Law and order

Four people including a 12-year-old boy have been arrested after a 4WD allegedly stolen in Queensland crashed into dozens of cars in Sydney’s inner city.The Toyota LandCruiser was spotted late on Thursday driving dangerously in Surry Hills…
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An elderly duo has been caught allegedly keying cars, including a Tesla, at a popular Brisbane shopping centre.In a video supplied to 7NEWS, the pair can be seen milling around cars in the Brookside Shopping Centre carpark as shoppers come…
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Two teens accused of attacking a man with a tomahawk during an alleged violent crime spree that resulted in multiple other people being injured in Toowoomba have been arrested.Denzel Morris Neville Hinch, 19, and Eliah John Bligh, 18, have…
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A man responsible for the death of a young woman whose body was found in a Brisbane park has avoided a murder conviction, after a court accepted his guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter.Bradley Scott Edwards was due to face…
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A loved one of a Queensland man whose body was found after he jumped into a river while being chased by police has described him as a “top bloke” and “amazing friend”.Local business-owner Martin Wheeler is being mourned after he went…
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Motorists on their way to a dress up party this weekend may need to plan for a carpark costume change upon arrival because driving in some outfits is technically an offence.Oversized clown shoes or sky-high Barbie stilettos, a Scream mask…
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Trainee police officers will be paid to study as part of a push to fix chronic shortages of recruits in NSW.Student police officers will be paid while completing a 16-week course at the Goulburn Police Academy from March.They will receive a…
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Kmart breached spam laws more than 200,000 times despite multiple warnings from the media watchdog.The Australian retailer has paid a $1.3 million fine for its breaches, having sent a stack of marketing emails to people who had already…
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A woman found dead in a luxury room at Crown Towers in Burswood, Perth, has been identified as a talented and much-loved family lawyer.WA’s legal community is in mourning after it emerged Alice McShera, 34, was allegedly murdered on Monday,…
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Two men have escaped from a north Queensland correctional facility.Vaughn Michael James Hunter and Fabien Brian Galigan fled the Townsville Correctional Centre on Sunday.Hunter is serving 10 months for serious assault and Galigan two years…
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