National News

A young man has been accidentally shot in the head while out hunting in Tasmania.

The physical search for missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez has been suspended, but police say they are "strengthened" in their efforts to keep looking for him.

Victorians are being warned to keep their personal details safe to prevent identity theft in the lead-up to the end of the financial year.

Two people allegedly shot by a man from a verandah in suburban Brisbane used a bus stop to take shelter, police believe.

A naked man has been found on the streets of Perth after being attacked with a with what police have described as a "bladed weapon".

A retired senior police officer has been appointed to the Tasmanian parole board.

Organisers of a Brisbane traffic-stopping protest against Adani have vowed to do it again after people who glued their hands to the street were arrested.

An accused drug trafficker has been charged after a search of his car led police to seize drugs, a fake gun and throwing knives among the haul at his home in Melbourne's southeast.

A man has been shot in the leg during a home invasion on the NSW north coast.

Shots have been fired at a house in western Sydney.Police were called to the Toongabbie home about 7.30pm on Friday and found damage to the property.