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Fiji PM orders removal of Chinese police officers

Fiji PM orders removal of Chinese police officers

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he has ordered the repatriation of Chinese police officers.

Top police media recruit axed weeks after taking role

Top police media recruit axed weeks after taking role

Top police media recruit axed weeks after taking role

Top police media recruit axed weeks after taking role

NSW Police says it has "ceased the temporary appointment" of former Seven News journalist Steve Jackson to the role of executive director of public affairs.

Multi-agency search under way for missing bushwalker

Multi-agency search under way for missing bushwalker

Multi-agency search under way for missing bushwalker

Multi-agency search under way for missing bushwalker

A man last seen nearly two weeks ago is believed to have become lost while on a bushwalk southwest of Sydney.

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Two teens hit with more charges after tobacco arsons

Two teens hit with more charges after tobacco arsons

A 14-year-old boy and a girl, 16, have been hit with additional charges after an attempted restaurant arson linked to Victoria's ongoing tobacco dispute.

Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

Man shot after 'officers threatened, police car stolen'

A man has allegedly threatened officers with weapons, stolen a police car and sparked a pursuit before being shot in far north Queensland.

Brave because 'it was the right thing to do'

Brave because 'it was the right thing to do'

In times of emergency and danger, some people run towards the screams. The 2024 Australian Bravery Decorations recognise 89 people who have shown selflessness.

Elite police awards racist: NT corruption watchdog

Elite police awards racist: NT corruption watchdog

A corruption watchdog has found evidence to support allegations that the Northern Territory's elite police unit handed out racist award certificates.

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Three dead in boating tragedy off SA coast

Three dead in boating tragedy off SA coast

Three dead in boating tragedy off SA coast

Three dead in boating tragedy off SA coast

Three people have been confirmed dead after their upturned fishing boat was found off the coast of South Australia.

'I am truly sorry': top road cop nabbed for speeding

'I am truly sorry': top road cop nabbed for speeding

'I am truly sorry': top road cop nabbed for speeding

'I am truly sorry': top road cop nabbed for speeding

Victoria's Road Policing Assistant Commissioner says he is "mortified" after getting caught by a speed camera going over the legal limit.

Footage captures moments before underworld 'hit'

Footage captures moments before underworld 'hit'

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.

Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

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

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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'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

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

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

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 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.

'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.

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