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| UpdatedA three-quarters of a tonne quartz rock has been stolen from the National Rock Garden in Canberra.
Topics: police, act, canberra-2600, bendigo-3550
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| UpdatedUkrainian opposition protesters have ended a two-month occupation of city hall in the capital Kiev, as part of an amnesty deal with the government.
In return, criminal charges will be dropped against protesters in relation to the ongoing civil unrest.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, activism-and-lobbying, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, police, ukraine
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Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, government-and-politics, police, law-crime-and-justice, ukraine
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Police say they will be examining all aspects of both drivers' journeys after a triple fatality at Jerrys Plains.
Topics: police, accidents, jerrys-plains-2330, newcastle-2300
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Police have dismantled an outlaw motorcycle gang's clubhouse.
Topics: police, tea-gardens-2324, raymond-terrace-2324, boolaroo-2284
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| UpdatedPolice have found items that may have been used in the manufacture of drugs inside a Western Power substation in North Perth.
Topics: police, north-perth-6006
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| UpdatedA family who were the victims of a shooting in Sydney's west say they know who their attackers are, but are unwilling to name them.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, police, seven-hills-2147, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedPolice expect to charge five teenagers after a stolen car crashed in Melbourne's east early this morning, pinning the 13-year-old driver behind the wheel.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, mooroolbark-3138, vic, australia
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| UpdatedIndigenous community leaders say Queensland Police have inflamed tensions in Logan City by turning up at an anti-Taser protest armed with Tasers.
More than 100 people marched to Logan Police Station after Sheila Oakley was blinded in one eye after being tasered by an officer last week.
Ms Oakley was hit in the eye with a Taser barb when she confronted police with a table leg.
Topics: police, crime, logan-city-dc-4114
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Police in Perth say a driver behind the wheel of a stolen car was speeding when he crashed head-on into a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction overnight.
Topics: police, perth-6000
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| UpdatedOne of New South Wales's most wanted men has been arrested over a stabbing in Sydney's west earlier this month.
Chinese student Gongcheng Chen was stabbed to death in his apartment at Auburn.
Chen's flatmate became the prime suspect in the murder but had not been seen since the night of the attack.
Last night detectives were told the man had been arrested in Perth.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, auburn-2144, nsw, wa
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| UpdatedFormer detective Charlie Bezzina says it's likely people with mental illnesses are slipping through the net when it comes to policing.
Topics: mental-health, crime, domestic-violence, murder-and-manslaughter, police, vic
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| UpdatedThe police force is expected to receive a few hundred thousand dollars for its trouble-plagued boat Fortescue in a deal struck with Treasury.
Topics: police, hobart-7000, lindisfarne-7015
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| UpdatedA man's been charged with a bashing at Sydney's Bondi in December that left his alleged victim in a coma for nearly a week.
Topics: assault, police, bondi-2026, kariong-2250
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| UpdatedSydney police have warned a rally to mark the tenth anniversary of a Redfern teenager's controversial death could be the last, saying protesters broke their word and caused traffic chaos.
Seventeen-year-old Thomas "TJ" Hickey was killed when he lost control of his bicycle and became impaled on a fence next to Redfern Park, sparking a nine-hour riot in the inner-city suburb.
His family and others believe TJ was being chased by a police car when he became impaled, though that claim was disputed by a coroner following an inquest.
Redfern Commander Luke Freudenstein says the behaviour of marchers has forced a rethink of the future of rally.
"We had 200 people there. We make an arrest, there's going to be disruption, there's going to be a bit of a brawl. And that's OK, but there's further disruption to the traffic."
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, police, death, redfern-2016
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| UpdatedTopics: police, law-crime-and-justice, crime, wilmot-7310
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| UpdatedVictorian police launch probe into way authorities handled the case of Greg Anderson before he murdered his son.
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| UpdatedA teenager charged over the alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Sydney's west has been refused bail.
Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, police, doonside-2767, parramatta-2150
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A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Sydney's south.
Topics: sexual-offences, child-abuse, police, botany-2019, five-dock-2046
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| UpdatedA man has died after being hit by a garbage truck in a southern Sydney laneway.
Topics: death, police, caringbah-2229
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A missing 12-year-old girl has been reunited with her family after walking into a western Sydney police station.
Topics: missing-person, police, family-and-children, berala-2141, auburn-2144
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| UpdatedThe family of Thomas 'TJ' Hickey will today demand an apology from the NSW Parliament over the teenager's death, 10 years after he crashed his bicycle into a fence.
The 17-year-old's death sparked a nine-hour riot in Redfern which captured international attention.
His family believes police were responsible for the death, despite a coroner's findings to the contrary, and have campaigned for years for a fresh inquest.
At today's rally TJ's mother will carry a controversial plaque the family wants to install at the site where he died.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, police, death, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, aboriginal, redfern-2016, nsw
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| UpdatedHundreds of people have gathered in an inner Sydney park to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Redfern teenager 'TJ' Hickey.
Topics: death, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, police, redfern-2016
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| UpdatedThe family of missing Sorell woman, Jodi Eaton, has made an emotional plea for information, almost two weeks after her disappearance.
The mother-of-two's sister, Sandra, believes there are "people out there that would know what has happened" and begged for closure.
Ms Eaton, 28, went to a party at a Bridgewater home on January the 31st and has not been seen since the early hours of the following morning.
Police suspect foul play and are awaiting the results of forensic tests on items found at the house.
Topics: missing-person, police, hobart-7000, bridgewater-7030
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| UpdatedA voluntary alcohol code aimed at stemming grog-fuelled violence has been formulated for the Darwin central business district tonight.
The code, dubbed Darwin Safe, is a product of talks between the Northern Territory Government, Hotels Association and Darwin City Council (DCC).
It aims to increase safety for people enjoying a night out in the city.
Topics: antisocial-behaviour, police, alcohol, government-and-politics, hospitality, darwin-0800