Australia

After 216 days on the run, Dezi Freeman died in a shootout with heavily armed police. This is how officers forced him out.

Victoria’s top cop has revealed that the moment fugitive Dezi Freeman pulled out a gun in front of armed police has been captured on video.

Westpac is now forecasting three rate hikes that would take the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate to 2008 levels.

Dezi Freeman, who spent seven months on the run, was reportedly wrapped in a blanket and armed with a gun when police told him to surrender.

The eldest son of Dezi Freeman has slammed people celebrating his death, hours after the fugitive cop killer was shot dead following a three-hour standoff with police.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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