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Racism role in death at centre of teen shooting inquiry

Racism role in death at centre of teen shooting inquiry

A coroner is being urged to discount racism as a cause of an Indigenous teen's death, despite the ex-officer who shot him being labelled a racist by police.

Taser cop devastated by pain of elderly victim's family

Taser cop devastated by pain of elderly victim's family

Taser cop devastated by pain of elderly victim's family

Taser cop devastated by pain of elderly victim's family

A senior constable who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman says he remains 'devastated' by her death, after learning his bail will be continued over Christmas.

Face-down restraint led to Indigenous man's death

Face-down restraint led to Indigenous man's death

Face-down restraint led to Indigenous man's death

Face-down restraint led to Indigenous man's death

An Indigenous man who died after being tasered, pepper sprayed and restrained by police was most likely suffering a psychotic episode, an inquest has found.

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Prison isolation looms for cop after fatal Taser shot

Prison isolation looms for cop after fatal Taser shot

An officer who fatally tasered an aged-care resident is waiting to learn if he will be put into isolation in custody after his manslaughter verdict.

Sex crimes detective jailed over teen complainant abuse

Sex crimes detective jailed over teen complainant abuse

A police officer who sexually abused a teenager who was reporting her own alleged assault has been sentenced to jail after a jury found him guilty.

Cop who tasered 95yo in 'terrible tragedy' faces jail

Cop who tasered 95yo in 'terrible tragedy' faces jail

A serving police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman is facing jail after being found guilty of manslaughter but will keep his job for now.

Students jump ticket barriers in train station rally

Students jump ticket barriers in train station rally

Student demonstrators staged a loud pro-Palestine protest at a major train station, a day after a man was arrested as tensions ran high outside a synagogue.

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Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

All fines handed out during the pandemic in Australia's most populous state will be reimbursed, except those currently being fought through the courts.

Pay-cut promotions no longer forced on state's police

Pay-cut promotions no longer forced on state's police

Pay-cut promotions no longer forced on state's police

Pay-cut promotions no longer forced on state's police

Retention payments, flexible work and huge salary jumps are in store for more than 16,000 police, soon to be the top-paid officers in Australia.

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

Man pulled dead from swimming hole in National Park

A man has died of a suspected drowning after being pulled from the water at a swimming hole in southern Sydney.

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

As friends and family mourn the loss of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the prime minister has offered federal police to help the investigation in Laos.

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

A 20-year-old man has been hit with 21 charges after a series of cars were defaced and torched during a vandalism spree involving anti-Israel slogans.

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

The families of Australians Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are demanding the Laos government fully investigate a mass poisoning event that claimed their lives.

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

Teen babysitter charged with neglect of toddler

A toddler was left burnt and bruised with internal injuries so severe that he needed to be intubated in hospital, South Australian police say.

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'Gone too soon': grieving community mourns two teens

Tributes are flowing as a community mourns two Melbourne teenagers who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos.

'At peace': teenager's family confirms methanol death

Holly Bowles has become the sixth person and second Australian to die after a suspected methanol poisoning event in Laos, her family has confirmed.

Senior cop found guilty of drink driving after crash

A senior NSW police officer has been found guilty of drink-driving for an incident where he crashed a car in a tunnel after a marathon drinking session.

'Dangerous cowards' on the run after cop stabbed

Two men described as "dangerous cowards" are on the run from police as an officer recovers from stab wounds after arresting a suspect in a chase.

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Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death

Police's decision to repeatedly taser an Indigenous man during an arrest was appropriate, a coroner has ruled.

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

A temporary exclusion zone intended to help police a major planned climate protest, has been scrapped by a court just one hour before it was due to commence.

Jury still considering verdict for cop who tasered 95yo

After its first full day of deliberations, a jury has not decided if a police officer who tasered a 95-year-old will be convicted or acquitted of manslaughter.

Judge 'mystified' as Gobbo closes case against police

Lawyers for barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo have put their final case forward as her trial against the state of Victoria wraps up.

Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

An investigation has been launched after a system crash led to Victoria police, ambulance and fire crews being manually dispatched for almost two hours.

Nightclub goes up in flames in suspicious blaze

A massive fire has engulfed a nightclub in Melbourne's inner southeast, sparking a police investigation and disrupting morning traffic.

Didn't see it coming: 'psychic' faces multiple charges

A woman accused of being part of a group that pretended to have psychic powers to scam customers out of money and property faces a string of fraud charges.

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