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Victim numbers down under controversial crackdown

Victim numbers down under controversial crackdown

Queensland's Liberal National government has toasted its controversial youth crime laws after police data revealed victim numbers fell in 2025.

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Indonesian rescuers have recovered dozens of bodies after the collapse of a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school.

Man arrested after police respond to active shooter

Man arrested after police respond to active shooter

Man arrested after police respond to active shooter

Man arrested after police respond to active shooter

Police have arrested a man after shots were fired in Sydney's inner-west with at least one person taken to hospital with a gunshot wound.

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Sovereign citizens 'not above the law' as guns seized

Sovereign citizens 'not above the law' as guns seized

The deaths of two police officers in Victoria have prompted a major crackdown on so-called "sovereign citizens" with guns in another jurisdiction.

Police question six over Manchester synagogue attack

Police question six over Manchester synagogue attack

Police have arrested six people on suspicion of terror offences after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England.

'Tragic' end to missing boy case as search scaled back

'Tragic' end to missing boy case as search scaled back

Police have taken aim at "keyboard detectives" as a massive outback search for a four-year-old boy missing from a rural property for a week is downgraded.

Judge asks if Opera House Palestine rally a 'good idea'

Judge asks if Opera House Palestine rally a 'good idea'

A pro-Palestinian group and NSW Police have been urged to co-operate ahead of a planned protest expected to attract 100,000 people outside Sydney Opera House.

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Helicopter training flight ends in fatality and injury

Helicopter training flight ends in fatality and injury

Helicopter training flight ends in fatality and injury

Helicopter training flight ends in fatality and injury

One man is dead and another has serious injuries after a helicopter training flight ended in tragedy outside a suburban airport.

Bones found but no clues over girl missing for 55 years

Bones found but no clues over girl missing for 55 years

Bones found but no clues over girl missing for 55 years

Bones found but no clues over girl missing for 55 years

A police search hoping to solve one of Australia's longest-running missing child cases has ended in disappointment despite the discovery of bones.

Aussie arrested in Bangkok over Malaysia criticism

Aussie arrested in Bangkok over Malaysia criticism

Aussie arrested in Bangkok over Malaysia criticism

Aussie arrested in Bangkok over Malaysia criticism

An Australian man arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge he says originated with Malaysia's government, claims he is a victim of transnational repression.

'Won't be silenced': accused killer cop rants in court

'Won't be silenced': accused killer cop rants in court

'Won't be silenced': accused killer cop rants in court

'Won't be silenced': accused killer cop rants in court

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has broken his silence with an extraordinary courtroom outburst as a date was set for his murder trial.

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Top cop's retirement march after 40 years of service

Commissioner Reece Kershaw will be farewelled by Australian Federal Police colleagues and dignitaries on his final day before retirement.

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

British police have declared that a deadly rampage at a synagogue that killed two people on the holiest day of the Jewish year was a terrorist attack.

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two people are dead and three others are seriously wounded after a car and stabbing attack near a synagogue in Manchester in northern England.

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'He has to be somewhere': cop's last hope in boy search

A desperate search for a boy missing from an outback property for six days has failed to turn up fresh evidence, as defence personnel join the operation.

'Reckless' rapper chased by cops after public execution

Police have condemned a rapper who is accused of glorifying a "horrendous" execution that was captured entirely on security video at a petrol station.

Man cleared of accused killer link as search ramps up

Additional officers have been deployed to a popular national park to search for an alleged police killer, as a man is cleared of links to fugitive search.

Police zero in on area in search for alleged cop killer

Police hunting Australia's most wanted fugitive have targeted an area far away from where he was last sighted after he allegedly shot dead two officers.

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Accused police officer killer's case 'complex'

A man who allegedly shot a veteran police constable at a rural property has appeared in court on charges of murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.

Happy days as veteran cop ascends to top job

The four-decade career of Australia's newest top cop has been celebrated as he took the reins of the country's largest police force.

Pregnant teen allegedly drove 170km/h with baby in car

A pregnant teenager who allegedly fled police and evaded road spikes in a high-speed chase with a baby in the car has broken down in tears in court.

Top cop apologises but defends 'valid' strip searches

Australia's largest police force has apologised to a woman forced to remove a tampon during an unlawful strip search, as it faces claims from 3000 other people.

'Hands off': cops get message in strip-search compo win

Police could face a massive compensation payout as a festival-goer subjected to a humiliating strip search says others copped "inhumane treatment".

'Aching hearts': family cling to hope for missing boy

Fears are mounting for a four-year-old boy who disappeared on his family's remote sheep station but his loved-ones are holding out hope he'll be found safe.

Police swoop on teens after stolen car hits pedestrian

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a suspected stolen car as it was tailed by police.

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