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Footage captures moments before underworld 'hit'

Footage captures moments before underworld 'hit'

Police have released vision from the lead-up to a man's execution-style murder in Sydney, in the hope of tracking down the people responsible.

Union leaders arrested at pro-Palestine port protest

Union leaders arrested at pro-Palestine port protest

Union leaders arrested at pro-Palestine port protest

Union leaders arrested at pro-Palestine port protest

Pro-Palestine activists have been arrested while rallying against an Israeli shipping line to demand stronger sanctions in response to the conflict in Gaza.

NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

The NSW chief police officer has vowed to improve her media approach as she defends the controversial interim appointment of a fresh public affairs director.

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Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

Victoria Police already has powers to swoop on unruly protesters after calls for a permit system following another violent clash, the premier says.

Issues raised over how law enforcement access data

Issues raised over how law enforcement access data

The Commonwealth Ombudsman is concerned over how Australian law enforcement access telecommunications data, with one police force singled out.

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Cop accused of Sydney couple's murder sacked from force

Senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has been officially removed from NSW Police after being accused of killing two men and hiding their bodies.

Cops 'confused' before detained Indigenous man's death

Cops 'confused' before detained Indigenous man's death

Police did not understand their powers and acted too hastily in detaining an Indigenous man who died after being handcuffed, a NSW coroner says.

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Cop to fight charges over Indigenous teen's fatal crash

Cop to fight charges over Indigenous teen's fatal crash

Cop to fight charges over Indigenous teen's fatal crash

Cop to fight charges over Indigenous teen's fatal crash

The sergeant whose unmarked police car was involved in a crash that killed Indigenous teen Jai Wright has pleaded not guilty to dangerous and negligent driving.

Police launch new tactic to find Samantha Murphy's body

Police launch new tactic to find Samantha Murphy's body

Police launch new tactic to find Samantha Murphy's body

Police launch new tactic to find Samantha Murphy's body

Highly-trained police dogs with the ability to detect mobile phone SIMs are being used by the AFP in the fresh search for missing mother Samantha Murphy.

'Sad' end to search with no sign of missing mum's body

'Sad' end to search with no sign of missing mum's body

'Sad' end to search with no sign of missing mum's body

'Sad' end to search with no sign of missing mum's body

A renewed search for slain mother Samantha Murphy has come up short after fresh intelligence directed police to dense bushland 11km from her home town.

Family grieve for man police fatally shot at his home

Family grieve for man police fatally shot at his home

Family grieve for man police fatally shot at his home

Family grieve for man police fatally shot at his home

A family have told a court of the grief and loss felt after 20-year-old Bradley Balzan was fatally gunned down by police in the backyard of his home.

Police commissioner slams 'disgraceful' certificates

Police commissioner slams 'disgraceful' certificates

Police commissioner slams 'disgraceful' certificates

Police commissioner slams 'disgraceful' certificates

A series of allegedly racist police awards have been made public, sparking outrage from the Northern Territory's top officer.

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon

A man is dead after he fell from a hot-air balloon travelling over homes in suburban Melbourne, but police say it is not suspicious.

Fiji upholds China policing agreement: media report

Fiji upholds China policing agreement: media report

Fiji upholds China policing agreement: media report

Fiji upholds China policing agreement: media report

Fiji has "restored" a decade-old police co-operation deal with China that had been put on hold by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, an Australian news site says.

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'Brazen' CBD crime wave shakes business confidence

Police will be out in force in Adelaide's CBD as businesses hold a summit into retail crime after a series of shoplifting incidents and assaults on staff.

Fears killer fled overseas after dumping body in bin

The woman whose body was found in a wheelie bin in regional Victoria has been identified and police believe her alleged killer husband has fled overseas.

AFP raids Iraqi refugee's home, handcuffs him in error

A bad tip-off led to Australian Federal Police officers mistakenly arresting and handcuffing an Iraqi refugee, leaving him traumatised and distraught.

Fatal car park stabbing a 'drug deal turned robbery'

A man in his twenties fatally stabbed with a carving knife was attempting to supply drugs to his alleged killer in a shopping centre car park, police allege.

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Alleged Nazi salute stunt at cinema sparks police probe

A Jewish community has been left reeling after a group allegedly performed Nazi salutes during a screening of a Holocaust film at a popular cinema.

Two men in custody over fatal assault in shop car park

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was fatally assaulted in a shopping centre car park on the Gold Coast.

Thousands of youths arrested in year-long crackdown

A police operation has resulted in more than 11,000 arrests over drug, weapons, traffic, property crime and bail offences, with 4000 of those children.

US man linked to Qld shootings claims right to own guns

A man accused of messaging the family who shot two Queensland police officers has claimed he should be allowed to own guns despite his criminal history.

Investigation into woman's wheelie bin death continues

Detectives are continuing to investigate the suspicious death of a woman after her body was found dumped in regional Victoria.

Woman's body found in wheelie bin in regional Victoria

The death of a woman whose body was found at Buckley in southwest Victoria, is being treated as suspicious by police.

'Terrible dilemma' led officer to shoot woman dead

A police officer shot dead a woman in her mid-20s in Melbourne's northeast after she was found stabbing her mother.

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