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Two students are in a serious conditional in hospital after being hit by a car outside school.

Two kids in serious condition after being hit by stolen car

Two students have been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a vehicle that is believed to have been stolen in the nation’s capital. 

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An e-bike rider has been killed after being hit by a police car.

Man dead after being hit by police car

A critical incident has been declared after an e-bike rider was hit by a police car and later died on an inner city Sydney road.

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Former senior constable Kristian White has been spared jail after fatally tasering an elderly woman. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Cop who killed great-grandmother with Taser learns fate

A police officer who fatally shot a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun has faced court for sentencing over the crime which the judge described as a ‘terrible mistake’.

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An Arizona man allegedly told the FBI he felt responsible for two Australian police deaths. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE)

US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

A US man who talked to an Australian family before and after they fatally shot two police officers later allegedly told FBI agents he added ‘fuel to the fire’.

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A child has died in a hit-and-run west of Geelong, Victoria.

Child dead after hit and run on walk to school

A child has died on their way to school after a shocking alleged hit and run on a Victorian road.

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A death has rocked the opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Death rocks comedy festival opening night

The opening of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been rocked by a tragic incident, with a patron who attended the Allstars Supershow confirmed dead. 

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A 23-year-old man has been charged over a spate of alleged anti-Semitic graffiti attacks across the Eastern suburbs last month.

Man charged over alleged anti-Semitic graffiti attacks

Police have charged another man in their fight to combat anti-Semitic attacks across Sydney, bringing their total number of arrests to 31.  

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The AFP bungle has reportedly put undercover agents at risk of retribution from major crime figures.

Criminal informant bombshell: We know ID of undercover cops

An informant from inside a dangerous organised crime mob says they have discovered the identity of undercover Australian Federal Police officers forced into hiding after their cover was blown.

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Police inspector Jay Notaro has been identified as the man missing at Broken Head near Byron Bay.

Fears for well-known cop missing near Byron Bay

The alarm was raised when the officer’s surfboard was found abandoned by his car.

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A National Socialist Network member told a magistrate his charges should be dropped. (Morgan Sette/AAP PHOTOS)

Accused neo-nazi clashes with magistrate

A man accused of displaying a nazi symbol on his shirt has told a court the charge should be dropped ‘because no crime has been committed’.

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A man has been charged with the murder of an elderly woman found fatally stabbed in The Gap.

Murder charges after stabbing at The Gap

State police and the AFP have tracked, arrested and charged a man with murder after a woman was stabbed to death and he was located at Brisbane airport. 

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Residents have been told to stay indoors.

Emergency alerts for toxic smoke after massive fire

Emergency alert warnings to stay inside and close all windows and doors have been issued after a massive fire in a laundry business produced a billowing smoke cloud that may be toxic.

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A man was shot in the chest.

Emergency alert after man shot in chest in carpark

A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being shot in the chest in a suburban carpark. 

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Two arrests came after police linked two shootings weeks apart at a Rockhampton residence. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

One dead, two in serious condition as crash closes highway

A horror crash has left one person dead and two others in serious condition, creating traffic chaos on one of the nations busiest motorways.

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The body of a woman has been found on a busy bikeway in Brisbane‘s north.

Woman’s body found on inner-city bike path

Members of the public have been told to stay away after the body of a woman was discovered on a busy Brisbane bike path.

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