged over synagogue firebombing attack

Second man charged over synagogue firebombing attack

Police say they have taken yet another step towards justice, with a second man charged over the firebombing of a synagogue.

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Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

Doctor accused of toilet filming faces fresh charges

A junior doctor accused of secretly filming in hospital staff toilets has been slapped with another 127 charges ahead of returning to court in a bid for bail.

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Almost a year after an attack that shocked a nation, the mother of a baby badly burnt by a stranger's coffee is still seeking justice for her recovering son.

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms

Police have carried out a sting on organised crime and say it should serve as a warning to anyone considering illegal activity.

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

Homicide detectives are combing for clues after a man with stab wounds was witnessed collapsing outside a service station before he died at the scene.

One dead, another wounded in hotel shooting

One dead, another wounded in hotel shooting

One dead, another wounded in hotel shooting

One dead, another wounded in hotel shooting

Police are investigating a shooting outside a Sydney hotel which has claimed the life of one man and left another in hospital in a serious condition.

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

The more domestic violence survivors are victimised, the less likely they'll be believed - and liars are more believable than truth-tellers, research reveals.

Man dies as police tasering fails to stop injuries

Man dies as police tasering fails to stop injuries

Man dies as police tasering fails to stop injuries

Man dies as police tasering fails to stop injuries

Police used a taser to try and stop a man self-harming but the 62-year-old died after officers tried to execute a search warrant at his home.

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War on drugs a 'costly failure' amid record consumption

An analysis of Australia's sewers shows record consumption of meth, cocaine and heroin, triggering a call to abandon the "failing" war on drugs.

Man's 'bizarre' comments after airport gunshot fracas

A man at the centre of an airport arrest boasted he would be bailed again when re-arrested for several assaults in a major train station, a court has been told.

Two men charged over interstate soccer match-fixing bid

Two men have been granted bail by a court after being charged with attempting to match fix soccer games for financial benefit.

Children face accused murderer 31 years after mum died

A man has faced court charged with the murder of a young mother three decades ago, with her children saying they are grateful someone has been charged.

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Police bullet accidentally fired during airport arrest

A bullet was fired by mistake from the rifle of a cop and hit a cafe oven as police arrested a disruptive man at a major airport on a busy travel day.

Three dead in Texas parking lot shooting, man arrested

Police say three people are dead after a shooting in Austin, Texas, and a man has been arrested.

Cop who tasered grandmother drops bid to get job back

A police officer who was suspended after killing a 95-year-old aged care resident won't push ahead to don his blue uniform again.

'Disgraceful': cops who beat up naked woman jailed

Two former police officers who assaulted and pepper sprayed a naked woman while doing a welfare check have been jailed for three years.

Mushroom cook's lies to police exposed on film

Erin Patterson's lies to police and claims she loved her estranged husband's family after killing them can be viewed as a court released her police interview.

Police confusing victim with abuser, family workers say

Officers responding to family violence see victims as perpetrators, downplay incidents and discriminate against marginalised groups, an advocacy group claims.

'Disturbing evolution': opioid-laced vape liquid seized

An Australian-first arrest was triggered after vape liquid laced with a dangerous and highly addictive synthetic opioid was marketed to hundreds of buyers.

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