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Fugitive Dezi Freeman was given the chance to surrender but was killed in a stand-off, police say.

Dezi Freeman is dead. The sovereign citizen threat is not

A few hours after his death, supporters of the extremist movement were already referring to the police murderer as a ‘martyr’.

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Droneshield Chief Product Officer Angus Bean.

‘Huge problem’: Australia warned to bolster drone defences

Counter-drone company says Australia remains drastically unprepared for next type of global warfare.

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Three-time premiership player Don Prestia and another AFL star deny any involvement in a brawl. (Dylan Burns/AAP PHOTOS)

Differing accounts in case against AFL champions

More alleged suspects have been interviewed as police prosecute two AFL premiership stars over a wild brawl outside a pub.

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Dezi Freeman was arrested in 2021 outside the Myrtleford court house, after attempting to put former Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews on pseudo-trial for treason. 7 News

Dezi’s troubled ‘sovereign’ life of run-ins with the law

Double murderer Dezi Freeman had a troubled relationship with the law long before he killed two police officers.

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Fugitive Dezi Freeman was given the chance to surrender but was killed in a stand-off, police say. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Cops issue grim warning to suspects who helped Dezi hide

Victoria’s top cop says anyone who helped Dezi Freeman disappear and hide in regional Victoria for the last seven months ‘will be held to account’ as details of the cop killer’s death are revealed.

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Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by police after six months on the run.

Fugitive cop killer shot dead after three-hour standoff

Fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman has been shot dead after a three-hour standoff with police, seven months after he gunned down two police officers and seriously injured a third.

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Auction rates have plunged as confidence disappears.

Plunging auction rates point to house price falls

Buyer confidence disappeared on the weekend as slow bidding at auctions suggests house prices are on the nose.

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Exposure to agricultural pesticides could be behind a rise in motor-neurone disease, experts warn.

'Horrific' disease hitting regional Aussies hardest

Exposure to pesticides and other environmental factors could be behind far higher rates of motor-neurone disease in regional areas, experts warn.

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Sydney trains are experiencing significant delays.

Chaos as train network grinds to halt

Commuters are experiencing delays of up to an hour as urgent signal works disrupt networks around Sydney.

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Six charged after secret cocaine ship plot off NSW.

Huge cocaine haul uncovered on Aussie-bound ship

Authorities allege a specially modified vessel with hidden compartments was designed to deliver tonnes of cocaine into Australia.

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AFP assistant commissioner Stephen Nutt.

How terrorists are duping ordinary Australians online

Australians are being warned that terrorists are posing as charity organisations online to dupe them out of their money.

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Alina Kauffman (left) and Ernesto Salazar (right) with their mother Angelina Kauffman (centre). Supplied.

Mum’s vow to kids over killer driver

A mother whose daughter and son were killed in a horrific crash has vowed to fight on after the killer driver was handed a sentence she described as a ‘joke’.

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‘Mixed messages’ on shortages and working from home cloud Australia’s fuel concerns, as unions push for less office time to keep essential vehicles fuelled up.

Business rejects WFH plan: ‘We can’t go back’

‘Mixed messages’ on shortages and working from home cloud Australia’s fuel concerns, as unions push for less office time to keep essential vehicles fuelled up.

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A business group has called for measures to ease fuel-induced pressures on the trucking sector. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Truck tax cut backed as fuel-rationing threat looms

Business groups have urged the government to cut the road-user charge for trucks, but not the fuel excise for all motorists.

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