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CourtUpdate for alleged Bondi terror thief

A man charged with stealing and pawning camera equipment belonging to a Bondi attack victim has appeared in court for the first time.

Rhiannon Lewin

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says Labor’s ‘bad economy’ is fuelling rising crime rates. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

POLITICSPremiumTaylor warns ‘bad economy’ to boost crime

The Opposition Leader has issued a fresh warning over Labor’s budget as this worrying act increases across the country.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Danny Ridley, who's accused of stealing a camera from a Bondi victim, remained silent outside court. (Miklos Bolza/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePhotographer silent over Bondi victim theft charges

A photographer at a Jewish event that became the scene of a deadly mass shooting has faced court after allegedly stealing from one of the victims.

Miklos Bolza

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CRIMEPremiumMost cocaine ever seized in Australia

A massive stockpile of cocaine has been found inside a cluster of shipping containers on a rural property on Sydney’s outskirts.

Jack Nivison

WA Police say around 1.50am, an unknown person broke into the Mirrabooka Shopping Centre through a glass panel before forcing entry into the jewellery store. 

CrimeCommentsPremiumPolice searching for thief after jewellery store burglary

A jewellery store in Perth’s northern suburbs was the target of a burglary in the early hours of Monday. 

Claire Sadler

People staged a blockade during a protest over fuel shortages in La Paz. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimeBolivia clears anti-government roadblocks

A 90-day state of emergency has been declared in Bolivia as authorities continue to clear roadblocks that have isolated the capital, La Paz, and other cities

Staff Writers

The hatchback was seen being towed away on Sunday morning, with severe damage to its front bonnet.

PoliceCommentsPremiumTeenager charged for fatal Bentley carpark crash

A 19-year-old teenage man has been charged with careless driving causing death.

Claire Sadler

Police have thwarted an organised crime importation plot, seizing almost three tonnes of cocaine. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimeUnderground tubs hide Australia's biggest cocaine bust

Cocaine worth more than $800 million has been allegedly concealed underground below shipping containers, in Australia's biggest ever seizure of the drug.

Tom Wark

Police arresting accused caught via the Child Exploitation Squad.

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Child exploitation is revolting, even for the desensitised

The alarming and concerning child exploitation crisis cuts deep, even into the thickest skin after years of being desensitised to crime.

Jerrie Demasi, 7NEWS

How officers are tracking child groomers and their stark warning to parents over internet perils.

CrimePremiumWA Police expose alarming scale of child exploitation crisis

Shocking police figures have exposed the scale of our State’s online child exploitation crisis, with more than 200 predators apprehended and 67 previously unknown child victims uncovered in just one year.

Jerrie Demasi, 7NEWS

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SEARCHPremium‘Buried’: Cops’ Gus theory revealed

Gus Lamont’s grandmother has denied that she buried her grandson after he disappeared from their South Australian outback station.

Steve Zemek

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NewsPremiumManhunt underway after Geelong stabbing

A man has been killed in a fatal stabbing in Geelong on Sunday afternoon, with police hunting for two men and a woman.

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Waden removed and disposed of large quantities of soil from the excavation site. Queensland Police

NEWSPremium‘Haunts his dreams’: Daughter’s hope for killer

What began as a missing person concern among gym friends became a murder investigation centred on a Zumba instructor now facing life in prison.

Andrew Hedgman

A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham on Sunday morning.

PolicePremiumMan dead and woman critical after motorcycle convoy crash

A man is dead and his motorcycle passenger is fighting for her life after a bike travelling in a convoy left the road and crashed near Rockingham.

Caleb Runciman

The Invasion Day rally on January 26 and right, Brody Rodgers and Mathew Neary.

CrimeCommentsTop cops honoured at prestigious WA Police Excellence Awards

A brave police officer who made the difficult decision to evacuate a crowded Forrest Place rally, and the team who solved a hit and run, are among those recognised for their dedication to the people of WA.

Caitlin Vinci

Britain's counter-terrorism police have charged a man over attacks across Edinburgh. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeMan charged over 'anti-Muslim' attacks in Scotland

Counterterrorism detectives have charged a man after five people were injured in attacks across Scotland's capital of Edinburgh that appeared to target Muslims

JILL LAWLESS

He was a former boxer. NewsWire / Wayne Taylor

NEWSPremiumGrim blood trail after ex-boxer gunned down

An ex-boxer has stumbled more than 100m after he was shot in what is believed to be a terrifying gangland hit.

Jack Nivison and Steve Zemek

Police investigating a fatal shooting in Melbourne have called for any witnesses to come forward. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimeManhunt under way after deadly early morning shooting

A man in his 30s has died in hospital after he was found with suspected gunshot wounds in an inner-city suburb, while his killer remains on the run.

Melissa Meehan

Russian police say they are questioning a suspect after a fatal stabbing rampage. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimeWoman killed in Russia shopping centre stabbing rampage

A stabbing rampage at a Russian shopping centre has left one person dead and reportedly injured five others.

Staff Writers

Chicago police initially responded to a call of one person shot and found two people injured. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimeTwelve shot after people in SUV open fire on US crowd

Police in Chicago say two people inside an SUV have shot into a crowd, leaving at least 12 injured.

Staff Writers

A man has been left without a car or licence after allegedly smashing his mum’s white Toyota into a bridge while drunk in Melbourne’s south east.

NewsPremiumAlleged drunk driver flies car in air, crashes

The driver allegedly sped through the residential streets before crashing the car, taking out several metal bollards in the process.

Alexandra Feiam

John Cain's wife over 60 years has shared her heartache after the alleged assault.

NewsPremiumWife’s despair after alleged aged care attack

The traumatised wife of an 87-year-old allegedly bashed at a Sydney care home has spoken out for the first time, fearing for her husband of six decades.

Rhiannon Lewin

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COURTParents face a retrial over judge’s conduct

Parents of a teenage girl they were accused of starving will face a retrial after a court found the conduct of a trial judge amounted to a “miscarriage of justice.”

Emma Kirk

Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc targeted a car and properties linked to Keir Starmer. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeTwo jailed for arson on property linked to UK's Starmer

A UK court has sentenced two men to prison for setting fire to property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the orders of the mysterious figure "El Money".

Staff Writers