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Socceroos midfielder Cristian Volpato has allegedly tested positive to cocaine after he was pulled over for speeding in Sydney on Friday.

Socceroo allegedly tests positive to cocaine while speeding

The Socceroos player was allegedly driving his BMW 49km/h over the speed limit when he was subject to a roadside drug test by police.

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Origin Energy has revealed details of a data breach after an alleged hacker claimed to have stolen personal details from millions of customers on Wednesday.

Credit card, bank details included in Origin data breach

Origin Energy has revealed details of a data breach after an alleged hacker claimed to have stolen personal details from millions of customers on Wednesday. 

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Luke Gosling at Darwin’s Thai festival where he is accused of assaulting the Northern Territory’s Administrator.

Police probe stunning assault claims made against Labor MP

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied being caught up in a physical altercation with the Northern Territory’s Administrator over the weekend and described allegations of an assault as ‘ridiculous’. 

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Police scene on Hamilton Street in Cannington.

Mum killed in family violence incident, son in custody

A mother has been killed and a 12-year-old girl seriously injured in what police believe to be a family violence incident at a Perth home.

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Australia’s Federal Police Commissioner will this week urge her global counterparts to adopt a “leaner, more sustainable” Australian training model for officers taking part in future UN peacekeeping mission.

AFP push for ‘lean’ policing machine at United Nations

Australia’s Federal Police Commissioner will this week urge her global counterparts to adopt a ‘leaner, more sustainable’ Australian training model for officers taking part in future UN peacekeeping missions. 

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Australian police have reportedly launched an investigation into whether cannibalism was involved in a four-year-old boy’s death, after his mother was charged with his murder.

Cannibalism claims as mother charged with 4yo son’s murder

Australian police have reportedly launched an investigation into whether cannibalism was involved in a four-year-old boy’s death, after his mother was charged with his murder.

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CCTV released by Thai authorities shows the 45-year-old Australian entering a hotel room with Ms Donhomla, before emerging hours later with a black suitcase.

Aussie charged with murder in Thailand was heading to Perth

The charge comes after the body of a teenage girl was found inside a suitcase, spurring global outrage.

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Police have established a crime scene in Rooty Hill.

Woman arrested after body found in nursing home

A woman is in custody after the body of an 84-year-old woman was found inside a nursing home.

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Police have thwarted an organised crime importation plot, seizing almost three tonnes of cocaine.

Australia’s largest cocaine bust: Police swoop on record find

The discovery at a semi-rural property has a street value of over $800 million.

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Police have raided seven properties and made an arrest in the Dezi Freeman investigation.

Cops raid seven properties, make arrest in Dezi Freeman case

Police have raided seven properties across two states and arrested a man in their bid to find out those responsible for hiding cop killer Dezi Freeman, after he managed to hide out for seven months.

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A pathologist has been arrested after the bodies of more than 30 babies were found on a property by construction workers who were conducting earthworks in her former backyard.

Woman arrested after bodies of 32 babies found in backyard

A pathologist has been arrested after the bodies of more than 30 babies were found on a property by construction workers who were conducting earthworks in her former backyard.

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Aussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’ online.

Aussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’, top cop says

Australian children are being radicalised ‘within days’, according to the nation’s top cop who said urging tech giants to step up will be the primary focus of next month’s high-level police summit in the UK. 

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Australia’s ageing Collins Class submarines will be kept in service for another decade before AUKUS submarines arrive.

Defence blasted for botching Collins-class sub upgrades

A scathing report into planned upgrades for Australia’s Collins-class submarines reveals Defence has spent nearly $700m on keeping them operational, without conducting proper planning or risk assessments.

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Behind the White Line dives into the tense turf war following Operation Beech — a sophisticated police sting which stopped 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from reaching the WA coastline.

New true crime podcast dives into cop drama behind $1b sting

LISTEN NOW: Behind the White Line dives into the tense turf war following Operation Beech — a sophisticated police sting which stopped 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from reaching the WA coastline.

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A woman and two young children have been found dead in Campelltown.

Woman and two children found dead as police met with ‘violent crime scene’

A man known to the woman and two children, who were aged under 10, is in custody.

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The bodies of three people have been found in a home in Sydney’s south west on Monday evening, with a major police operation now underway. 

Three people found dead at home in Sydney’s south-west

The bodies of three people have been found in a home in Sydney’s south-west on Monday evening, with a ‘major’ police operation now underway. 

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NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole (top right) speaks about the arrest of Jefferson Lewis and the subsequent riots. He is accused of killing five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby (bottom right).

Police reveal details of brutal attack on accused 5yo killer

Police have revealed details of the ‘sustained’ bashing handed out to accused child killer Jefferson Lewis after he was found at an Alice Springs town camp last night before his arrest.

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Donald Trump has singled out Australia again for not supplying military support in the Middle East.

'They were not there': Trump blasts Australia again

The US President has criticised Australia for not supplying military support in the Strait of Hormuz, saying: ‘They were not there when we asked them to be.’

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