Police

Vyleen White died after being stabbed in the chest outside a shopping centre. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Rex Martinich

Teen accused of gran's murder to face committal hearing

Prosecutors say they are ready to test their evidence in court against a teenage boy accused of stabbing a grandmother to death and stealing her car.

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An urgent search is underway for a man missing off waters in Lake Macquarie.
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NSW
Matt Shrivell

Body found near boat ramp after man’s ‘tinny’ floated away

A full-scale search from emergency services has located the body of a man who went missing while trying to recover a boat that had run aground.

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Police arrested a teenager after two incidents.
NSW
Matt Shrivell

Shock as 13yo threatens student with knife at high school

A high school has been thrown into chaos after a 13-year-old boy threatened another student with a knife before allegedly sparking a fire.

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Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old woman after she was found with severe burns in a stairwell of a unit complex in Sydney’s southwest.
NSW
Georgina Noack

Woman dies after being found in stairwell with burns

Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old woman after she was found with burns in a stairwell of a unit complex.

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The man was arrested at Sydney Airport.
NSW
Matt Shrivell

Man charged after $100k damage in anti-Jewish attack

A man allegedly responsible for a vandalism spree that targeted a prominent Jewish community has been arrested at an airport while trying to flee. 

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NSW Police are being urged to carry out more roadside drug testing.
NSW
Alex Mitchell

Shock as drug-driving, fatal crash stats released

One-in-10 roadside drug tests delivered a positive result as shocking new results on car crash deaths are released.

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ACT police have charged a man with attempted murder.
ACT
Matt Shrivell

Frenzied machete attack leaves man fighting for life

Police have charged a man with attempted murder after a frenzied attack with a machete left a man fighting for his life. 

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A man has been charged with serious offences after the crash.
Queensland
Matt Shrivell

Man charged after horrific van and ute crash fatality

One man has been killed and three others had to be transported to hospital after a crash between a van and a ute.

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A police-issued gun has been stolen.
Queensland
Matt Shrivell

Manhunt on after thieves steal police officers’ gun

Police are desperately trying to track down a gang who stole a police officers firearm.

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Police arrested a 20-year-old man at a pro-trans rights event in Sydney where he allegedly displayed a nazi salute.
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NSW
David Johns

Man charged with making nazi salute at trans rights rally

Police have charged a 20-year-old man with making a nazi salute at a pro-trans rights rally in Sydney.

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A child has told a murder trial how he saw a man being gunned down outside a gym in Sydney's west. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Miklos Bolza

'He started shooting': Child recounts horror gym murder

A young child told police how he witnessed a man repeatedly shot and killed by a masked gunman outside a popular gym.

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Live-streamed child sexual abuse victim-survivor, Briella.
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World
Kristin Shorten

Briella survived being sex-trafficked by foreign predators

When Briella’s aunt took a picture of her at the beach, she could not have conceived her close relative would forward that happy snap to foreign men, possibly including Australians, to sexually exploit her.

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The then sergeant was hit over the head and left for dead while she was walking to work in Sydney’s Kings Cross.
Australia
Rhiannon Lewin

Man who brutally bashed cop with brick utters three words to reporter after prison release

The officer was hit over the head and left for dead while she was walking to work.

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The car was stolen from a service station with a child inside.
Victoria
Matt Shrivell

Terror as car stolen from servo wth 5yo child inside

A parents worst nightmare has been realised after their car was stolen from a service station with their child inside.

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An Indigenous man who stabbed a police officer and dog with scissors was repeatedly tasered. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Savannah Meacham

Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death

Police's decision to repeatedly taser an Indigenous man during an arrest was appropriate, a coroner has ruled.

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