Crime and Public Safety

Cameras will be trialled in childcare centres across Australia as part of a safety package that also includes tougher checks and a national worker register.

The comments come following an incident where an 84-year-old was assaulted during a home invasion.

Australia records 1,340 fatalities in 12 months, with pedestrian fatalities up nearly 50 percent since 2021.

The soldier was caught in an undercover operation after he contacted a foreign country asking to defect.

Opposition leader Brad Battin also backed the push to require protest registrations.

234 minors are now in detention, with Aboriginal children making up 60 percent of the total.

A police officer’s rifle discharged inside the airport, which handles around 67,000 passengers a day.

Heroin was the top contributor, linked to 248 deaths.

‘Sharing or threatening to share such images, even if the person hasn’t created them, will also be a crime ...’ says NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley.

What the jury didn’t hear in the mushroom murder trial.

The former families minister resigned moments before MPs could formally expel him from parliament over sex assault convictions.

It has allocated millions towards bird flu surveillance.

The legislation marks one of the strongest anti-illicit tobacco measures introduced in Australia to date.

This is the first time someone has been charged for supplying nitazene-laced vape liquids in Australia.

In 2024, around 144 collisions on Victorian roads involved e-bikes, compared to 79 in 2023. The figure is expected to keep climbing this year.

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says none of the major global tech companies are following the procedures she wants them to, despite ‘pressure’ from her.

‘Victims are waiting over a year for the rape kits to be tested. In other jurisdictions, that’s taking 5 to 10 days,’ said Kirsty Wright.

Barrett has nearly 25 years of policing experience and most recently served as deputy commissioner for national security.

When the FBI director announced the opening of a New Zealand office, he said the Pacific was becoming a hub for transnational crime.

Cameras will be trialled in childcare centres across Australia as part of a safety package that also includes tougher checks and a national worker register.

The comments come following an incident where an 84-year-old was assaulted during a home invasion.

Australia records 1,340 fatalities in 12 months, with pedestrian fatalities up nearly 50 percent since 2021.

The soldier was caught in an undercover operation after he contacted a foreign country asking to defect.

Opposition leader Brad Battin also backed the push to require protest registrations.

234 minors are now in detention, with Aboriginal children making up 60 percent of the total.

A police officer’s rifle discharged inside the airport, which handles around 67,000 passengers a day.

Heroin was the top contributor, linked to 248 deaths.

‘Sharing or threatening to share such images, even if the person hasn’t created them, will also be a crime ...’ says NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley.

What the jury didn’t hear in the mushroom murder trial.

The former families minister resigned moments before MPs could formally expel him from parliament over sex assault convictions.

It has allocated millions towards bird flu surveillance.

The legislation marks one of the strongest anti-illicit tobacco measures introduced in Australia to date.

This is the first time someone has been charged for supplying nitazene-laced vape liquids in Australia.

In 2024, around 144 collisions on Victorian roads involved e-bikes, compared to 79 in 2023. The figure is expected to keep climbing this year.

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says none of the major global tech companies are following the procedures she wants them to, despite ‘pressure’ from her.

‘Victims are waiting over a year for the rape kits to be tested. In other jurisdictions, that’s taking 5 to 10 days,’ said Kirsty Wright.

Barrett has nearly 25 years of policing experience and most recently served as deputy commissioner for national security.

When the FBI director announced the opening of a New Zealand office, he said the Pacific was becoming a hub for transnational crime.