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Interference blame game as top cop quits six weeks in

Interference blame game as top cop quits six weeks in

The race is on to find a state's third police boss this year after the acting chief quit suddenly, saying he can't commit to a five-year term.

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

Former cop charged over home-made machine gun cache

A highly sophisticated machine gun manufacturing operation has been dismantled after a former cop was busted with a cache of firearms and ammo, police say.

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

Mum charged after children stabbed in home

A mother has been charged with three counts of wounding with intent to murder after she allegedly attacked her children with a knife as they slept.

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'Recipe for disaster': teens killed in stolen car crash

'Recipe for disaster': teens killed in stolen car crash

A pair of teenagers have died after one of two cars stolen from a home an hour earlier slammed into a tree.

Woman on murder charge over body-in-wall cold case

Woman on murder charge over body-in-wall cold case

Police have charged a woman with murder after a body was found behind a wall in a city apartment block almost three years ago.

Man charged over alleged abduction of mother and baby

Man charged over alleged abduction of mother and baby

A man will face court after he was arrested and charged with the alleged kidnapping of a mother and her baby 10 months ago.

'Slap on the wrist': grandma-killing cop spared jail

'Slap on the wrist': grandma-killing cop spared jail

The family of a great-grandmother who was killed by a police officer are disappointed and struggling to comprehend a decision to spare him jail.

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Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

Indigenous e-bike rider dead after crash with cop car

An Indigenous man has died in an early morning collision with a police car after an officer tried to pull him over.

US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

A US man who talked to an Australian family before and after they fatally shot two police officers later allegedly told FBI agents he added "fuel to the fire".

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Surfboard found intact in search for missing officer

Land and sea searches are continuing for an "extremely fit" police officer who once headed the water police, after his surfboard was found on a beach.

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

A booming tobacco black market has created a taxation deficit and forced a belated national crackdown on dodgy retailers and criminal gangs.

Air show braces for anti-war protests

Air show braces for anti-war protests

Air show braces for anti-war protests

Air show braces for anti-war protests

The biennial Avalon Airshow has opened its doors to showcase the latest crop of defence and aviation technology as anti-war activists prepare to picket outside.

US man 'urged no mercy' before Aussie cops gunned down

US man 'urged no mercy' before Aussie cops gunned down

US man 'urged no mercy' before Aussie cops gunned down

US man 'urged no mercy' before Aussie cops gunned down

Pictures allegedly showing sniper hides similar to those found where two Queensland police officers were shot dead have been filed in a US court case.

Killer driver given chance to avoid more jail time

Killer driver given chance to avoid more jail time

Killer driver given chance to avoid more jail time

Killer driver given chance to avoid more jail time

A driver who was jailed after killing six teenagers 19 years ago has once again faced a regional court for driving while unlicensed and high on drugs.

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Delays in former cop's DV murder case continue

Accused double-murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon is expected to consider entering pleas once he and his lawyer have time to review a psychiatrist's report.

Premier attacks as ex-top cop takes ousting to watchdog

A premier has lashed out at a former police deputy commissioner who has referred his axing to the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

'Going to lock you up': cop warning for regional youth

Dozens of officers will be deployed in several regional centres to tackle rising youth crime, including serious incidents from violent break-ins to car theft.

'Shocking': dozens of weapons seized in knife sweep

Almost 100 weapons have been seized in an operation aimed at stamping out knife-related crime after several shocking attacks.

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Murder rate soars as killers claim multiple victims

Killers who took multiple lives have driven the homicide rate to a decade high in a state where assault and sexual violence are also on the rise.

Mafia-style laws mooted to stop construction 'rip-off'

The opposition wants US-style laws to jail organised crime bosses it says are pulling the strings of alleged construction sector corruption.

Tragic end to search for missing six-year-old girl

The search for a missing six-year-old girl has ended in tragedy after police found a body in bushland.

King's severed statue head makes cameo at hip-hop gig

Nine months after it was hacked off, the severed head of a King George V statue has reappeared at a Melbourne gig for Irish rappers Kneecap.

Driver fined for refusing test after journalist's death

A driver who refused to give police a blood test after sports journalist Sam Landsberger walked into his truck and died has been fined $1500 and convicted.

Former soldier's DNA linked to horrific unsolved murder

Detectives believe a dead ex-soldier could be behind the 1979 murder of a young woman in Perth, as they appeal for information to help solve the cold case.

Arrested captain of North Sea crash ship is Russian

A ship that hit a US oil tanker off England had failed several safety checks, and its owner has revealed the captain arrested over the collision is Russian.

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