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Lack of detail stopped Australian Federal Police initially investigating PwC breach

The Australian Taxation Office raised concerns about a confidentiality breach at PwC to Australian Federal Police in March 2018, but a lack of detail meant no investigation was launched.

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Senator alleges 'perception of contamination' as police investigate firm working inside its buildings

The Australian Federal Police has reasserted its ability to effectively investigate a former member of PwC, as the firm completes millions of dollars worth of contracts working alongside AFP staff.

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Alleged heroin kingpin brought back from Turkey to face possible life sentence

The alleged mastermind of the largest heroin importations in recent history is facing life behind bars, Australian Federal Police say

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AFP Commissioner misquoted study about Gen Z workers needing praise three times a week

A national chord was struck this week when the Australian Federal Police Commissioner commented on how much praise different generations needed in the workplace.

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Top cop’s ‘interference’ call in Lehrmann case

An Australian Federal Police commander says he did not mean to imply there was "political interference" in Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial.

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‘Praise three times a week’: AFP red-faced after boss’s Gen Z comment

The AFP has issued a denial after the nation's top federal officer appeared to say that some young people need praise "three times a week".

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PwC in the firing line and AFP drawn in as Senate asks hard questions about conflict-of-interest drama

A Treasury investigation into the impact of a PwC tax expert's use of confidential information — sold to clients seeking to minimise tax — could lead to the firm being referred to the Australian Federal Police, the assistant treasurer warns.

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Inquiry probes prosecution of Nazi symbols online as authorities warn of Australia's 'increasingly diverse' terrorism threat

The Australian Federal Police warn ideologically motivated extremism is on the rise in Australia as a federal parliamentary hearing probes the prosecution of Nazi symbols displayed online and offline.

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Decades-long jail terms for four men snared in billion-dollar Geraldton meth bust

Four men from Sydney are sentenced to decades in jail for their roles in a "sophisticated" drug importation that saw 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine — with an estimated worth of up to $1.1 billion dollars — smuggled into Western Australia.

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Sydney man accused of accepting money for selling national security information

The Australian Federal Police alleges two foreign intelligence officers contacted the man, offering him payment for information about Australian defence, economic and national security arrangements.

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Police alarmed by weapons seized at Adelaide Airport, issuing warning to travellers passing through terminal

The Australian Federal Police says ammunition, credit card knives, knuckle dusters, spud guns and gel blasters have been found at security screening points in the past six months.

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Man charged over embassy bomb threats

The Australian Federal Police have charged a Perth man with making bomb threats to two embassies in Canberra and separate threats to a business in Adelaide.

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Federal Police in the spotlight over handling of Brittany Higgins case

The Brittany Higgins saga has taken yet another twist, with Australian Federal Police the subject of an investigation to determine if officers attempted

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AFP investigated over handling of Lehrmann rape case

The Australian Federal Police will be investigated over its handling of the alleged sexual assault of Brittany Higgins by her Liberal colleague Bruce Lehrmann.

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Details of Geraldton drug bust, then Australia's biggest meth seizure, can finally be revealed

After more than five years, three trials and countless hours of legal argument, details can finally be revealed of the brazen attempt to import 1.2 tonnes of meth into Western Australia.

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Australian Federal Police report largest ever detection of heroin in Queensland after 336kg shipment seized

Federal police say the seizure, which has a street value of about $268 million, is the second-largest heroin shipment ever detected in Australia.

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Man faces court after $5m in cocaine, ice allegedly found in airport luggage

A Tasmanian man appears in court accused of trying to smuggle more than $5 million worth of cocaine and methylamphetamine into the state, allegedly detected by police dogs in his luggage.

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Australian Federal Police arrest Mate Stipinovich for alleged cocaine importation

Federal police say they located a man sought over a mammoth cocaine haul that washed up at a sleepy WA beach town in a secret compartment on a suburban back patio.

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Former AFP assistant commissioner fronts inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker in Alice Springs

A former assistant commissioner of the Australian Federal Police has criticised the executive oversight of the team deployed to Yuendumu to arrest Kumanjayi Walker in 2019, describing it as "totally lacking".

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Mackay man charged with alleged child sex abuse offences after trip to Philippines

A West Mackay man has been accused of possessing child abuse material after border force officers allegedly found messages and photos on his phone.

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Spike in Afghan-produced methamphetamine being imported by bikie gangs into NSW

The Australian Federal Police say there has been an increase in shipments of the drug known as ice from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in 2021.

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AFP to launch campaign urging multicultural communities to report foreign interference

The Australian Federal Police is launching a new grassroots education campaign aimed at boosting awareness of foreign interference in multicultural communities, as fears grow many potential crimes are going unreported.

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Melbourne crime kingpin George Marrogi and girlfriend Antonietta Mannella jailed over multi-million-dollar drug scheme

George Marrogi ran a multi-million-dollar drug syndicate from inside a maximum security prison — conduct a judge described as "outrageous" when handing down a 22-year jail term.

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Austrian woman charged after allegedly swallowing 1kg of cocaine on way to Australia

The 27-year-old ingested 124 pellets with a combined weight of about 1 kilogram, before excreting and re-swallowing eight of the pellets during travel, the Australian Federal Police allege.

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How a West Australian cocaine bust in Peaceful Bay unfolded after three men rescued from floating esky

Peaceful Bay — population 70 — looked like a scene out of the US television crime series this month after a curious series of events led police to one of the state's biggest drug hauls.

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