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A police officer who was driving an unmarked police car involved in a fatal collision with an Indigenous teenager has been charged over the boy's death.
The South Australian government has applied to the Supreme Court to monitor Mark Ray Haydon after his release from prison, due to his status as a "high risk offender".
A man accused of initiating the bashing of 16-year-old Jason Galleghan was a "father figure" to the group of teens he allegedly told to finish Jason off.
The family of a disabled man allegedly left locked inside a car at a Perth shopping centre on a 40-degree day has urged the public to raise the alarm if they think something is wrong.
Police charged the motorist on Saturday evening, after an alleged hit-run in Sydney's Inner West left a teen in hospital with a fractured shoulder and internal bleeding.
A Queensland man accused of murdering his wife on their family farm has had his matter heard in court for the first time, as a major investigation into the death ramps up.
Ankle bracelets keep track of more than 1000 criminals in South Australia but there are concerns the devices aren't doing their job to protect the community.
Authorities have warned more properties are in their sites after busting two underground gambling dens allegedly run by Crown Casino workers across Perth suburbs.