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Melbourne boosts police presence following CBD rampage

Melbourne boosts police presence following CBD rampage

Victoria Police will bolster its patrols in the Melbourne CBD and busy shopping and sporting precincts as the city's events season ramps up.

Cop refused to seek force's help before taking own life

Cop refused to seek force's help before taking own life

Cop refused to seek force's help before taking own life

Cop refused to seek force's help before taking own life

An inquest has been told a constable who took his own life refused to seek mental health support with the force for fear his reputation would be damaged.

Cop used neck hold 'for first time' before man's death

Cop used neck hold 'for first time' before man's death

Cop used neck hold 'for first time' before man's death

Cop used neck hold 'for first time' before man's death

An inquest has been shown footage of police placing an Indigenous man in what his family's solicitor called a "choke hold" not long before he died.

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A mother's nightmare as inquest into son's death begins

A mother's nightmare as inquest into son's death begins

The grieving mother of Steven Nixon-McKellar, who died in police custody aged 27, has described how she was left in isolation to organise her son's funeral.

Second teen charged over attack on Melbourne student

Second teen charged over attack on Melbourne student

Police have made a second arrest over the near-fatal armed robbery of a student as he walked home from school in Melbourne's southeast.

Branded a cop killer, Roberts fights to clear his name

Branded a cop killer, Roberts fights to clear his name

Jason Roberts, who was branded a cop killer after being wrongly convicted of the murders of two Victoria Police officers, has filed a claim for damages

PNG to bring criminal charges over $A1.2b UBS loan

PNG to bring criminal charges over $A1.2b UBS loan

Police expect to make arrests over a 2014 loan from UBS to Papua New Guinea, which was used to a buy a stake in an oil and gas company.

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Clandestine meth lab uncovered on Sydney's north shore

Clandestine meth lab uncovered on Sydney's north shore

Clandestine meth lab uncovered on Sydney's north shore

Clandestine meth lab uncovered on Sydney's north shore

A major meth lab operating in Sydney's north has been dismantled, with police finding drugs worth $25 million hidden in metal cookie tins and soup containers.

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Murder charge over 1984 disappearance of RAAF woman

Almost 40 years after Victorian woman Debra Campbell was last seen, a NSW man has been arrested and charged with her murder.

Paramedic's accused killer faces fresh charges

Paramedic's accused killer faces fresh charges

Paramedic's accused killer faces fresh charges

Paramedic's accused killer faces fresh charges

The man who allegedly stabbed Steven Tougher outside a McDonald's has been charged over a string of incidents in the hours before the paramedic's death.

Cop who allegedly tasered 95-year-old remains on bail

Cop who allegedly tasered 95-year-old remains on bail

Cop who allegedly tasered 95-year-old remains on bail

Cop who allegedly tasered 95-year-old remains on bail

A NSW police officer charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old has faced court in person.

Concerns over Kristina Keneally’s cop son charge

Concerns over Kristina Keneally’s cop son charge

Concerns over Kristina Keneally’s cop son charge

Concerns over Kristina Keneally’s cop son charge

Federal and state Attorney-Generals have received complaints about the prosecution of Kristina Keneally’s police officer son over allegedly fabricated evidence.

Witnesses sought after crash kills brother and sister

Witnesses sought after crash kills brother and sister

Witnesses sought after crash kills brother and sister

Witnesses sought after crash kills brother and sister

Anyone who saw a crash that killed a brother and sister are being asked to contact police with the alleged driver of the other vehicle to face court.

Search for answers after teens die in dirt bike crash

Search for answers after teens die in dirt bike crash

Search for answers after teens die in dirt bike crash

Search for answers after teens die in dirt bike crash

Mystery surrounds a crash involving off-road motorbikes that killed two teenagers and left three others injured, as family are not co-operating with police.

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Public help sought to crack child abuse cold cases

Federal police want the public to look at images linked to unsolved child abuse cases in the hope of securing breakthroughs in the matters.

Lack of fatigue management had role in police death

A coroner investigating the deaths of four police officers has ruled a lack of policy around fatigue management played a role in one of them.

'No justification' for state to skirt trespass payout

A Northern Rivers property owner will receive damages and have her legal fees paid by the NSW government after it tried to avoid paying her $18,000.

'No option' but to Taser Indigenous man in fatal arrest

An inquest has heard a Queensland police officer feared for his life when he used his Taser to continuously shock an Indigenous man who later died in hospital.

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Car blaze likely linked to tobacco trade firebombings

A car fire in Melbourne's north is believed to be linked to a series of firebombings orchestrated by crime syndicates behind Victoria's illegal tobacco trade.

Second Vic police officer sacked over photo scandal

Two Victoria Police officers have been fired and two others have been suspended after photos of dead people were allegedly found on their phones.

Human rights fury over bid to amend Youth Justice Act

A last-minute announcement of planned legislative amendments to the Youth Justice Act have outraged opposition parties in Queensland.

Man found dead, woman stabbed in WA mining town

A man has died in WA's northwest and a woman has been transported to hospital with stab wounds.

Phone thrown from window could unlock woman's murder

A phone tossed from an apartment window could help police solve the case of 34-year-old Tatiana Dokhotaru, who was found dead in the Sydney unit.

Police investigate treatment of handcuffed suspect

Police are investigating the arrest of an 18-year-old man in northern NSW after footage emerged showing him being forced to the ground while handcuffed.

Matildas score viewing records as flare 'idiots' fined

The Women's World Cup semi between the Matildas and Lionesses smashed television viewing records but concerns have been raised about the actions of some fans.

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