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Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites

Australians dabble with crime as cost of living bites

Thefts of groceries and alcohol are increasing, with police citing the cost of living and high interest rates as factors turning non-offenders to crime.

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Police are searching for the driver of a white ute they believe was involved in a fatal road-rage incident on a suburban street.

Accused CBD bomb hoaxer allegedly made explosive device

Accused CBD bomb hoaxer allegedly made explosive device

Accused CBD bomb hoaxer allegedly made explosive device

Accused CBD bomb hoaxer allegedly made explosive device

A man has fronted court after being charged over an alleged bomb hoax that shut down parts of Melbourne's CBD.

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Trades Hall vandals slammed for 'performative stunt'

Trades Hall vandals slammed for 'performative stunt'

Victoria's Trades Hall has been vandalised with a group seen spray-painting anti-police and pro-Palestine slogans on the building's walls.

Police forced to hand 'less lethal' tactics to watchdog

Police forced to hand 'less lethal' tactics to watchdog

A court has ordered NSW Police to hand over a manual on "less lethal" tactics as a watchdog oversees the investigation into a woman's death.

Policeman apologises to family over fatal road crash

Policeman apologises to family over fatal road crash

A police officer who was speeding and ignored a give-way sign when he killed a 76-year-old bus driver has apologised for causing the fatal accident.

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

A loving husband and father was killed and dumped in a river 20 years ago by an obsessed man who wanted to continue an affair with his wife, police allege.

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Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Prosecutors hope to soon finalise their case against ex-senior constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon who allegedly murdered two men, including his former partner.

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Mourners have left floral tributes at the site of a house fire that has left a community devastated after an elderly woman and her son died in the blaze.

Church rioters 'underestimated' detectives, police say

Church rioters 'underestimated' detectives, police say

Church rioters 'underestimated' detectives, police say

Church rioters 'underestimated' detectives, police say

A teenage boy is the latest to be charged over a riot outside a Sydney church where a bishop was stabbed as police vow to hunt down all remaining suspects.

More respect needed to fight school porn deepfakes

More respect needed to fight school porn deepfakes

More respect needed to fight school porn deepfakes

More respect needed to fight school porn deepfakes

A school-based respectful relationships program could be expanded to focus on pornography after manipulated images of Melbourne girls were shared online.

Cops accused of elder assault as police conduct probed

Cops accused of elder assault as police conduct probed

Cops accused of elder assault as police conduct probed

Cops accused of elder assault as police conduct probed

NSW Police are facing scrutiny after two officers were charged with assaulting an elderly man, while another officer awaits sentencing for a fake breath test.

Sexual assaults, domestic violence spike in crime data

Sexual assaults, domestic violence spike in crime data

Sexual assaults, domestic violence spike in crime data

Sexual assaults, domestic violence spike in crime data

A staggering 42 per cent climb in criminal incidents of sexual assault has been recorded in NSW, as cases of domestic violence also rise.

Teen arrested after girls targeted in AI photo scandal

Teen arrested after girls targeted in AI photo scandal

Teen arrested after girls targeted in AI photo scandal

Teen arrested after girls targeted in AI photo scandal

A teenager has been arrested after explicit images of female students at a school in Melbourne's northwest circulated online.

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'Freak wave' sweeps picnic-goers off rocks to deaths

The deaths of two women swept out to sea from a rock shelf have prompted authorities to look at working more closely with multicultural communities.

Concerns over crowd control at Sydney's Vivid Festival

Additional police will be on duty after larger than expected crowds prompted security concerns around Sydney Harbour after a drone show at the Vivid festival.

Five in hospital after 'very high impact' crash

A two-vehicle crash has left five people in hospital with life threatening injuries.

Community confidence in police falls post-pandemic

Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski says he is concerned that public confidence in the law is "sharply down" since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Verdict looms for schoolgirl's alleged murderer

A jury has begun deliberations over whether Justin Stein murdered his former partner's daughter before dumping her body in a barrel.

Motive offered as schoolgirl murder trial nears end

A jury has heard final arguments in the murder trial over the death of schoolgirl Charlise Mutten, as it prepares to deliberate on a verdict.

Budget boon for old trains buys time for homemade fleet

Trains vital to the rail network will be upgraded to keep them on the tracks for longer as the government investigates building replacement fleets locally.

Driver pleads guilty over death of top cop's son

Dhurren Randhawa has pleaded guilty to charges over the hit-and-run death of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens' son.

Alleged killer says he 'never touched' schoolgirl

A man accused of fatally shooting Charlise Mutten has denied any involvement in the girl's death, as his murder trial nears a conclusion.

Murder accused denies putting girl's body in barrel

A girl's alleged killer says he was unaware her body was in a barrel on the back of his ute as he was caught on camera towing a boat and buying bags of sand.

Two dead, seven injured in Pittsburgh bar shooting

A shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburgh has left two people dead and seven others injured, police say.

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