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Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

Second 'ISIS bride' group touches down in Australia

A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State has returned to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp.

Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Police says anger in communities will be understandable after a decision not to prosecute officers who held down an Aboriginal man who died.

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

A mother has been charged with murder after her young daughter was found dead in a "terribly confronting" scene west of Brisbane, devastating a local community.

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'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

The deadly Bondi terror attack has changed the face of policing, with the NSW force now carrying long arm rifles in public in response to terrorism threats.

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Arrests have been made as part of an investigation into Dezi Freeman as police face scrutiny over the lack of body-worn cameras at the killer's last shootout.

Rain brings hope of solving missing boy mystery

Rain brings hope of solving missing boy mystery

Police have returned to a remote outback station to renew their hunt for a four-year-old boy missing for more than eight months.

Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Public confidence in NSW's criminal justice system sank to an all-time low in 2025, a report shows, dropping to levels never seen since records began in 2007.

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'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

A Jewish security group viewed terrorist attacks as likely in the lead-up to the Bondi massacre, but police did not carry out a threat assessment.

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

Details surrounding the negotiations between police and fugitive double killer Dezi Freeman before he was gunned down have been revealed for the first time.

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

Months after being sent to work in a remote town, a struggling police officer told his partner he loved her before ending his own life alone in his vehicle.

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Arrests follow alleged tomahawk attack, knife threat

Five people have been charged after a man was attacked with a tomahawk and residents threatened with a knife during a crime spree, police say.

Spearfisher dies in shark attack at popular diving spot

Spearfisher dies in shark attack at popular diving spot

Spearfisher dies in shark attack at popular diving spot

Spearfisher dies in shark attack at popular diving spot

A coastal community has been left shocked after a spearfisherman was killed by a shark attack, despite witnesses rushing to his aid.

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Man threatened cops, pointed gun before fatal shooting

Police have fatally shot a man during a domestic violence call-out after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers.

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Police were called to conduct a welfare check at a home moments before a head-on car crash that killed three people.

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Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

An Australian police officer has died in Peru after falling from the Inca Trail near the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu while on holiday.

Online chats lead to teacher's child grooming charges

A high school teacher has been charged with grooming a child and possessing a significant amount of child abuse material after a dawn raid on his home.

'I'll kill them': cop killer's words before shooting

The shooting murder of an experienced community police officer on a routine job at a isolated property was akin to an execution, a court has been told.

'Last piece of him': Bondi widow hails return of camera

The widow of Bondi massacre victim Peter Meagher says the recovery of her husband's camera equipment, allegedly stolen after the shootings, is "miraculous".

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Family shattered after woman fatally hit by police car

A 71-year-old woman has died after being hit by a marked police 4WD in far north Queensland, sparking a major crash probe and corruption watchdog oversight.

Airport bomb scare over hot chocolate container find

An airport has reopened after being plunged into lockdown by the discovery of a suspicious item hidden within a hot chocolate container.

Man charged over kidnapping of bikie murder victim

A man has been charged over the alleged kidnapping of a low-level bikie associate who was shot dead in 2023.

Million-dollar reward over 'gruesome' unsolved death

Police have doubled the reward for help solving the suspicious death of Paul Murray, whose body was found naked and decomposing three decades ago.

Former doctor charged with 94 counts of rape

A former doctor has been accused of sexually assaulting 15 women at a private health centre after being charged with almost 100 counts of rape.

'Distraught': wife, children's murder accused in court

A lawyer for man accused of murdering his wife and two children has said outside his first court appearance his client is "pretty distressed".

Police officer accused of stalking 'didn't take hint'

A senior police officer on trial for stalking ignored a fellow officer's pleas to stop contacting her outside work, a court has been told.

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