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Wanted teen dies in balcony fall after police arrive

Wanted teen dies in balcony fall after police arrive

Independent investigators will probe a police response after an 18-year-old fell to his death from a sixth-floor balcony when officers tried to arrest him.

Police comb bushland for camper missing for months

Police comb bushland for camper missing for months

Police comb bushland for camper missing for months

Police comb bushland for camper missing for months

Three months after a hiker was last seen at a popular walking track, police have become increasingly concerned for the missing man's welfare.

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police crack abuse network - 62 arrests, 400 charges

Police have dismantled an alleged child abuse network with the final arrest of a 37-year-old man.

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Jewish students bullied while learning about Holocaust

Jewish students bullied while learning about Holocaust

A royal commission has heard how Jewish students were bullied while learning about the Holocaust.

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

Two rescuers who died while trying to save a stricken yachtsman in wild seas have been honoured by their local community for their courage and heroism.

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Another nightclub firebombed amid escalating club wars

Police are investigating a firebombing at a popular city nightclub as the number of arson attacks grow in the so called "grog wars" plaguing a major capital.

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

A woman has been charged with torture and failing to provide the necessities of life to a child who has been in intensive care for almost three months.

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'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

'Everyone's angry': residents wage war on crime wave

Fed-up inner-city residents are fighting back against rising crime as an ongoing wave of arson attacks are unleashed on popular nightlife venues.

Reward of $1m to help crack teacher's disappearance

Reward of $1m to help crack teacher's disappearance

Reward of $1m to help crack teacher's disappearance

Reward of $1m to help crack teacher's disappearance

A man who went overseas with a teacher before she vanished nearly 30 years ago probably knows more about her suspicious disappearance, her family says.

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

Man charged over 'horrendous' alleged triple murder

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after an alleged domestic violence incident that killed three family members and injured another.

Britney Spears out of rehab and 'feeling very positive'

Britney Spears out of rehab and 'feeling very positive'

Britney Spears out of rehab and 'feeling very positive'

Britney Spears out of rehab and 'feeling very positive'

Britney Spears is out of rehab and she's said to be "healthy and happy" and "feeling very positive" as she faces arraignment on a drink-driving charge.

'Unbearable ache': parents' plea as slain man named

'Unbearable ache': parents' plea as slain man named

'Unbearable ache': parents' plea as slain man named

'Unbearable ache': parents' plea as slain man named

The body of a murdered man missing for more than five years has been identified, prompting his parents to plead for help to find his killer.

Ten people hurt as 14-year-old driver accused of crash

Ten people hurt as 14-year-old driver accused of crash

Ten people hurt as 14-year-old driver accused of crash

Ten people hurt as 14-year-old driver accused of crash

Emergency services have been sifting through the chaotic wreckage of a four-car pile-up that has shocked a community and left victims fighting for their lives.

DNA order as man charged over cold case abduction, rape

DNA order as man charged over cold case abduction, rape

DNA order as man charged over cold case abduction, rape

DNA order as man charged over cold case abduction, rape

Police have been granted permission to take DNA from a man accused of abducting and raping a youth mother in 1985 after she returned to her unlocked car.

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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.

'See you in heaven': family heartbreak after body found

The mother of an abducted girl has provided a heartbreaking tribute after a body was found in a large-scale search, saying her family will meet her in heaven.

Hero bystander praised after coming to aid of paramedic

An attack that left an on-duty paramedic with stab wounds has been labelled vile, as authorities praise a bystander for helping to fight off the offender.

Mystery, police flaws shroud teen's train track death

A coroner will decide whether police racism was a factor in the investigation into the death of an Indigenous teen, whose body was found on rural train tracks.

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Two dead, 10 hurt as plane crashes into hangar

Two people are dead and 10 others have been injured after a light plane crashed into a hangar at a suburban airport, sparking an intense fire.

Hundreds honoured in Wieambilla shooting bravery awards

Hundreds have been honoured for their bravery during the Wieambilla shootings and its aftermath including the two officers who survived the fatal ambush.

Police probe kidnapping link and hospitality attacks

Three teens have been charged over a string of alleged violent crimes, as police investigate possible links to recent arson attacks on hospitality venues.

Fears for girl's safety as kidnap suspect eludes search

People know the location of a man who allegedly abducted a five-year-old girl, say police who have found a child's underwear during the massive search.

Still alive: police hold on to hope girl will be found

A desperate search for a missing girl and her suspected abductor has gained national attention, with the prime minister hoping it becomes a "good news story".

Arson kingpins hunted as potential grog war fires up

Police have thrown extra resources at tracking down those "pulling the strings" of repeated attacks on inner-city hospitality venues.

Woman continued attack on mother even after shots fired

A police officer has described at an inquest how he reluctantly fired off eight shots to stop a woman cutting at her mother's neck with a knife.

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