Neil Tracey's death was ruled an overdose in what investigators would call an open and shut case. His family are questioning if police knew about the bounty that led him to flee his hometown.
Police investigating shed fire where man's body was found
A man's body has been found following a shed fire in southern Tasmania's Richmond, which police say appears to have been deliberately lit.
Topic:Police
Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 9:15am
Solving crime in the outback: What a career in forensics looks like
From fingerprinting in the lab to photographing cattle from a helicopter, this forensic officer covers a beat the size of Victoria.
Topic:Police
Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 9:57am
Recruiting begins for Victoria Police's first regional academy
Victoria Police's new regional training academy in Mildura in the state's north-west will be a full 25-week training program available for up to 25 recruits.
Topic:Police
Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 6:38am
Culture of silence: Whistleblowers react to NSW Police review
Former NSW Police officers who blew the whistle on the toxic culture of the force have welcomed an independent report "validating" their experiences.
Topic:Police
Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 7:44am
New line of hope in discovering the Nannup Four
The vice-president of a search team that solved two high-profile missing persons cases in Tasmania turns his attention to the Nannup Four case after it was featured in the Expanse podcast.
Topic:Missing Person
Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 5:56am
Former police officer jailed for harassing woman online
A former Victoria Police officer is sentenced to six months in prison after repeatedly harassing a woman on social media.
Topic:Police
Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 7:57am
Police up ante after prisoner's escape from brother's Melbourne funeral
A prisoner who absconded from his brother's funeral in Melbourne's north-west on Anzac Day continues to evade detection.
Topic:Police
Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 4:50pm
Culture in Australia's largest police force 'unacceptable'
Bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment are occurring at "unacceptable levels" within the NSW Police Force and employees are too afraid to speak up, an independent report has found.
Topic:Police
Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 4:02pm
Four men charged after drive-by slingshot attacks on strangers across Brisbane
Police have charged four men after a series of alleged drive-by attacks using handmade slingshots on members of the public across Brisbane's western suburbs.
Topic:Assault
Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 6:33am
State government admits ex-Greens candidate battered by police officer
Lawyers for the state government have admitted police "battered" former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas at a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney last year.
Topic:Police
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 5:30pm
Footage shows Mongol bikie's dramatic dog squad arrest outside Darwin
Northern Territory Police have released dramatic body-worn footage of the arrest of Mongols bikie Brandt Graham after the 44-year-old jumped a court dock last week, sparking a five-day manhunt.
Topic:Organised Crime
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 3:46pm
Police arrested Brandt Graham outside Darwin on Tuesday after he jumped the dock and spent five days on the run. Supplied: NT Police
Northern Territory Police have charged bikie Brandt Graham, 44, with escaping lawful custody and drug and weapon possession after his arrest in Palmerston.
Topic:Police
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 3:46pm
Two people killed as trucks, car collide south of Nowra
The Princes Highway remains closed in both directions as police investigate the cause of the crash.
Topic:Police
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 5:20pm
Man found dead in Melbourne park had suffered burns, police say
Police say the man appeared to have suffered burns and was discovered by a passer-by in parkland in Melbourne's east.
Topic:Police
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 9:03pm
How police may have inadvertently saved this man from Ivan Milat
Etched in Steven Clark's memory are the protruding teeth and moustache of the driver he says picked him up as a teenager — a man he now believes was serial killer Ivan Milat.
Topic:Missing Person
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 6:13am
Protests erupt in Belfast after stabbing attack, bins and bus set alight
Protesters hold anti-immigration demonstrations in Northern Ireland and England after a Sudanese man is arrested over a "brutal" knife attack in Belfast.
Topic:Crime
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 11:36am
Mongols bikie Brandt Graham flees the Darwin Local Court
Police have arrested fugitive Top End Mongols bikie Brandt Graham five days after the 44-year-old jumped the dock at the Darwin Local Court last week, sparking an "extensive manhunt" across the city. Northern Territory Police said Mr Graham was under the watch of G4S security guards when he fled from Darwin Local Court on Friday morning.
Topic:Police
Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 12:42pm
Wanted man jailed for running over police officer during 'escape' attempt
A man, who was on the run from authorities in Victoria, has been jailed for eight years after mowing down a police officer in South Australia.
Topic:Police
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 6:18pm
Officers 'acted appropriately' during arrest death at Clare, top cop says
SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says a preliminary view of the body worn camera vision from an incident at Clare on the weekend where a man died during an arrest shows officers "acted appropriately".
Topic:Police
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 5:18pm
Prominent Cape York figures accused of $400k fraud
Dion Creek, Naomi Hobson and Tim Jaffer are all facing multiple charges relating to the alleged misuse of money from two Aboriginal corporations.
Topic:Scams and Fraud
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 4:59pm