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Young recruits, overseas cops in sights of hiring blitz

Young recruits, overseas cops in sights of hiring blitz

NSW is trying a range of measures to hire experienced officers and attract more recruits as it competes with other jurisdictions to fill the ranks.

'Own up': parents' plea over fatal attack on surfer son

'Own up': parents' plea over fatal attack on surfer son

'Own up': parents' plea over fatal attack on surfer son

'Own up': parents' plea over fatal attack on surfer son

The heartbroken parents of a man stabbed to death in a Coffs Harbour beach car park have spoken of the emotional toll the incident has taken on their family.

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Charlise Mutten never knew her biological father and once asked if her alleged killer Justin Stein would make a good dad, a murder trial has been told.

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Ute chased before fatal crash, homicide probe launched

Ute chased before fatal crash, homicide probe launched

Police say CCTV footage shows a second car chasing a ute moments before it crashed, killing the driver and three passengers.

'Disgraceful' vandals damage China museum artefacts

'Disgraceful' vandals damage China museum artefacts

Police have released footage of alleged vandals after artwork at a museum dedicated to Chinese heritage and a Buddhist temple were defaced in regional Victoria.

Lawyer accused of sharing sexual assault victim details

Lawyer accused of sharing sexual assault victim details

Police have charged a solicitor who allegedly published details of a sexual assault complainant while representing the man charged in the case.

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

A man on trial for murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten allegedly told her mother he was searching for the girl, while attempting to dispose of her body.

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Man arrested and extradited in historic murder case

Man arrested and extradited in historic murder case

Man arrested and extradited in historic murder case

Man arrested and extradited in historic murder case

After 16 years on the run, a man is facing charges over the murder of another man at an 18th birthday party in Adelaide.

Memorial unveiled to honour ambushed police officers

Memorial unveiled to honour ambushed police officers

Memorial unveiled to honour ambushed police officers

Memorial unveiled to honour ambushed police officers

Almost 18 months after the tragedy, a memorial for two young constables gunned down in cold blood in rural Queensland has been unveiled.

PM defends student protests as police warn of violence

PM defends student protests as police warn of violence

PM defends student protests as police warn of violence

PM defends student protests as police warn of violence

Anti-Semitism in all forms has been condemned by all sides of politics but politicians are warning against using the term to label peaceful protests.

Federal police commissioner gets two more years in role

Federal police commissioner gets two more years in role

Federal police commissioner gets two more years in role

Federal police commissioner gets two more years in role

Reece Kershaw has been reappointed as the AFP's commissioner for another two years.

Police in legal bid to keep 'less lethal' tactics quiet

Police in legal bid to keep 'less lethal' tactics quiet

Police in legal bid to keep 'less lethal' tactics quiet

Police in legal bid to keep 'less lethal' tactics quiet

NSW police told the Supreme Court handing over guidelines on "less lethal" tactics to the state's law enforcement watchdog may not be in the public interest.

Victoria Police to apologise for Stolen Generation role

Victoria Police to apologise for Stolen Generation role

Victoria Police to apologise for Stolen Generation role

Victoria Police to apologise for Stolen Generation role

The chief of Victoria Police will apologise for the force's role in the Stolen Generations as part of reforms related to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.

US man linked to Qld police shootings offered plea deal

US man linked to Qld police shootings offered plea deal

US man linked to Qld police shootings offered plea deal

US man linked to Qld police shootings offered plea deal

US prosecutors have been given time to negotiate with a man accused of links to a family who shot dead two Australian two police officers and a neighbour.

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'Scared' woman invited accused rapist cop to strip club

A young woman allegedly raped by a detective says she asked him to a strip club where she worked fearful he wouldn't help investigate her own sex crimes claims.

Elderly woman's cry for help after sexual assault

A woman in her 80s has detailed how she cried out for help from neighbours after being sexually assaulted in an apartment building in Melbourne.

DFV victim safe spaces in every Qld police station

Designated private safe spaces have been implemented in every police station across Queensland for domestic and family violence victim survivors.

Days on the run limited for church rioters, police warn

Investigators say it's only a matter of time before they find those involved in a riot that followed a bishop's stabbing as they release new images of suspects.

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Detective says sex with teen complainant consensual

A detective has been accused of abusing his position by raping and groping a vulnerable teenager in a police station after she reported a prior sexual crime.

Police family violence notices could be 'enduring'

Victoria's police commissioner has flagged changing family violence safety notices as a way to further clamp down on domestic abusers, the police minister says.

Far north search for missing man called off

Police have suspended a week-long search for a man missing in Western Australia's north.

Police sexual offence investigations inadequate: report

Sexual assault charge rates are down because police are not doing enough to investigate allegations, a damning Australian report has found.

Man charged over mum's death hit with fresh charges

A man who allegedly murdered missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been hit with new charges from before the woman's suspected killing.

Alleged data leak blackmailer could face years in jail

A Sydney man allegedly behind a website purportedly threatening to leak one million identity records from NSW club patrons has been charged with blackmail.

Burundi-born man faces court for alleged visa breach

A 42-year-old Burundi-born man has appeared in a Perth court for allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew.

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