Police

A critical incident has been declared.
NSW
Matt Shrivell

Critical incident closes highway after police pursuit crash

A major highway is closed and a critical incident scene has been declared after a serious crash during a high-speed police pursuit has left a man fighting for life. 

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Roderick "Rory" Amon is accused of committing multiple sexual assaults on a teenage boy he knew. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
NSW
Duncan Murray

Liberal MP in court over multiple child sex allegations

Ex-State Liberal MP Rory Amon has appeared in court as he faces multiple charges related to alleged sexual assaults on a teenage boy.

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A baby has been rushed to hospital after an alleged violent home invasion.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Baby rushed to hospital after alleged violent home invasion

Two male youths have been arrested following an alleged violent aggravated robbery, which left a two-month-old infant with serious injuries.

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A teen was allegedly chased, cornered and stabbed.
Victoria
Matt Shrivell

Terror as teen chased into backyard and stabbed by gang

Police are hunting a gang who chased a teenager into a suburban backyard and set upon him with knives. 

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Two men arrested after around ‘20 bullets shot into Westfield barbershop’ in western Sydney
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Australia
Max Corstorphan

Terrifying barber shop shooting was a ‘message’: Police

Two teenage boys have been arrested and 20 bullet casings found in an extraordinary barber shop shooting that police say was ‘a message’.

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Khouloud Hawatt’s body was found by police on Wednesday.
NSW
Summer Woolley

Makeshift spear allegedly used to murder mother-of-five in Sydney

Her estranged husband has been charged over her death.

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Dinush Kurera repeatedly stabbed his wife to death in front of his two children. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Victoria
Tara Cosoleto

Murderer smiles as family's grief laid bare in court

Convicted wife-killer Dinush Kurera lent back and smiled as victim statements, including from his children, were read in court during a pre-sentence hearing.

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Khaylan Butler died two days after being shaken and dropped into a cot by his mother's then-partner. (HANDOUT/GOFUNDME)
Tasmania
Ethan James

Mother ‘living a nightmare’ after baby fatally shaken

A 26-year-old man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a 10-month-old boy he shook and dropped in a cot.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns announced police resources will be boosted after the widely condemned anti-Semitic attack against a Jewish community in eastern Sydney overnight.
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Police
Georgina Noack

Government takes tough stance on ‘despicable’ anti-Semitism

NSW Police will be equipped with the same resources they were granted after the October 7 attack on Israel after a Jewish community was targeted by anti-Semitic vandalism overnight.

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A man has been shot by NSW Police after an alleged knife confrontation at McKittrick Park in South Grafton.
Australia
Demi Huang

Man shot by police after allegedly coming at them with a knife

The incident occurred during a welfare check at northwest NSW park.

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Six children have been removed from harm in the Philippines after an international child sexual abuse investigation was launched due to AFP intelligence.
World
Kristin Shorten

Six kids rescued from sex trafficking after AFP operation

The arrest of two Australian men on child sexual abuse charges has sparked an AFP-led international investigation and the rescue of six kids, as young as two years old, from sex trafficking in the Philippines.

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Families at the Bayside Carols in Brighton East on Tuesday night watched on in horror as a fight broke out.
Police
Peta Rasdien

‘Machete-wielding’ teens charged over Christmas carol brawl

Teens allegedly brandishing machetes have terrorised families at a Christmas carol event attended by thousands of people.

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Anyone with any information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Gunman on the run after shooting on quiet street

A man has turned up at a stranger’s house on a quiet street, covered in blood and with gunshot wounds, with police now hunting for a gunman on the run.

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Police have charged the man with multiple offences.
ACT
Matt Shrivell

Court for man charged with 136 offences involving children

An ACT man has been arrested and will face court on an incredible array of charges allegedly involving assaults on children. 

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A boy who fatally stabbed an 18-year-old from a rival gang will spend four years in youth detention. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Emily Woods

Young fatal stabber could walk free in four years

A boy who brought a knife to a popular beach and stabbed an 18-year-old from a rival gang who later died has been sentenced to four years in youth detention.

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