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League great blames injuries for failure to comply

League great blames injuries for failure to comply

NRL and Queensland great Trevor Gillmeister has avoided a conviction after a sporting injury allegedly impeded him when told to "get on the ground" by police.

Arrests top 150 as three-day climate action makes waves

Arrests top 150 as three-day climate action makes waves

Arrests top 150 as three-day climate action makes waves

Arrests top 150 as three-day climate action makes waves

A long weekend climate "protestival" has disrupted coal shipping and landed scores of activists under arrest but smaller protests continue.

'Deplorable': cops smash alleged satanic pedophile ring

'Deplorable': cops smash alleged satanic pedophile ring

'Deplorable': cops smash alleged satanic pedophile ring

'Deplorable': cops smash alleged satanic pedophile ring

Police have arrested four men who were allegedly part of an international satanic child sex abuse material ring operating out of suburban homes.

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Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

Second teen charged over suburban shopping mall brawl

A second teenager has been charged over a wild suburban shopping centre brawl that left a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old in hospital with stab wounds.

Police to test upgraded powers during migration protest

Police to test upgraded powers during migration protest

Police are gearing up for a major response to a planned immigration protest and counter-rally, which will test expanded search powers.

Cop guilty verdict hailed as win for Indigenous rights

Cop guilty verdict hailed as win for Indigenous rights

A sergeant has become the first serving police officer to be found criminally responsible for the death of an Aboriginal person in a police operation in NSW.

Targeted police search for missing mother's body

Targeted police search for missing mother's body

Police have renewed the search for the remains of Samantha Murphy, who disappeared without a trace while on a run.

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Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

A new search has failed to find a missing boy on his family's remote outback farmhouse, almost two months after the four-year-old disappeared.

Extra charges for veteran cop's alleged killer

Extra charges for veteran cop's alleged killer

Extra charges for veteran cop's alleged killer

Extra charges for veteran cop's alleged killer

The alleged killer of a police constable at a rural property has appeared briefly in court where it was revealed he is facing more charges.

Teen accused of 'active role' in fatal park stabbing

Teen accused of 'active role' in fatal park stabbing

Teen accused of 'active role' in fatal park stabbing

Teen accused of 'active role' in fatal park stabbing

A second teenager charged with the murder of a 17-year-old was an alleged pivotal figure in the fatal stabbing as friends and family mourn his death.

Racial profiling fears over warrantless search powers

Racial profiling fears over warrantless search powers

Racial profiling fears over warrantless search powers

Racial profiling fears over warrantless search powers

Expanded powers allowing officers to conduct warrantless searches have been panned by human rights and legal groups but police say people have nothing to fear.

Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage

Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage

Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage

Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage

The critical moments between a security guard making a frantic radio call and a killer with a knife stalking his final victim have been forensically examined.

'I stabbed another boy': teenage accused killer's words

'I stabbed another boy': teenage accused killer's words

'I stabbed another boy': teenage accused killer's words

'I stabbed another boy': teenage accused killer's words

A 15-year-old accused of murdering an older boy in an unprovoked attack shortly after school broke for the day allegedly admitted his actions to police.

Justice system failing shattered sex assault survivors

Justice system failing shattered sex assault survivors

Justice system failing shattered sex assault survivors

Justice system failing shattered sex assault survivors

Legal literacy advocates want urgent reform in how the justice system handles sexual assault disclosures, starting with their first contact with police.

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'Too big': weapon found in accused's car was ruled out

Past and present police officers have been quizzed on the collection and quarantining of evidence from the Easey Street double murders nearly 50 years ago.

Police furious at prisoners having to sleep on floors

Prisoners could be injured or die and police left at risk of attack if a deal on inmate transport is not honoured, a union says.

Indigenous, African men endure rampant police profiling

First Nations people are 15 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police, according to a report highlighting racial profiling.

Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Officers need access to satellite radios, drones and online monitoring of violent extremists in the wake of the Wieamblla shootings, the police union says.

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Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush

The families of two police killed in the Wieambilla shootings say they are disappointed in the coroner's findings into the tragedy that claimed six lives.

Shattered families disappointed by coronial findings

The families of two young police officers killed in an ambush at a remote property say they are disappointed by the coroner's recommendations.

Hunt for car thief who left baby in a box

Police are on the hunt for a thief who left a baby in a box after stealing a vehicle from a supermarket car park.

Woman accused of trying to kill police fronts court

A 37-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after allegedly shooting at police officers who were trying to carry out a search warrant.

Two armed men gunned down in separate police shootings

One man is dead and another is fighting for his life after they were shot by police during separate confrontations.

Neo-Nazi taken into detention and awaiting deportation

A South African man who attended a neo-Nazi rally in Australia is being compared to a guest who turns up just to wreck the place, with his visa torn up.

Man on the run after pursuit of suspected 'kill car'

Three men have been charged while a fourth is on the run after police pursued and stopped a suspected "kill car".

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