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'Witness protection': clarity coming on police boss

'Witness protection': clarity coming on police boss

Officers are expected to learn who will lead a state police force moving forward as the government claims a decision is yet to be made on its chief.

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Children among seven injured as burnout goes wrong

Two children, aged eight and 10, are among seven people injured after a teen driver lost control of his car while doing a burnout.

Pressure on police chief after no-confidence vote

Pressure on police chief after no-confidence vote

Pressure on police chief after no-confidence vote

Pressure on police chief after no-confidence vote

There are reports one state's police chief will not stay in the job after a more than half the force declared they have no confidence in him.

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Man 'confesses' to Munich car ramming that injured 36

Man 'confesses' to Munich car ramming that injured 36

German police say a 24-year-old Afghan citizen who had applied for asylum has been arrested after a car was driven into a union demonstration, injuring 36.

Eleven dead, six hurt in Pakistan blast near coal mine

Eleven dead, six hurt in Pakistan blast near coal mine

A roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in restive southwest Pakistan, killing at least nine people.

Gambling drives cop to steal $200k in evidence cash

Gambling drives cop to steal $200k in evidence cash

A police officer who stole almost $210,000 from the evidence room of a Sydney cop shop has been hit with a prison sentence for her "opportunistic" crime.

Officers to stand trial over alleged false imprisonment

Officers to stand trial over alleged false imprisonment

Two senior constables accused of false imprisonment will stand trial after a magistrate found there was enough evidence for the case to go to the County Court.

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Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

Senior cop's boozy night out before drunken crash

A senior police officer was captured on camera drunkenly stumbling and "floss" dancing before getting in his vehicle and attempting to drive.

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

Two women have described their experiences inside the Alice Springs watch house as hot and overcrowded, with food shortages leaving them "hungry all the time".

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

Man behind bars after homemade shotgun shooting arrest

A man accused of crawling under a house then shooting a man with a homemade shotgun had his case mentioned in court after three days on the run in bushland.

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

A police officer who used a Taser on a 95-year-old woman has heard the impact her death had on her family as a judge considers whether to send him to jail.

PM calls for civility after alleged MP death threats

PM calls for civility after alleged MP death threats

PM calls for civility after alleged MP death threats

PM calls for civility after alleged MP death threats

The prime minister has urged civility after a man was charged for allegedly making death threats and anti-Semitic comments towards two politicians.

Accused criminals left to own devices in 'bail fail'

Accused criminals left to own devices in 'bail fail'

Accused criminals left to own devices in 'bail fail'

Accused criminals left to own devices in 'bail fail'

A state will stop using private firms to track accused criminals on bail after dozens were left unmonitored when a provider suddenly collapsed.

Rare vessel sinks en route to famed boat festival

Rare vessel sinks en route to famed boat festival

Rare vessel sinks en route to famed boat festival

Rare vessel sinks en route to famed boat festival

Mechanical failure has caused a vintage vessel to sink on its way to a wooden boat festival, forcing its crew members to scramble to safety.

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Brazil drug cartel's corridor from Sao Paulo to Sydney

The Pacific Ocean is a favoured pipeline for a Brazilian drug cartel that's expanded globally by targeting countries like Australia where users pay top dollar.

Sweden's worst shooting leaves 11 dead at a school

Swedish police say 11 people including a gunman have been killed during a shooting at an adult education centre.

Police, PM explosive caravan criticism dismissed

A policing expert says authorities had no need to tell the prime minister about an investigation into a caravan that was found packed full of explosives.

Cops missed red flags before ex killed mum and daughter

An internal investigation into the murder of a mother and daughter has found eight police missed crucial red flags and did not perform their duties as required.

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Security beefed up after temple named on bomb plot list

The discovery of an explosive-laden caravan with a list of possible Jewish targets has put communities further on edge amid rampant anti-Semitic attacks.

Alleged threat as battered off-duty cop lay unconscious

The youngest of three men accused of brutally bashing a pair of off-duty police officers allegedly returned to the scene to deliver a chilling final warning.

Flood rescues mount as new cyclone threat looms

A rain-hit region is on cyclone watch with multiple tropical lows looming in northern Australia after heavy showers sparked flooding and water rescues.

Accused cop basher allegedly cut hair to evade law

A father has defended his son over allegations he helped bash two off-duty officers, saying the incident was out of character for the "young kid".

Questions as accused smuggler's escape ends 4000km away

Federal police have tracked down an accused drug smuggler who was allegedly trying to sail to Indonesia after skipping out from a rehabilitation centre.

Man behind bars after 'odious' attack on cop memorial

A man accused of defacing a memorial to fallen police officers has lost a bid to be detained at a mental health facility after claiming he had complex PTSD.

Psychiatric testing for cop accused of double slaying

An ex-cop facing a double murder charge will undergo psychiatric testing as prosecutors prepare an "extraordinary volume" of evidence, a court has been told.

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