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Police fall short on festival strip search training

Police fall short on festival strip search training

Many police conducting strip searches at music festivals do not have specialist training and keep inadequate records, a review has revealed.

NT Police officer accused of rape to be paid in prison

NT Police officer accused of rape to be paid in prison

NT Police officer accused of rape to be paid in prison

NT Police officer accused of rape to be paid in prison

A police officer accused of raping and choking a woman in the Northern Territory has been refused bail.

Girlfriend of fatal crash accused hit with more charges

Girlfriend of fatal crash accused hit with more charges

Girlfriend of fatal crash accused hit with more charges

Girlfriend of fatal crash accused hit with more charges

The girlfriend of a man accused of killing two siblings in a high-speed crash has been charged with illegally filming in a court and unrelated driving offences.

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Police rated Sydney gay killing case 'nil priority'

Police rated Sydney gay killing case 'nil priority'

A detective says she doesn't know why the death of US mathematician Scott Johnson was classed as unsolvable despite her recommending further investigation.

Officers shot Kalgoorlie man, acted by the book: police

Officers shot Kalgoorlie man, acted by the book: police

One police officer has fired two shots, and another fired one shot, during a fatal confrontation with an armed man in Kalgoorlie, WA Police say.

Unsolved homicide cases would take '900 years to clear'

Unsolved homicide cases would take '900 years to clear'

NSW Police would need centuries to review all of the state's unsolved homicides even if no more murders happened, an internal review says.

Footage of boy's removal by police angers rights group

Footage of boy's removal by police angers rights group

Video of a child being dragged into a police car has raised concerns among human rights advocates but the government says it is backing "frontline" colleagues.

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Father's cause of death during evening dog walk unknown

Father's cause of death during evening dog walk unknown

Father's cause of death during evening dog walk unknown

Father's cause of death during evening dog walk unknown

An 18-year-old man will remain in custody after appearing in court charged with murder after a father was found dead following a late-night dog walk in Geelong.

Gunman shot dead by police after three-day manhunt

Gunman shot dead by police after three-day manhunt

Gunman shot dead by police after three-day manhunt

Gunman shot dead by police after three-day manhunt

A wanted man was armed with a weapon when he confronted police officers at a house in country Victoria before being shot and dying at the scene.

Man charged with murder after Darwin CBD stabbing

Man charged with murder after Darwin CBD stabbing

Man charged with murder after Darwin CBD stabbing

Man charged with murder after Darwin CBD stabbing

A man has been charged with murder, accused of stabbing another man to death in Darwin's city centre.

Carjacking gunman remains at large after evading police

Carjacking gunman remains at large after evading police

Carjacking gunman remains at large after evading police

Carjacking gunman remains at large after evading police

An elusive gunman has kidnapped one man and assaulted a woman before stealing her car, with extra police sent to track him down in Victoria's north.

Keneally's false evidence 'not a mistake': prosecutor

Keneally's false evidence 'not a mistake': prosecutor

Keneally's false evidence 'not a mistake': prosecutor

Keneally's false evidence 'not a mistake': prosecutor

A former NSW premier's son had just marked two years as a police officer when he made an incorrect statement that put a man in custody for three weeks.

Man arrested after fatal stabbing in Darwin CBD

Man arrested after fatal stabbing in Darwin CBD

Man arrested after fatal stabbing in Darwin CBD

Man arrested after fatal stabbing in Darwin CBD

A man has been arrested over the fatal stabbing of another man in the stomach on a busy Darwin strip.

'Less than lethal' bean-bag round killed woman: police

'Less than lethal' bean-bag round killed woman: police

'Less than lethal' bean-bag round killed woman: police

'Less than lethal' bean-bag round killed woman: police

NSW Police will suspend the use of bean-bag rounds after a woman shot during an attempted arrest died after the contents of the round entered her heart.

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Cop who filmed sex with two teenage girls jailed

A cop who filmed explicit videos of two girls aged 14 and 16 and posted some of them to a fetish website has been jailed for at least two years.

Former premier's cop son anxious about his treatment

Ex-premier Kristina Keneally's police officer son says statements that led to a man's arrest were an error rather than an attempt to mislead the justice system.

Tasered woman's family slam 'disturbing' police actions

NSW Police are under fire after the family of a woman who was tasered and died in hospital described officers' actions as heartbreaking and disturbing.

Family grieves for father killed on late night dog walk

A man found dead after failing to return home from a dog walk has been described as a devoted father, as police continue to hunt for his suspected killer.

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Federal police caught up in huge law firm data breach

Police officers and customers of a leading bookstore chain have had their personal details breached in separate data hacking incidents.

Mystery over skeletal remains discovered on farmland

The skeletal remains of a middle-aged man found on farmland southeast of Hobart could have been there for decades, police say.

Tasered woman walked to ambulance before hospital death

A woman has died in Newcastle after police attempted to arrest her when she allegedly threatened multiple people with an axe.

Death in police van a 'preventable tragedy': coroner

A heartbroken mother has cried as a coroner found her son's death in a police van was a "preventable tragedy" and recommended sweeping changes to police policy.

Girl, 14, third teenager charged over attack on student

A 14-year-old girl has been bailed after being charged over a near-fatal alleged armed robbery of a student as he walked home from school in Melbourne.

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

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.

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