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A 22-year-old man died at the scene. Mark Stewart

NewsPremiumMan killed in horror train station brawl

Four teens have been arrested after a young man was killed in a brawl outside a Melbourne train station.

Euan Kennedy

A number of communities in northeast Nigeria have been attacked in recent days, the military says. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeMilitants abduct 300 people in northeast Nigeria

Hundreds of people including women and children have been abducted by Islamic militants from a town in Nigeria's northeast, local officials say.

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Investigators in Australia and elsewhere worked together for two years to break up a crime gang. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimeGlobal crime ring bust intercepts drugs for Melbourne

Police in Germany have seized more than a ton of synthetic drugs scheduled to be shipped to Australia.

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Laws brought in to crack down on those who assault retail staff with larger prison sentences are yet to result in a single sentence greater than the existing penalty.

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Crackdown on retail assaults yet to see tougher sentences

Laws brought in to crack down on those who assault retail staff with larger prison sentences are yet to result in a single sentence greater than the existing penalty.

Oliver Lane

Police are investigating a suspicious package at the ICV Mosque in West Melbourne.

NEWSPremiumMosque shut after suspicious package found

Police have closed an Australian mosque after discovering a suspicious package inside, while 50 worshippers were present.

Abisha Sapkota

Brodie Dewar has emerged since being released from prison on Wednesday.

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Alleged coward-punch killer Brodie Jake Dewar emerges

The 20-year-old accused of fatally coward-punching Labor strategist Tim Picton and knocking out a second man two days earlier has been spotted for the first time since being released on bail. 

Brooke Rolfe and Rebecca Le May

Detectives were initially called to the home to serve an authority to suspend the 42-year-old’s firearm license and seize his firearms. 

CrimePremiumPolice allegedly find explosives during raid on Perth home

A licensed firearm owner is facing a string of charges over explosive devices police allege were found at his property in the Perth hills. 

Jessica Evensen and Caleb Runciman

UK police say the arrest of four men over alleged spying for Iran is part of a ?long ?investigation. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeUK makes arrests over spying for Iran on Jewish sites

Four men have been arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying on locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community for Iran.

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The sexual predator was out of jail for just over a month when he followed a woman from Whitfords train station, dragged her into bushes and violently raped her three times.

COURTPremiumChild rapist gets decade in jail for woman’s nightmare rape

The man had only just got out of prison when he repeatedly and violently sexually assaulted a woman as she walked home from a Perth train station.

Rebecca Le May

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeHong Kong media tycoon won't appeal security conviction

Observers say Jimmy Lai's conviction and jailing reflects the decline of press and other freedoms that has changed Hong Kong under Chinese rule.

Kanis Leung

Donald Trump has ?said he was never aware of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumMissing FBI Epstein records on Trump accuser released

FBI agents interviewed a woman who made claims against Donald Trump four times in 2019 as part of an inquiry into ‌accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Brad Heath

Lloyd Mitchell and Erica Coyne have been identified as the Spencer Park unit murder victims.

Crime PremiumIdentity of mother and son in Albany double murder revealed

The identities of the Albany mother and son killed in a double murder have been revealed, as their heartbroken family issued a desperate plea on Friday for those responsible to come forward.

Melissa Sheil

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed's tobacco store has reopened under new management after he was seriously injured disarming a gunmen during an alleged terrorist attack. Image: NewsWire

NEWSPremiumBondi hero’s major business move

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has made a major business move in the wake of his brave act during Australia’s deadliest terror attack.

Emma Kirk

Bunnings plans to trial FRT in two of its 51 New Zealand stores from next month.

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Bunnings to install facial recognition tech in NZ stores

Bunnings will introduce facial recognition technology to combat retail crime in its New Zealand stores within weeks while preparing the ground for a longer-term Australian rollout.

Sean Smith and Cheyanne Enciso

Police are warning outlaw bikies that they are in for a 'world of hurt' after five people were arrested in WA as part of a National Day Of Action targeting the Comanchero gang.

BikiesPremiumComanchero gangsters arrested during major bikie blitz

Police are warning outlaw bikies that they are in for a ‘world of hurt’ after five people were arrested in WA as part of a National Day Of Action targeting the Comanchero gang.

Jessica Evensen

Charges against NRLW player Kate Fallon have been dismissed. (Jack Gramenz/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumNRLW player cleared of attacking teen neighbour

Allegations that an NRLW player assaulted her teenage neighbour in a violent dispute over a food delivery have been tossed out of court.

Adelaide Lang

A coroner has shared a bereaved family's concerns about the number of Indigenous people in custody. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Crime'Listen': Indigenous youth warned of deadly jail cycle

The brother of a First Nations inmate who died from capsicum spray being used to break up a prison fight has urged young people to avoid the same tragic fate.

Miklos Bolza

Forensics in full protective gear working in and around the Burville Street property on February 9.

crimePremiumPolice reveal shocking double murder twist in Albany deaths

Police believe a man arrested over the death of his mother in Albany was also fatally attacked on the same day, issuing a public appeal for help to find the person responsible.

Melissa Sheil

Sydney Businessman Alexander Csergo, charged with reckless foreign interference, arrives at Downing Centre Court, NewsWire / John Appleyard

NewsPremiumAlleged spies’ $4.2k ‘covert act’

A Sydney-born businessman who was allegedly approached by foreign spies from a “Chinese think tank” made a “covert act” in messages read to a court on Friday.

Rhiannon Lewin

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UPDATEDPremiumVerdict delay on ex-MP rape charges

A jury has returned verdicts in most counts in the trial of an ex-MP who allegedly raped a 13-year-old boy but cannot agree on two charges, a court has been told.

Clareese Packer

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CourtsPremiumMan’s bikie-linked $660k blackmail: cops

Police allege a man was tracked to his home and family member’s cafe in an attempt to blackmail him for more than $660,000.

Liam Beatty

Police say a 51-year-old man has been charged with murder after an alleged stabbing death. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumMurder charge after body found at regional property

A man will face court charged with murder after a body was found inside a regional property with stab wounds.

Nick Wilson

Nearly 150 beds urgently needed to address overcrowding at WA’s maximum-security prison are taken up by a handful of juvenile offenders because the State Government has not built a youth jail.

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Notorious Unit 18 kids wing taking up much-needed jail beds

Nearly 150 beds urgently needed to address overcrowding at WA’s maximum-security prison are taken up by a handful of juvenile offenders because the State Government has not built a youth jail.

Hannah Cross

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeOnly prison visitor for Rob Reiner's son is his lawyer

Since being held in custody in December, Nick Reiner's only visitor while awaiting trial for the murders of his parents has reportedly been his lawyer.

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