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Call before shooting 'not satisfactory', coroner finds

Call before shooting 'not satisfactory', coroner finds

The conduct of a social worker who spoke to a suicidal man hours before he died in a confrontation with police was not satisfactory, a coroner has found.

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

Australia boosts Solomons support as China pact stopgap

A security pact between Australia and Solomon Islands will strengthen the Pacific nation's domestic police force and reduce the need for any Chinese assistance.

Drug kingpins unmasked as raids snare Asian gangs, labs

Drug kingpins unmasked as raids snare Asian gangs, labs

Drug kingpins unmasked as raids snare Asian gangs, labs

Drug kingpins unmasked as raids snare Asian gangs, labs

A secretive crime agency has lifted the lid on who controls lucrative cannabis markets in Australia as scores of people are arrested with links to Asian gangs.

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Mum says she reported pedophile 13 years before arrest

Mum says she reported pedophile 13 years before arrest

A police ethical investigation team is reviewing claims a mother reported abuse by one of Australia's worst pedophiles more than a decade before his arrest.

'Unwanted milestone': family violence sparks crime high

'Unwanted milestone': family violence sparks crime high

Police are telling families to be alert in the lead-up to Christmas for signs of domestic violence in the wake of a shocking new report.

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

Second body in the bushes, police suspect double murder

A second body has been found near a woman's decomposing remains, with the latest discovery likely to be her husband, police say.

Granny-taser cop fights dismissal from police force

Granny-taser cop fights dismissal from police force

A former police officer convicted over the fatal tasering of a 95-year-old great-grandmother is fighting to get his job back.

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Indigenous teen drowned fleeing with brother from cops

Indigenous teen drowned fleeing with brother from cops

Indigenous teen drowned fleeing with brother from cops

Indigenous teen drowned fleeing with brother from cops

A coroner has found an Indigenous teen drowned as a result of following his brother into a river to escape detection by police over a stolen car.

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims

Disgraced pole vault coach Alex Parnov is accused of engaging in alleged predatory behaviour during his time at the West Australian Institute of Sport.

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Grave concerns for man after wife's suspected murder

Police hold grave concerns for a missing man after his wife's body was found wrapped in plastic and dumped in bushland in a suspected murder.

Man charged after alleged Nazi salute at hotel

Man charged after alleged Nazi salute at hotel

Man charged after alleged Nazi salute at hotel

Man charged after alleged Nazi salute at hotel

A man is set to face court after allegedly performing a Nazi salute and failing to leave a city hotel.

Alleged police killing of fugitive 'complete nonsense'

Alleged police killing of fugitive 'complete nonsense'

Alleged police killing of fugitive 'complete nonsense'

Alleged police killing of fugitive 'complete nonsense'

An inquest is examining the death of a wanted man whose body was found in a burnt-out car following a police pursuit in bushland.

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

You're kidding: cops sue force claiming unpaid overtime

Police union members could receive hundreds of millions of dollars for what they say is unpaid overtime over the past six years amid a protracted pay dispute.

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Jewish community reels after 'cowardly' graffiti attack

Australia has been diminished as a nation by graffiti and a car fire the prime minister says was aimed at delivering fear to the Jewish community.

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'Boys club' police force scrutinised in scathing report

Discrimination and sexual harassment have impacted Queensland Police's entire culture, according to a scathing independent report that has 36 recommendations.

Wanted shooter set up bushland camp before death

An inquest is examining the death of a man wanted for shooting at police whose body was found in a burnt-out car following a pursuit.

Aussie hub to keep Pacific police ready, China at bay

The opening of a Pacific policing base and training centre in Australia comes a day after China donated boats, 4WDs and motorcycles to Vanuatu police.

New normal: knife laws inconvenient, but here to stay

In a move likened to roadside breath testing, police will randomly target areas where violence has previously occurred and wand people for weapons in new laws.

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Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

A proposal to stop police from marching at the 2025 Mardi Gras parade has been narrowly voted down by organisers.

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

A member of a Jewish community targeted in a firebomb attack says the damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue is a cause of great anguish.

Man, 66, charged after explosions at law offices

Police are yet to determine what motivated an arson attack on two legal offices, which they say were fortunate not to result in serious injuries.

Synagogue arson attack sparks manhunt, security plea

Australia's Jewish community has called for better security around its places of worship after two masked arsonists set fire to a major synagogue.

Dwindling force cops big boost as recruits answer call

Powerful incentives to lure more officers to join NSW Police are "turning the tide" on a crippling officer shortage in the nation's biggest force.

Accused burger joint arsonist granted short bail stint

An accused arsonist awaiting trial over fires at a restaurant and tobacco store has been given two weeks' bail despite a concerning call to his girlfriend.

'Profound day': family mourn Laos poisoning victim

A teenager who died after consuming a methanol-laced drink in Laos has been farewelled at her former school with a community guard of honour.

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