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Billion-dollar promise to fix crime woes in Top End

Billion-dollar promise to fix crime woes in Top End

More prison beds and a crackdown on parents who don't send their kids to school are among a territory government's big-ticket budget promises.

'Murdered and dumped': plea to crack 30-year cold case

'Murdered and dumped': plea to crack 30-year cold case

'Murdered and dumped': plea to crack 30-year cold case

'Murdered and dumped': plea to crack 30-year cold case

For decades, the identity of a man found dead after wandering suburban streets has been a mystery, but police hope a new image could lead to a breakthrough.

Plea for drivers to stop taking risks as deaths soar

Plea for drivers to stop taking risks as deaths soar

Plea for drivers to stop taking risks as deaths soar

Plea for drivers to stop taking risks as deaths soar

The road toll in one state spiked by 10 over a deadly Mother's Day weekend as authorities beg "entitled" motorists to stay safe.

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Top cop denies push as replacement search heats up

Top cop denies push as replacement search heats up

Questions remain about the premature retirement of NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb as taxpayers stump up for two top cops until she leaves in September.

CCTV offers clues in search for grandmother's killers

CCTV offers clues in search for grandmother's killers

Police investigating a woman's fatal drive-by shooting have released CCTV footage and are appealing for public help to bring her killers to justice.

Town reels as grandmother faces court over boys' deaths

Town reels as grandmother faces court over boys' deaths

A grandmother charged with murdering her two grandchildren has appeared in court for the first time the morning after a community gathered for a sombre vigil.

Dating app ambush attacks could be tip of the iceberg

Dating app ambush attacks could be tip of the iceberg

Boys as young as 13 are being accused of using false profiles on dating apps such as Grindr to lure men into meetings before attacking and robbing them.

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Mum in hospital with three children dead in house fire

Mum in hospital with three children dead in house fire

Mum in hospital with three children dead in house fire

Mum in hospital with three children dead in house fire

A horrific house fire has killed three children as their mother fights for her life in hospital while police investigate the blaze being treated as suspicious.

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

The first woman commissioner for the nation's largest police force is stepping aside, but it could be months before her replacement is revealed.

Tributes for trailblazer's turbulent time as top cop

Tributes for trailblazer's turbulent time as top cop

Tributes for trailblazer's turbulent time as top cop

Tributes for trailblazer's turbulent time as top cop

Lauded as a no-nonsense reformer, the first woman to lead Australia's biggest police force is headed for the exit after cutting short her five-year term.

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

A rural community has been hit hard by the deaths of two young boys, as their grandmother is treated in a mental health unit ahead of likely serious charges.

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

A forgotten email which meant a mentally ill man went without treatment before a mass stabbing has led to improvements by police to ensure there is no repeat.

Accused killer blames stun gun for running over cop

Accused killer blames stun gun for running over cop

Accused killer blames stun gun for running over cop

Accused killer blames stun gun for running over cop

A man on trial for manslaughter after running over a policeman says the electrical surge from the officer's Taser caused him to lose control.

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

The mother of a man who violently stabbed six victims at a mall had sought police help over a year earlier as his mental health condition deteriorated.

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Dog's sniff prompted unlawful festival strip search

Strip searches were allegedly routinely carried out at music festivals as a massive payout looms in response to a class action involving more than 3000 people.

Club groper dodges jail after attacks caught on CCTV

A man who groped and kissed 18 women at a nightclub has been ordered to complete 180 hours of community work after being spared jail time.

Men charged over major kava seizure in remote community

Two men have been charged after police seized more than 200kg of kava in a remote community as well as more than $15,000 cash in a property search.

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.

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NRL star denies touching police gun during pub brawl

A rugby league star denies touching or grabbing a police firearm before he was set upon by two officers in a tiki-bar brawl.

NRL star claims cops hit him with ‘barrage of punches’

A rugby league player says he was king hit before being knocked unconscious by a flurry of punches to the face during a wild brawl with police.

Plea for motorists to think of children as deaths mount

Five people have died on one state's roads within 24 hours as the Anzac Day long weekend begins, prompting a plea from police for motorists to drive carefully.

Calls for accountability after police shooting death

Hundreds of people have rallied to call for justice for a 35-year-old man who was shot dead by police who were not carrying Tasers.

Tragic start to Easter as four drown and one missing

Four people have died and a fifth is missing after they are believed to have been swept into water in a series of coastal tragedies.

Ex-AFL player agent charged over alleged police threats

Police have arrested and charged disgraced ex-AFL player agent Ricky Nixon for allegedly threatening an officer on social media.

Police conducting bail checks on 'weak' legal basis

The legal doctrine under which police conduct about 100,000 compliance checks on offenders out on bail should be scrapped, a law enforcement watchdog says.

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