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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.

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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.

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

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

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

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.

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Arrest made over 'brazen' killing of underworld figure

Arrest made over 'brazen' killing of underworld figure

Arrest made over 'brazen' killing of underworld figure

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.

US sergeant shot five soldiers before arrest at base

US sergeant shot five soldiers before arrest at base

US sergeant shot five soldiers before arrest at base

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

Police shoot dead man armed with machete, knife

Police shoot dead man armed with machete, knife

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

Man shot dead in rural siege made bomb threat

Man shot dead in rural siege made bomb threat

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

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

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

'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

Relief after man acquitted of plotting shooting murder

Relief after man acquitted of plotting shooting murder

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

Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington, man held

Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington, man held

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.

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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.

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.

Second drive-by as police seek gran's cowardly killers

Two suburban drive-by shootings in as many days are under investigation, with officers still searching for whoever gunned down a 65-year-old grandmother.

Three killed, 15 injured in a US shooting in New Mexico

US Police in New Mexico say at least three people were killed and 15 others were injured during an altercation at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces.

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Second getaway car twist in hunt for gangland killers

An underworld figure's execution could inflame conflict between warring illicit tobacco groups, as detectives discover a suspected second getaway car.

Massive brawl before two boys shot in 'horrific' attack

Police are investigating youth gang links after two teens were shot following a street brawl involving dozens of young people.

Clumsy car fire linked to butchered public shooting

Police have released security video showing a bungled attempt to burn out a car after a shooting in western Sydney.

Murder charge for shot man over alleged family stabbing

An accused murderer shot by police after allegedly stabbing his stepfather is expected to face a bedside hearing as he recovers in hospital.

Two shot as police track car stolen from MP's home

Two men have been shot by police in Sydney's west after allegedly driving at officers in a car taken from a Labor MP's house a day earlier.

Couple jailed over 'Tarantino-style' shooting murder

A shooter who recorded his plans to lure a man to his death will spend at least 21 years behind bars after being sentenced along with his girlfriend accomplice.

Shooting victim under guard, police fear repeat attack

Police are concerned that a Sydney man who survived being shot multiple times could be the target of another attack as he recovers from his injuries.

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