Crime and Public Safety

The research by Monash University is likely to fuel ongoing debate over how training, tactics and police culture influence use-of-force outcomes.

More than 2,300 complaints resulted in 47 investigations and 51 recommendations, with allegations ranging from excessive force to unlawful arrests.

The case against him is mired in delays stretching to September due to national security issues.

Sall Grover says she has been banned from posting on Facebook following a discrimination case involving her female-only app.

SIM farms, phishing and the dark web are all parts of an increasingly sophisticated scam wave.

Questions have been raised about whether Australia’s character assessment process is fit for purpose.

The AFP chief said it was ‘unviable’ for Roberts-Smith to present himself to police, as he had promised.

The 34-year-old returned to Australia from Syria with another woman last year.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission will examine how media were tipped off to Roberts-Smith’s arrest.

There was also a reported physical confrontation between a family member and photographer.

‘We saw protest activity—which is a legitimate part of functioning democracy—turn into violent protests,’ said AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt.

A Yazidi-Australian says his village trekked through mountain terrain under the cover of darkness to escape ISIS.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed seven women and 12 children have made plans to travel from Syria to Australia.

‘We were pivoting resources across because that’s where the leads took us and where we were required to put effort,’ said Director-General Mike Burgess.

Fresh details into the killings of two police officers were detailed in a Coroners Court directions hearing on the morning of May 25.

Failure to fully comply on time with an eSafety Commissioner request has cost social media platform X Corp after a ruling in the Federal Court.

The group departed the Al-Roj camp in Syria on Thursday.

The federal government will accept all the recommendations in the interim Royal Commission report into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

The Australian regulator has warned of multimillion-dollar fines and search engine delisting if the service does not comply.

At least 6 ISIS-linked Australian women, along with their children and grandchildren, were still in Syria.