Australia police arrests teenage boy after stabbing at Sydney university
Australian police arrested a 14-year-old boy for a stabbing at the University of Sydney, prompting a lockdown of the university buildings.
Tue Jul 02 2024
Australian police say Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist attack
Police said the knife attack was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism.
Tue Apr 16 2024
Australian police say Sydney knife attacker may have targeted women
In the attack on Saturday, five of the six people killed and the majority of the 12 injured were women.
Mon Apr 15 2024
Australian police investigating assault complaint against Taylor Swift's father
Taylor Swift and her father arrived at the Neutral Bay wharf following a late-night cruise on Sydney Harbour.
Tue Feb 27 2024
Australian police arrest 28 over $650 mln crime syndicate
The syndicate is alleged to be linked to the movement of over $648.9 million through firearm, drug, tobacco, and money laundering offences.
Wed Nov 15 2023
Australian police charge man over bomb threat on Malaysia Airlines flight
The man was charged with making a false statement about a threat to damage a plane and not complying with cabin crew's safety instructions.
Tue Aug 15 2023
Australian police seize record $104 mln heroin shipment
Australian police arrested a Malaysian national over the importation of the illicit drug.
Sat Oct 16 2021
Australian police clash with anti-lockdown protesters, arrest nearly 270
Australia's police arrested 235 people in Melbourne and 32 in Sydney on Saturday at unsanctioned anti-lockdown rallies.
Sat Sep 18 2021
Australia reports record COVID-19 cases as police block Sydney protest
Australian police patrolled the streets and blocked transport into the centre of Sydney to prevent a planned anti-lockdown protest.
Sat Aug 21 2021
Australian police arrest over 200 after cracking underworld messaging app
Police cracks an encrypted messaging app that opened up nearly 25 million messages about "industrial scale" drug imports and murder plots.
Tue Jun 08 2021
Cricket - Ex-Australia test bowler MacGill kidnapped for ransom - Media reports
Australian police arrested four men in dawn raids on Wednesday in connection with the alleged kidnap and assault of Stuart MacGill.
Wed May 05 2021
Australian police close investigation into alleged rape by cabinet minister
The investigation was closed after authorities concluded there was insufficient evidence.
Tue Mar 02 2021
Australian police warn Chinese students of 'virtual kidnap' scam
Scam perpetrators call intended victims in the guise of a local Chinese official to warn they have been implicated in a crime in China and must pay a fee to avoid legal action, arrest or deportation.
Wed Jul 29 2020
Australian police warn Chinese students of 'virtual kidnap' scam
Foreign students fake their own abductions and trick families overseas into paying ransoms.
Wed Jul 29 2020
Australia police kill hostage taker; Daish claims responsibility
Australian police on Monday shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had been holding a woman hostage, police said.
Tue Jun 06 2017