Police

A man was arrested after the fire engulfed multiple properties.
Victoria
Matt Shrivell

Man arrested at scene after major house fire rescue

A man has been arrested at the scene after multiple houses were evacuated and fire rescue services battled a major fire.

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Susan Bartlett and Suzanne Armstrong were murdered in their home on Easey St, Collingwood in 1977.
Victoria
William Ton

Notorious alleged cold case killer due in court

The families of two women murdered in one of Australia's most notorious cold cases are hoping for closure as their accused killer is due in court.

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The family of Tyron Smith speak to the media in Perth following his death at RPH.
Western Australia
Caleb Runciman and Tegan Guthrie

Man accused of machete-armed home invasion dies in hospital

A 20-year-old man who police accused of entering a WA property armed with a machete has died in hospital days after a violent altercation with the homeowner.

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Victoria Stewart's killer will spend decades behind bars for her ‘brutal and frenzied’ murder.
South Australia
Abe Maddison

Obsessed suitor jailed for 'frenzied' murder of mother of five

A man who became obsessed with a fellow congregant before killing her in a ‘brutal and frenzied’ attack has been sentenced.

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WA police have charged a woman over the fire.
Western Australia
Matt Shrivell

Woman charged with arson after $1m WA bakery blaze

West Australian police have charged a woman after she allegedly set fire to her own business in the hope of claiming a multi-million dollar insurance payout.

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The drugs were hidden inside the car doors.
Police
Matt Shrivell

Bizarre $18m meth bust with drugs stuffed in car doors

The 25kg of meth and 10kg of cocaine was wrapped in Vladimir Putin images and stuffed into the door cavities of a Toyota Corolla.

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One of Australia’s most notorious cold cases, police have been hunting for the killers of Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, since January 1977.
Victoria
William Ton and Holly Hales

Easey Street murder suspect lands in Melbourne to face court

A prime suspect in one of Australia's most notorious cold case murders has arrived back on home soil after his extradition from Italy and is set to face court.

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A man died after a truck hit two cars.
NSW
Matt Shrivell

Man killed after truck ploughs into two crashed cars

A man has died after two cars collided and were then hit by a truck on a major highway.

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Kristian White was released on bail ahead of his sentencing hearing in February. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
NSW
David Johns

NSW police officer who killed 95yo woman with taser sacked

Kristian White, the NSW Police officer found guilty of manslaughter after he tasered a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home, has been sacked.

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A man who was armed with a knife and threatening members of the public has been shot dead by police in a horrifying incident in the Launceston CBD.
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Police
Peta Rasdien

Police shoot dead man threatening public with knife in CBD

A man who was armed with a knife and threatening members of the public has been shot dead by police in a horrifying incident in the Launceston CBD.

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Taylor Bayly and Christopher Carrig have been sentenced for painting Nazi slogans at a university.
NSW
Duncan Murray

Court brands couple with matching neo-Nazi tattoos ‘abhorrent’

One member of a couple with matching neo-Nazi tattoos filmed an anti-Semitic incident in which he told a Jewish man to kiss his shoes.

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NSW Crime Commissioner Michael Barnes has revealed organised crime gangs are increasingly using hi-tech tools like drones in their murderous operations.
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Australia
Natalie O’Brien

Drones used to stalk, murder and kidnap in state gang wars

An Australian crime commission has exclusively revealed that spy drones and other high-tech tools are being used by underworld gangs to carry out their murderous operations.

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Authorities are seizing more imports of nitazenes, a synthetic opioid more potent than fentanyl.
Australia
Alex Mitchell

'Russian roulette': AFP deadly drug alert for nitazenes

Federal police have put out an urgent alert as drug purchases are being laced with a new powerful type of synthetic opioid.

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Shannon Cox in action against the Essendon Bombers during his playing days.
Western Australia
Matthew Paddick

Ex-Collingwood star granted bail facing manslaughter charges

The former Collingwood Magpies footballer has been granted bail on strict conditions.

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Armed police stormed a home in Mosman.
Police
Matt Shrivell

Panic as police with machine guns storm street

Residents in one of Australia’s most affluent suburbs have been thrown into panic as heavily armed specialist police with machine guns stormed a street. 

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