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August 30, 2025

Former NSW police officer who lost her arm after a car accident awarded $2.3m by the court

County court judge found physical and psychological injuries from the accident caused ‘complete destruction of her capacity for any form of...

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August 30, 2025

Suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman had no convictions for violence or firearm offences, court record shows

The 56-year-old made a series of threats against police and had a long history of minor offences, culminating in the loss of his driver’s licence in...

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August 30, 2025

Kumanjayi White’s family sues NT government for ‘unreasonable’ use of force over his death

In federal court documents, the 24-year-old’s family claim officers acted unlawfully in apprehending him and ‘applying force to him such as to cause...

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August 29, 2025

Porepunkah police shooting: wife of alleged killer Dezi Freeman arrested in late-night raid as manhunt continues

Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’

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August 28, 2025

Porepunkah police shooting live updates: Victoria police ‘throwing everything’ at manhunt for suspect as search enters day three – latest news

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August 28, 2025

Porepunkah shooting: Victoria police ‘throwing everything’ at manhunt in ‘severe weather’ for shooting suspect

Police say heavily armed suspect has not been seen as they continue to scour bushland around rural property where two police officers were killed

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August 28, 2025

Controversial domestic violence laws pass Queensland parliament as experts warn they could be weaponised against victims

Police to have power to issue ‘on-the-spot’ DV orders despite experts and advocacy groups warning victims could be misidentified as perpetrators

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August 27, 2025

Victoria shooting update: alleged gunman fled with ‘powerful firearms’ and ‘understands bushcraft well’, police say

Police say suspect Dezi Freeman knows Victorian high country bushland ‘better than us’, as tributes paid to two dead officers

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August 27, 2025

Porepunkah shooting live: loud bangs heard near property where suspected gunman was living as specialised paramedics enter roadblocks

Victoria police chief commissioner Mike Bush says suspect Dezi Freeman, 56, is ‘heavily armed’ and still at large. Follow live updates

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August 26, 2025

Porepunkah shooting: manhunt under way after two Victoria police officers killed, one injured at rural property

Police believe offender has left the property at Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne, with public urged not to travel to the area

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August 15, 2025

Man arrested over Sydney airport scuffle back in custody after alleged assault at Central train station

Nicholas Teplin, 41, allegedly struck three men on Thursday afternoon, a day after airport arrest during which a police gun accidentally fired

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August 06, 2025

Tasmanian trainer fined $2,000 for animal cruelty after repeatedly whipping racehorse

Magistrate Evan Hughes said trainer Liandra Gray had already experienced a form of punishment from ‘unwanted media attention’ over the case

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