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NSW police commissioner backflips on appointment of Steve Jackson as new media adviser
Decision announced on eve of Easter long weekend following weeks of controversy over Jackson’s former work...
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NSW coroner calls for overhaul of firefighting systems after black summer bushfires
Teresa O’Sullivan says 2019-20 fire season ‘unprecedented in scale and intensity’ when delivering findings regarding 25...
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Frank Zumbo used power to lure young women into ‘world of his own design’, court told
Former aide to Craig Kelly found guilty of sex crimes against four victims aged between 19...
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NSW police officers at pro-Palestine rally allegedly wore badges associated with rightwing extremism
Legal Observers NSW says ‘several officers’ at Port Botany protest – where 19 people were arrested...
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William Tyrrell’s former foster parents found guilty of intimidating different child
Magistrate clears couple of other domestic violence allegations in hearing at Sydney’s Downing CentreFollow our Australia...
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Baby killer Keli Lane refused release from NSW jail in ‘no body, no parole’ law test
Keli Lane, convicted of murdering newborn daughter in 1996, refused parole because she has not helped...
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ABC broadcaster James Valentine ‘hopeful and terrified’ after oesophageal cancer diagnosis
Sydney Afternoons’ host told listeners he will need surgery to remove his entire oesophagus and is...
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NSW school to be demolished after extensive mould outbreak in carpet, chairs and plasterboard
Willyama High School at Broken Hill set to be rebuilt, education minister Prue Car saysGet our...
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NSW police reject watchdog’s calls for updated training and protocols on use of force
Force responds to scathing NSW law enforcement conduct commission report, dismissing four of 19 recommendationsGet our...
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NSW police say they will keep locking up young offenders but advocates say approach is ‘draconian’
Under Operation Regional Mongoose, 153 people – including 109 children – have been charged since September,...
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NSW announces compulsory training for firefighters to deal with electric vehicle incidents
Announcement comes as motoring body says EV blazes are rare, and after four unrelated lithium battery...
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Growing safety concerns over lithium-ion batteries after four fires in one day in NSW
Firefighters responded to blazes set off by an ebike, an EV charging station, a garden hedger...
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NSW government knocks back Inner West Council demerger proposal – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Aged care workers to get 23% average pay boost as union heralds...
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Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows
Study of global heating finds snowfall in Victoria and New South Wales could decline much faster...
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Cult leader William Kamm and partner arrested in Sydney over alleged child grooming
William ‘Little Pebble’ Kamm and Sandra Costellia expected to be charged following six-month NSW police investigationGet...
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Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia
Extreme heat forecast to continue across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NSW for several days, as record...
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Melissa Caddick’s luxury Sydney penthouse sells for undisclosed amount
Proceeds from sale – which is believed to be below $5 million – will be used...
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Melbourne’s Moomba parade cancelled due to heat as festivalgoers in Victoria advised to leave amid fire warnings
Pitch music and arts festival attenders urged to delay arrival, with those already on site advised...
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Bail denied for man charged with murdering mother after body found in boot of car
The 39-year-old has also been charged with improperly interfering with a corpse or human remainsGet our...
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Nine backs reports claiming corruption between Stuart Robert and consulting firm amid defamation suit
Nine says it can prove Synergy 360 and its CEO ‘engaged in corrupt conduct’ by former...
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Fatal Lake Macquarie fire believed to be NSW’s first recorded lithium-ion battery deaths
Fire and Rescue NSW believe battery went into ‘thermal runaway’, killing two of Teralba townhouse’s occupantsFollow...
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‘Haven’t seen anything like it’: shock as great white shark washes up on NSW beach
Four-metre shark euthanised after becoming beached on shore at Kingscliff on Tweed CoastFollow our Australia news...
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Big Trout’s ‘hideous’ pink makeover leaves NSW town seeing red
Adaminaby residents decry Snowy Mountains landmark’s colour scheme, with new design set to go to community...
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Nine sued by consulting firm over ‘false’ reports former Liberal MP Stuart Robert gave them secret government advice
Synergy 360 is seeking damages after claiming news articles were defamatory, while Nine says it will...