Traffickers hid meth in toolboxes: police
Five people have been charged after police uncovered almost 80kg of ice and $1.75 million in cash while investigating an alleged drug gang across three states.
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Murder charges over Queensland shootings
The accused man who fatally shot three family members on a remote Queensland cattle property has been charged with murder.
Triple killing gunman suspect in police custody
The person police believe is responsible for the shooting deaths of three people on a property in rural Queensland is being held alongside two others.
Cross-border crime network busted in raids
A bikie clubhouse under a suburban home was one of the discoveries in a multi-agency police operation across NSW and Queensland that led to multiple arrests.
Police raid cocaine house linked to cartel
Federal and state police have raided a cocaine production house in country Queensland which they say is linked to a Columbian cartel.
Cultural awareness gaps, Qld DV probe told
An inquiry into Queensland Police's response to domestic violence has heard there are cross-cultural gaps that need addressing in rural and remote communities.
Indigenous DV victims turned away: inquiry
An inquiry has heard Indigenous domestic violence victims have been turned away or are at risk of being misidentified as the perpetrator by Queensland Police.
Attempted murder charge over Qld stabbing
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed multiple times in central Queensland.
Police, tax office nab GST fraudsters
The tax office says thousands of people are suspected of being involved in a major GST fraud and warned Australians to be wary of people seeking myGov details.
Qld DV probe focus on teen police recruits
An inquiry into Queensland police's response to domestic and family violence heard up to 40 per cent of an officer's time could be spent on domestic incidents.
Qld DV inquiry to focus on police training
The second day of hearings by the commission of inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence will focus on training.
Better care for Qld kids impacted by DV
The Qld government has pledged to do more for family members left behind when a loved one is lost, as part of sweeping reform targeting violence against women.
Denmark in shock as gunman kills three
Danish police say three people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen.
Darwin policeman not guilty of raping teen
A Northern Territory Supreme Court jury has acquitted Senior Sergeant Patrick Carson of raping a teenage exercise partner almost 20 years his junior.
Change in tactic to tackle the state’s youth crime
The politically charged issue of youth crime in Queensland cannot be solved with more jail time alone, the state's police say.
Qld violent offences scheme ‘needs reform’
A review of the Queensland serious violent offences scheme has found the state's scheme is not fully meeting its objectives.
Burnt remains found in Glasshouse Mountains believed to be human
An investigation is under way after the discovery of suspected human remains on a remote track in Queensland's Glasshouse Mountains.
5000 mafia members operating in Australia
Thousands of Italian mafia members are operating in 51 clans across Australia and have concealed themselves within the community for decades.
COVID lockdowns arrest Australian crime
Harsh lockdowns and COVID-19 restrictions helped curb certain crimes across Australia, as new data shows physical assaults steadily declined in some states.
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Mother, son ‘bury pedestrian’ hit by car
A mother and son have appeared in court after allegedly moving the body of an Indigenous pedestrian fatally struck by a car on a Northern Territory highway.
Woman released over toddler hit-run death
An elderly woman who handed herself in to police after a three-year-old boy was fatally hit by a car in Melbourne has been released.
Qld cabbies using scanners to avoid crooks
Taxi drivers in northern Queensland are using police scanners to avoid joyriders, almost a year into the state government's youth crime crackdown.
Body found after human leg left on NT road
Two people have been arrested following the discovery of an Aboriginal woman's body near Darwin, two days after a partial leg was found on an NT highway.
Second man charged over Queensland murder
A second man has been charged with murder after a woman was killed at a home in Queensland.
NT triple murderer was ‘on rescue mission’
Benjamin Hoffmann believed he was on a rescue mission to free his ex-girlfriend from a pimp holding her hostage when he killed four people, a psychiatrist says.
New Zealand eyes Aus deportations rethink
Anthony Albanese's election in Australia has raised hopes in New Zealand it could lead to less deportees being sent across the Tasman.
Ten die in racially motivated US shooting
A gunman wearing military gear and filming with a helmet camera opened fire at a US supermarket in what authorities called "racially motived violent extremism".
Gangland hits pile up in southwest Sydney
Sydney's gangland tensions have included 11 murders in the city's southwest over the past two years, with police pointing to drugs as the cause of the problems.
Qld man to face court for attempted murder
A man will face a Gold Coast court charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack at a public bathroom.
Woman dies after assault reported in Melb
Detectives from Victoria Police's homicide squad are investigating after a woman died in Croydon North in Melbourne.
Qld child manslaughter accused denied bail
A 36-year-old woman accused of manslaughter following the death of a 15-year-old boy after allegedly ingesting a prescription opioid has been denied bail.