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Brazen shootings and car fire spark fears of crime wave

Brazen shootings and car fire spark fears of crime wave

Two men being injured in separate shootings and the torching of a getaway car are being seen as the latest in escalating violence on city streets.

Two men armed with knives shot dead in two states

Two men armed with knives shot dead in two states

Two men armed with knives shot dead in two states

Two men armed with knives shot dead in two states

A witness has described her shock after police shot dead a knife-wielding man who had allegedly attacked two women and made threats in an upmarket suburb.

'Disgusting': ex-NRL star's family targeted in gang war

'Disgusting': ex-NRL star's family targeted in gang war

'Disgusting': ex-NRL star's family targeted in gang war

'Disgusting': ex-NRL star's family targeted in gang war

A former NRL premiership star is recovering from surgery after being shot outside his home as his family is targeted in a spate of shootings and arson attacks.

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Suspect in Canada shooting identified as 18-year-old

Suspect in Canada shooting identified as 18-year-old

The suspect behind one of Canada's worst ‌mass shootings has been identified as an 18-year-old woman who had a history of mental health contact with police.

Sovereign citizens pose 'radical' security threat

Sovereign citizens pose 'radical' security threat

Governments must work together to tackle the dangerous rise of sovereign citizens, with spontaneous acts of violence that kill cops on the rise, a report warns.

Man charged after gangland figure hit in servo slaying

Man charged after gangland figure hit in servo slaying

A man with alleged links to the shooting of an underworld figure at a petrol station has been arrested as an accused rapper remains at large

Police fatal shooting raises mental health questions

Police fatal shooting raises mental health questions

A man believed to have been suffering a mental health episode has been shot by police, after a six-hour siege where he attempted to stab an officer with glass.

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Gun laws accelerated as PM laments Bondi politicisation

Gun laws accelerated as PM laments Bondi politicisation

Gun laws accelerated as PM laments Bondi politicisation

Gun laws accelerated as PM laments Bondi politicisation

There is no need for someone in suburban Sydney to own six long firearms, the prime minister has said as he reveals new measures to toughen up gun laws.

National day of mourning, gun reform to follow massacre

National day of mourning, gun reform to follow massacre

National day of mourning, gun reform to follow massacre

National day of mourning, gun reform to follow massacre

A major memorial to honour the 15 people killed at Bondi will follow a day of public mourning as governments promise a once-in-a-generation gun crackdown.

PM proposes gun laws crack down after Bondi massacre

PM proposes gun laws crack down after Bondi massacre

PM proposes gun laws crack down after Bondi massacre

PM proposes gun laws crack down after Bondi massacre

Clamping down on 3D-printed weapons will form part of major reforms to Australia's strict gun laws after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Officers need access to satellite radios, drones and online monitoring of violent extremists in the wake of the Wieamblla shootings, the police union says.

Making hunting 'more palatable' to be debated by MPs

Making hunting 'more palatable' to be debated by MPs

Making hunting 'more palatable' to be debated by MPs

Making hunting 'more palatable' to be debated by MPs

A probe has recommended parliament debate a state's "conservation hunting" plan that's been dubbed a Trojan horse for the gun lobby.

Fugitive contact possible as surrender plea reissued

Fugitive contact possible as surrender plea reissued

Fugitive contact possible as surrender plea reissued

Fugitive contact possible as surrender plea reissued

A former hostage negotiator has revealed how surrender plans work as police continue to urge a man accused of shooting dead two officers to hand himself in.

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Accused police killer Dezi Freeman has been urged to surrender as inclement weather hinders the search for the fugitive in difficult bushland terrain.

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Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Onlookers have described hearing loud bangs similar to gunshots as police return to the scene where a dangerous fugitive gunned down two officers.

Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism

The sovereign citizen movement in Australia is growing and a related pattern of extreme violence will continue unless there is a crackdown, an expert says.

Search for fugitive over 'cold-blooded murder' of cops

Police are deploying every available resource as they hunt for an armed and dangerous gunman accused of killing two police officers and wounding another.

Arrest made over 'brazen' killing of underworld figure

On the same day a man was gunned down in public, police have nabbed a man they think was involved in the killing of a Sydney underworld figure.

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US sergeant shot five soldiers before arrest at base

A US Army sergeant shot and wounded five fellow soldiers with his personal handgun before he was subdued by other troops.

Police shoot dead man armed with machete, knife

A man has been shot dead by police after he advanced on officers armed with a machete and a knife.

Man shot dead in rural siege made bomb threat

Police say a man claimed to have explosives during a siege that ended when he allegedly fired on officers with a homemade shotgun.

'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

A coroner has heard second-by-second details of a dramatic and deadly confrontation between a police officer and a driver.

Relief after man acquitted of plotting shooting murder

A man accused of involvement in the shooting murder of another man in an underground car park has been found not guilty by a jury.

Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington, man held

A man is in custody over the killing of Israeli embassy staffers near a Jewish museum in Washington, an act that drew swift condemnation from the US and Israel.

Alleged gunman in shooting near PM's office charged

A man has been arrested and charged over the shooting of two brothers near the prime minister's electorate office.

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