Amid the countdown to a jihad-inspired terror attack on the heart of Melbourne,one of the four men behind the plot made what appeared an everyday visit to a suburban hardware store.
The two country cops,who had played rugby together,put their"total trust"in each other's abilities as they gave chase.
One of the three men found guilty of plotting a jihad-inspired Christmas terror attack on Melbourne has admitted planning to kill people but now says he hates Islamic State and what it stands for.
Police have moved to assure Australian tourists that Bali is safe and secure after the arrest of suspects accused of pledging allegiance to Islamic State.
Farhad Said was originally sentenced to nine years and six months for his role in a plot to blow up the AFP's Sydney headquarters and Lithgow prison.
Sulayman Khalid,who conspired to attack police and a NSW jail has appealed his 22-year sentence on grounds his youth and record were not given enough weight and his conditions inside Goulburn Supermax jail were"onerous."
A man who sold a shotgun that was later used by the Brighton siege gunman says he had the firearm to protect himself from disgruntled former employees.
Bourhan Hraichie planned to organise a terrorist attack on Bankstown police station,sent a threatening letter to the prisons boss and mutilated his cellmate.
England's High Court holds that the teenager's right to privacy,and his own mental wellbeing,are more important than the public's right to know his name.
The laying of charges against two terror suspects was the fruit of 200 officers working for an entire year.
Isaak el Matari,20,charged with planning a terror attack once proclaimed himself the"General Commander of Islamic State Australia",court documents allege.