The Latest Breaking News from Australian Federal Police

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".

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.