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Two AFP officers honoured for bravery during Vanuatu earthquake rescue

For their courage under extreme pressure, Sergeant Cox and Inspector Murphy received the National Police Bravery Award from the Police Federation of Australia in Canberra last night.
INNOVATION

Terror plot to hijack Australian plane to Middle East foiled, suspect in custody

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and a joint counter-terrorism taskforce are investigating the alleged plot, with a suspect now in custody.
INNOVATION

Tasmanian man charged after $580,000 cash haul seized in joint crime sting

Police also searched two southern Tasmanian properties allegedly linked to the man, seizing further cash and items of interest.
INNOVATION

Spring roll shipment hides 900kg of ‘speed’ in plastic film, NSW’s largest drug busts

Detector dogs gave a positive reaction, and testing confirmed the substance was amphetamine, also known as “speed.”
INNOVATION

Queensland man jailed for 22 years over failed $182m cocaine haul off WA coast

Investigators found the men had been promised $300,000 for their role.
INNOVATION

Inside the AFP team that builds bombs to stop crime

Though primarily based in Canberra, complete with an electronics workshop for analysing and constructing devices, the team has been deployed to major international incidents.
OPINION

Extremists are targeting young Australians who crave belonging. What can we do?

Around half of the young people we examined had become engaged with violent extremism through a direct relationship such as a family member or peer.
INNOVATION

AFP seizes $17.5m cocaine hidden in flour shipment at Port Botany

A forensic examination uncovered two duffel bags concealed within the flour, each containing 27 one-kilogram packages of cocaine.
INNOVATION

61-year-old Iranian man charged over $360m meth hidden in crane parts

The drugs were discovered after ABF officers intercepted three containers and uncovered hidden plastic pipes and packages inside the crane structures.
INNOVATION

21-year-old man faces court over alleged Perth Airport security breach

The man allegedly spent only a short time in the secure zone before returning to the baggage claim hall.
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IMMIGRATION

Museum of Chinese in Australia opens in Sydney to celebrate more than 180 years of history and heritage

“This museum will celebrate a vital thread through the history of our modern nation. I can’t think of a better site than Haymarket – a place synonymous with the Chinese-Australian story – or a more fitting time of year to open it.”
OPINION

Trump hikes global tariffs to 15% as the fallout from Supreme Court loss continues

Trump had imposed sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” last year under an emergency powers act, but the court ruled this law did not authorise him to do so.
POLITICS

Afghanistan-born Fatima Payman tells One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to ‘pack her bags and go to the US’

In a pointed swipe at Hanson’s long-held position that migrants dissatisfied with Australia should leave, Payman said the same logic could apply to the veteran Queensland senator.
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