Sixteen arrested after hooning event
Sixteen people have been arrested and are facing a combined 49 charges over what police described as a large-scale hooning event south of Brisbane.
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New information sets off fresh search for missing mum
The search for the remains of slain mother Samantha Murphy has been narrowed to an area 11km from her home town of Ballarat as police act on fresh intelligence.
Fiji upholds China policing agreement: media report
Fiji has "restored" a decade-old police co-operation deal with China that had been put on hold by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, an Australian news site says.
Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon
A man is dead after he fell from a hot-air balloon travelling over homes in suburban Melbourne, but police say it is not suspicious.
Police commissioner slams ‘disgraceful’ certificates
A series of allegedly racist police awards have been made public, sparking outrage from the Northern Territory's top officer.
US man linked to Qld shootings claims right to own guns
A man accused of messaging the family who shot two Queensland police officers has claimed he should be allowed to own guns despite his criminal history.
AFP raids Iraqi refugee’s home, handcuffs him in error
A bad tip-off led to Australian Federal Police officers mistakenly arresting and handcuffing an Iraqi refugee, leaving him traumatised and distraught.
Thousands of youths arrested in year-long crackdown
A police operation has resulted in more than 11,000 arrests over drug, weapons, traffic, property crime and bail offences, with 4000 of those children.
Two men in custody over fatal assault in shop car park
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was fatally assaulted in a shopping centre car park on the Gold Coast.
Fatal car park stabbing a ‘drug deal turned robbery’
A man in his twenties fatally stabbed with a carving knife was attempting to supply drugs to his alleged killer in a shopping centre car park, police allege.
‘Terrible dilemma’ led officer to shoot woman dead
A police officer shot dead a woman in her mid-20s in Melbourne's northeast after she was found stabbing her mother.
Inquiry after stabbed man dies at Queensland hospital
Police are investigating the death of a man who arrived at a hospital in regional Queensland with a severe stab wound.
Reward of $500,000 for information on suspected murder
Queensland Police have announced a $500,000 reward for information on the suspected murder of Marc Kristian Mietus who disappeared more than two decades ago.
Anger at justice system as truckie boss avoids jail
The families of four police officers killed on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway are angry and dismayed after a trucking boss implicated in the tragedy avoided jail.
Man charged after young Indigenous kids cable-tied
A man has been charged with aggravated assault after a confronting video went viral of three young Aboriginal children cable-tied at a home in Broome.
Police minister defends racist Facebook posts
The Northern Territory's police minister has said he does not agree with racist posts he shared on his social media almost a decade ago.
Police investigation launched after baby boy’s death
Police are investigating the death of a four-month-old boy after the baby was transported from a residence to a Queensland hospital.
Trackers weighed for police guns after double killing
NSW Premier Chris Minns says change is needed in how police handle weapons amid discussion about trust the public places in officers.
‘Toughest of 5 years’: Qld police commissioner bows out
Outgoing commissioner Katarina Carroll says policing of youth crime has substantially changed post-COVID-19 as she departs the force after 41 years.
Memories of allegedly murdered men marked in Mardi Gras
The deaths of two young men broke hearts in the community as Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade paid tribute to the pair.
Tears, hugs and flowers as Sydney remembers slain pair
Sydneysiders, politicians, friends and family have gathered to honour the lives of a young couple allegedly murdered by a police officer.
Man charged with knowingly giving women herpes
A man allegedly had multiple intimate relationships with women he met on social media and police say he knowingly gave them a sexually transmitted disease.
Multiple Mardi Gras tributes expected for slain couple
Flight attendant Luke Davies and former Network 10 presenter Jesse Baird, allegedly murdered by a police officer, will be honoured at the Mardi Gras festival.
Police to discuss marching out of uniform at Mardi Gras
NSW Police have been asked not to march at Sydney's Mardi Gras, sparking concerns of setting back an already fraught relationship with the LGBTIQ community.
Deaths ‘struck a chord’ as police conclude site search
Flowers adorn a house where two men were allegedly slain by a police officer, with investigators searching a rural property where their bodies were found.
Alleged killer reveals location of missing men’s bodies
Police have found the bodies of two missing men who investigators allege were killed in Sydney by a NSW officer, who gave them information about their location.
Acting police commissioner says he’s not a caretaker
Steve Gollschewski is set to become Queensland Police's acting commissioner but wants the job fulltime, saying he won't be a caretaker in the interim role.
Argument before ex-TV presenter and boyfriend vanished
The blood-stained possessions of Luke Davies - the boyfriend of ex-Channel Ten reporter Jesse Baird - have been found in a Sydney skip bin.
Commissioner treated unfairly: police union boss
The fallout over Katarina Carroll's decision to resign has gathered momentum, with the police union boss saying the Commissioner was treated unfairly.
Man charged with murder of wife at rural property
A man has been charged with murder amid reports his wife was fatally injured by farm machinery at a Queensland property.
Missing Ballarat mum’s disappearance deemed suspicious
The time since Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy disappeared and a lack of leads is suspicious, police say as investigators continue sifting through information.