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Maths teacher claims student made ‘constant calls’ to family home and says they tried to ‘put a stop to it’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA former elite Sydney high school teacher accused of unlawful sexual activity with a student didn’t start a relationship with her until the girl actively pursued the teacher after she left the school,...

Building commissioner says he is confident defects at 900-apartment complex in Macquarie Park ‘will be rectified’, while minister says faults don’t pose a risk Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales building watchdog and the state’s planning minister have downplayed concerns over 900 apartments in Sydney’s north...

Building Commission NSW issues urgent rectification orders for Greenland development, but says there is no danger to residentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 1,000 recently completed apartments in Sydney’s north are at risk of collapsing due to “serious damage” to concrete in the basements caused by defective workmanship, according...

Exclusive: NSW EPA issues a clean-up notice to department of transport after asbestos was found in mulch near playground last weekGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn asbestos-contaminated park in Sydney’s inner west will remain closed for at least six weeks while all of the recycled mulch on the site is removed and replaced following an order from...

Court told teacher formed close relationship with student’s mother and took student out for dinnerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA mathematics teacher at an elite Sydney high school started grooming a teenage girl almost immediately after meeting the student, a jury has heard.The teacher, who cannot be legally identified, is on trial in the Downing Centre district...

William John Newbold, 80, was arrested on Friday and charged with aggravated sexual assault An 80-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting an 87-year-old woman in a Sydney aged care home has been released on bail.William John Newbold was arrested on Friday and initially refused bail. Continue reading...

Fiona was told that the landlord needed to move into the flat, which was then relisted for $300 more a week when Fiona moved outGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney landlord put pressure on a single mother to leave her rental home after just nine months, eventually relisting the property at $300 more a week when...

The accused, 80, has been refused bail and will appear in Parramatta local court Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn elderly man will face court accused of sexually assaulting an 87-year-old woman at a Sydney aged care home.Police were called to the facility in the city’s north-west on Friday after reports a resident had been attacked.Sign up...

Testing reveals ‘low-risk’ contamination in samples taken from mulch near Rozelle playground, Transport for NSW saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn expansive park built above Rozelle’s multibillion-dollar spaghetti junction interchange has been closed after asbestos was found in garden mulch around a children’s playground – with the contractor involved...

James Dalamangas was allegedly involved in the death of George Giannopoulos in a Sydney nightclub in 1999Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian police are issuing a global plea to locate one of the country’s most wanted men who they say fled to Greece after allegedly stabbing a man to death in a Sydney nightclub 25 years ago.James...

Deal suggested by NSW building commissioner comes after residents were forced to evacuate in 2019Owners of apartments in Sydney’s Mascot Towers may reach a potential settlement to clear massive debts for the first time since being forced to evacuate their units due to defects.The New South Wales building commissioner, David Chandler, has offered a lifeline to residents of the buildings, in the city’s inner-south,...

Exclusive: NSW government says it is open to all options even though new rolling stock, now due in 2026, will have reclining seats onlyThe permanent withdrawal of sleeper carriages on Sydney-Melbourne trains may be averted after new rolling stock enters service, thanks to the increasing popularity of intercity rail.New Spanish-built trains ordered by the previous Coalition government were initially meant to enter service in...

Blaze broke out at Croydon building Friday morning, with firefighters highlighting risks from lithium batteriesAn e-bike workshop has been destroyed in an early morning fire in Sydney’s inner west, causing road closures along the suburb’s shopping strip.Residents were woken just before 5am on Friday after the fire broke out at the building on Elizabeth Street in Croydon. Continue reading...

NSW Health issues warning after multiple people who visited CBD were hospitalised for pneumonia caused by legionella bacteriaSydneysiders have been urged to stay alert for symptoms of legionnaires’ disease after seven people were hospitalised after contracting the respiratory illness over Christmas and the new year.New South Wales Health issued an alert on Wednesday afternoon, warning those who had been in the Sydney CBD area...

Roads minister John Graham now says the government is unable to act against the signs at Camp Cove that he previously said took 'the rest of us for mugs’The New South Wales roads minister has failed to follow through on a pledge to veto controversial parking restrictions by a local council in Sydney, with beachgoers now limited to just 15 minutes to park, swim...

The Department of Primary Industries is investigating after protected fish species allegedly killed in CronullaThe killing of a protected fish species by a spear fisher in Sydney over the weekend is being investigated.According to local reports, onlookers were left outraged after an endangered blue groper (Achoerodus viridis) was allegedly speared and killed at Oak Park in Cronulla on Saturday. Continue reading...