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'God, please': sobs as cops beat naked woman

'God, please': sobs as cops beat naked woman

Shocking video footage has been played in court of two police officers kicking, wrestling and pepper spraying a naked woman having a psychotic episode.

Missing German backpacker's van found

Missing German backpacker's van found

Missing German backpacker's van found

Missing German backpacker's van found

A missing backpacker's van has been found as authorities search for the German woman who disappeared while travelling solo in the outback.

Damning review: assaults, kids in crowded watch houses

Damning review: assaults, kids in crowded watch houses

Damning review: assaults, kids in crowded watch houses

Damning review: assaults, kids in crowded watch houses

Stronger bail laws have resulted in children spending more time in adult watch houses as police face recommendations from a review.

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Plan to rid anti-Jew 'cancer' targets uni, arts funding

Plan to rid anti-Jew 'cancer' targets uni, arts funding

Universities and cultural bodies that fail to act against anti-Semitism could have their funding terminated as part of a blueprint to combat discrimination.

‘Happy to be arrested’: ex-cop’s claim in MP sex trial

‘Happy to be arrested’: ex-cop’s claim in MP sex trial

A former police officer has been grilled about his failure to front the sexual abuse trial of a state MP when required.

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Racism within a police force will no longer be tolerated by its top cop after a coroner handed down her findings into the fatal shooting of an Indigenous teen.

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

A coroner has found a police force has the hallmarks of institutional racism, as a grieving family expressed their disappointment in its commissioner.

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Fears for next anti-Semitic firebombing on home soil

Fears for next anti-Semitic firebombing on home soil

Fears for next anti-Semitic firebombing on home soil

Fears for next anti-Semitic firebombing on home soil

A "terrifying" synagogue firebombing has left Jewish Australians fearing more attacks as authorities establish a task force to examine police powers.

Kangaroo on road could have caused triple-fatal crash

Kangaroo on road could have caused triple-fatal crash

Kangaroo on road could have caused triple-fatal crash

Kangaroo on road could have caused triple-fatal crash

A car crash potentially caused by a kangaroo has claimed three lives and left another person critically injured, capping a horror weekend on one state's roads.

Long wait over for Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings

Long wait over for Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings

Long wait over for Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings

Long wait over for Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings

Inquest findings are finally set to be handed down into the 2019 fatal police shooting of young Aboriginal man Kumanjayi Walker in a remote desert community.

Man shot dead in rural siege made bomb threat

Man shot dead in rural siege made bomb threat

Man shot dead in rural siege made bomb threat

Man shot dead in rural siege made bomb threat

Police say a man claimed to have explosives during a siege that ended when he allegedly fired on officers with a homemade shotgun.

'Never enough': cop's widow reflects on hefty jail term

'Never enough': cop's widow reflects on hefty jail term

'Never enough': cop's widow reflects on hefty jail term

'Never enough': cop's widow reflects on hefty jail term

A police chief has called for laws to be changed after a meth-affected car thief who killed an officer on duty was given a 15-year sentence for manslaughter.

Parents worry as 'gutted' staff back childcare reforms

Parents worry as 'gutted' staff back childcare reforms

Parents worry as 'gutted' staff back childcare reforms

Parents worry as 'gutted' staff back childcare reforms

Childcare staff have been left in shock after serious abuse allegations were levelled against a worker as concerned parents search for answers.

'Tightrope' for men in childcare amid calls for ban

'Tightrope' for men in childcare amid calls for ban

'Tightrope' for men in childcare amid calls for ban

'Tightrope' for men in childcare amid calls for ban

Banning male childcare workers after abuse allegations against one man would not be the right fix for systemic issues facing the sector, experts say.

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Major search for man's head paused as police trawl CCTV

Investigators are poring over video footage in attempt to find the head of a man allegedly murdered by his partner, a former reality TV star.

Parents demand answers after childcare abuse scandal

Families of more than 1000 children have been told to test for diseases after a childcare worker linked to 20 centres was charged with "sickening" crimes.

Police missed chance to protect woman killed by partner

A coroner has criticised how police responded to repeat reports of family violence before a woman was killed by her abusive partner.

Probe called into violent arrest at pro-Palestine rally

Police have initiated an internal probe into the break-up of a pro-Palestine protest that left a former federal Greens candidate with a serious eye injury.

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Community heartbreak after human remains discovered

A community has been left in shock after human remains were discovered in a quiet suburb, as police continue to investigate the disappearance of Joshua Bishop

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.

Car-ramming police officer recommended for prosecution

A former police officer who rammed a car while on duty then allegedly lied about the incident has been recommended for prosecution by a corruption watchdog.

Love you: daughter's touching tribute to slain officer

Family, friends, colleagues and the broader public have farewelled a dedicated policeman who was shot dead at a rural property.

'Too much crime': top cop vows to speak truth to power

In his first day on the job, a newly minted top cop insists he won't shy away from asking "hard questions" of the state government.

Ex-detective's major loss after sexually touching teen

A former sex crimes detective who sexually touched a teenager he met when she reported a crime will remain behind bars after a failed appeal of his convictions.

Watchdog clears police investigation, probes misconduct

A corruption watchdog has cleared police over an investigation into events before a double murder and launched a misconduct probe over the killer's gun licence.

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