Police

Police have declared a public safety emergency.
Queensland
Matt Shrivell

Emergency declared as armed man threatens police

A public safety emergency situation has been enacted after the armed man made threats against police in Cairns.

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Police say the 22-year-old died at the scene.
NSW
Emma Kirk

Skier dies in horror Thredbo crash

A 22-year old man has died after he crashed on the slopes at the Thredbo resort in NSW.

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The men were arrested ad the ‘slam guns’ were seized by police.
NSW
Matt Shrivell

‘Slam guns’ seized after horror DIY weapons allegedly sold

Heavily armed police officers have taken two men into custody after unearthing a range of homemade weapons known as ‘slam guns’ in NSW.

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Tony Mokbel is fighting to quash drug-trafficking and importation convictions.
Victoria
Tara Cosoleto

Mokbel argues miscarriage of justice in drug case

Underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel claims police, prosecutors and barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo tainted his drug-trafficking convictions.

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Dezi Freeman has been on the run since last Tuesday.
Victoria
Matt Shrivell

Sombre announcement as Dezi Freeman hunt ramps up

Victoria’s top cop has announced funeral details for fallen officers, Vadim De Waart and Neal Thompson, as the manhunt for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman continues.

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Alpine towns gearing up for the school holiday and summer peak are instead facing huge losses.
Victoria
Allanah Sciberras, Rachael Ward and Callum Godde

Deserted businesses feel strain as Freeman manhunt drags on

Locals are feeling the financial scars of a massive search for accused cop killer Dezi Freeman as visitors abandon the region and business bookings are cancelled.

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Rungnapha Kanbut kept two Thai women as slaves for about six months after they came to Australia.
NSW
Adelaide Lang

'Evil' woman jailed for forcing women into sex slavery

A woman has been jailed for keeping two Thai women as slaves and forcing them to perform painful sex work every day for at least 12 hours.

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Victoria Police have warned the people who are ‘harbouring’ Dezi Freeman to come forward and surrender.
Victoria
Max Corstorphan

‘People know’: Major shift in search for Dezi Freeman

Victoria Police have issued a new plea and warning in the search for Dezi Freeman, now working to pressure people they say know where the accused cop killer is. 

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Black-clad men throw punches and kicks in a violent attack on an Aboriginal protest camp.
Victoria
Callum Godde

'Gutless': Far-right attack on Aboriginal site slammed

Police are investigating an attack by far-right demonstrators on an Aboriginal protest camp after an anti-immigration rally.

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Independent senator Jacqui Lambie says rallygoers are ‘embarrassing the country’.
Australia
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

‘Thugs’: Lambie unleashes on neo-Nazis

Outspoken senator Jacqui Lambie has condemned neo-Nazi groups after their involvement in March for Australia rallies at the weekend.

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A man held a placard bearing the image of accused police-killing fugitive Dezi Freeman during Sunday’s anti-immigration protest.
Victoria
Alexandra Feiam

Ex-cops fume at ‘obscene’ Dezi Freeman protest sign

The protester at a weekend rally held a placard with a picture of an alleged cop killer who remains on the run after allegedly shooting two officers.

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Andrew Burow has been missing from his Kelvin Grove home for more than a week.
Queensland
David Johns

Two charged with torture as hunt for missing man intensifies

Queensland police investigating the ‘out-of-character’ disappearance of a 56-year-old man have charged two other men with torture offences.

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Two police officers allegedly murdered by a sovereign citizen include a detective days away from retiring and a small business owner-turned cop. 
Victoria
Max Corstorphan

‘Devastating’: Fallen Victoria Police officers identified

As a manhunt continues for Dezi Freeman, the suspect who police allege fatally shot two officers and seriously injured a third, the identities of the two fallen officers have been confirmed. 

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Matt Wright is accused of trying to cover up evidence after a helicopter crash.
Australia
Kristin Shorten

Croc-wrangler ‘cool, clinical and premeditated’ after crash

The prosecutor in celebrity croc-wrangler Matt Wright’s trial said the star rushed to the scene of the crashed chopper to assist his friends but also wanted to get there before investigators.

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Dezi Freeman is still being hunted by cops
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Police
Luke Mortimer and Digital Staff

The months I spent with accused killer and the day he was allowed to keep his guns

One day, Dezi Freeman told me about being back in court to settle one of his feuds. At the time, I believed it was another inconsequential update.

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