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Debris 'flew in air' from highway crash that killed cop

Debris 'flew in air' from highway crash that killed cop

A vehicle was travelling about 150km/h before it allegedly struck a police officer putting a tyre deflation device on the road, a Brisbane court has been told.

Detective abused position by touching teen complainant

Detective abused position by touching teen complainant

Detective abused position by touching teen complainant

Detective abused position by touching teen complainant

A NSW sex crimes detective has been found guilty of abusing his position by sexually touching a teen complainant at a western Sydney park and police station.

Tears, hugs as police apologise to stolen generation

Tears, hugs as police apologise to stolen generation

Tears, hugs as police apologise to stolen generation

Tears, hugs as police apologise to stolen generation

There were emotional scenes as survivors of the stolen generation received a "long overdue" apology from police which they hope will lead to meaningful change.

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Bikie turned boxer survives targeted shooting

Bikie turned boxer survives targeted shooting

Shots have been fired at former Mongols bikie Suleiman "Sam" Abdulrahim outside his Melbourne home after two cars were set alight.

Schoolgirl 'still alive' when shot twice in back, face

Schoolgirl 'still alive' when shot twice in back, face

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten was likely shot twice, in the lower back and then the face before her body was dumped in barrel, a murder trial has been told.

Bikies 'cannot hide' as dozens arrested in joint raids

Bikies 'cannot hide' as dozens arrested in joint raids

Organised crime using regional towns for business have been put on notice after police in two states made dozens of arrests and seized weapons in raids.

WA govt proposes 'anywhere, anytime' knife search laws

WA govt proposes 'anywhere, anytime' knife search laws

The WA government will introduce tough new knife laws to parliament, which include empowering police to stop and search citizens without reasonable suspicion.

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Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case

Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case

Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case

Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case

A facial reconstruction has been released by police as they try to identify skeletal remains discovered by a farmer in Tasmania.

US man linked to Qld police shootings pleads not guilty

US man linked to Qld police shootings pleads not guilty

US man linked to Qld police shootings pleads not guilty

US man linked to Qld police shootings pleads not guilty

An American allegedly posted videos saying the family who killed police officers in the Wieambilla shootings were "martyrs" in a battle with demonic entities.

Warrants 'invalid' for secret police prison recordings

Warrants 'invalid' for secret police prison recordings

Warrants 'invalid' for secret police prison recordings

Warrants 'invalid' for secret police prison recordings

A review into secret police recordings linked to a convicted murderer has found surveillance warrants were technically invalid.

Ex-AFL player Tarryn Thomas charged over phone calls

Ex-AFL player Tarryn Thomas charged over phone calls

Ex-AFL player Tarryn Thomas charged over phone calls

Ex-AFL player Tarryn Thomas charged over phone calls

Former North Melbourne AFL footballer Tarryn Thomas has been charged over a series of allegedly harassing phone calls.

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

The Victorian opposition has called on Premier Jacinta Allan to end a pay dispute between the union and police management over work rosters.

Bid to keep police shooting details 'secret' from probe

Bid to keep police shooting details 'secret' from probe

Bid to keep police shooting details 'secret' from probe

Bid to keep police shooting details 'secret' from probe

Extremely sensitive police material may be kept from an inquest into the Wieambilla shootings that claimed six lives including two officers back in 2022.

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

A showdown is looming between the NSW Police Force and union officials over officers' pay as an existing deal comes close to expiring.

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Day drinking and driving a recipe for road disaster

Day-drinking drivers are creating a recipe for disaster, with one-in-five of those caught under the influence being during daylight hours on Victoria's roads.

Father in young son murder-suicide had DV history

A man who killed his two-year-old son during a scheduled access visit had a history of domestic violence, police say.

'Extraordinary': stabbed cop who chased attacker hailed

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who he is accused of stabbing in the head during an unprovoked daylight attack.

Man who stabbed officer 'asked police to shoot him'

A man is under police guard after he allegedly confronted an officer near a busy Sydney park and stabbed him repeatedly in the back of the head.

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Police reviewing officer's conduct after baton incident

A brawl outside a regional pub has prompted an internal police probe after footage emerged appearing to show an officer striking a prone man with a baton.

Video shows vandals toppling colonial premier's statue

A "civil resistance" group has posted a video of people cutting down the statue of a controversial former colonial premier and surgeon.

Alleged schoolgirl killer blamed lies to cops on mum

On the same day Charlise Mutten's mother reported her missing, fiance Justin Stein told police it was her who had taken the schoolgirl.

Notorious disgraced cop gets parole tick on drug charge

An ex-top cop at the NSW Crime Commission has been cleared for parole after being jailed for drug offences but still faces hurdles before his release.

Moment suspect confronted over schoolgirl's death

A jury has been shown video of the moment police asked Justin Stein if he had anything to do with the death of nine-year-old schoolgirl Charlise Mutten.

Cops 'not touching' pursuit of officer over fatal crash

A sergeant charged over the death of an Indigenous teen will argue he was just doing his job when the boy hit his unmarked police car and died.

Schoolgirl's alleged murderer threatened to 'kill' mum

Threatening voicemails by Charlise Mutten's alleged killer to her mother the morning after he is accused of shooting the girl dead have been played to a court.

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