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Online scams have cost Australians nearly $260 million to September this year amid warnings to take care as Black Friday sales loom. From January to September, the National Anti-Scam Centre’s Scamwatch service says it received 159,319 reports of financial losses […]
South Australia is targeting scrap metal thieves by giving police officers more powers and regulating the market. This week, the Scrap Metal Dealers Bill 2025 was introduced into state parliament to address growing theft of copper piping and metal parts from
South Australian Police will now be able to carry out roadside drug tests for cocaine after a rise in crashes linked to the illegal drug. The SA Government says its laws have been updated to include cocaine on the list
Gun owners should include their weapons in future estate planning to make it easier for those they leave behind, police say. The Queensland Police Service wants owners to include plans for their weapons in their last will and testament. And
Five men have been arrested in two countries over a failed bid to import 36kg of cocaine worth $11.6 million into Australia. In Chile earlier this month, the Policia de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI) took apart two pieces of mining equipment
Tradies need to secure their tools after more than 25,000 were stolen across Queensland in 12 months, police say. Amid a rise in thefts, Queensland Police are helping tradies, contractors and other owners to keep their tools safe by helping
Two Queensland men will face Ipswich court next month charged over the theft of copper wiring from the Logan Motorway. Queensland Police say they charged the two men after they discovered the theft of wiring from an electrical light box
Calls for help from bushwalkers in the Tasmanian wilderness have prompted a police warning to be ready or cancel outdoor plans. “Over the past two weeks, police responded to several requests for assistance from bushwalkers in north-west Tasmania,” says Inspector
One person has died on Queensland roads every 29 hours this year with the road toll for 2025 at 200 – so far. The toll was disclosed by RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland) on August 31. Twenty-four hours later,
A record illegal tobacco and vape haul worth more than $70 million has been seized by border and police officers in multiple raids. The ABF says the haul was seized under a Queensland Police operation (Xray Modred) that was set
