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Police charge 28-year-old over alleged criminal cell plan to murder members of Sydney rap groupA third member of an alleged criminal cell allegedly hired to kill gang rivals is being held by police.Police believe the group is behind multiple contract kidnappings and a plan to target Sydney-based drill rap group OneFour. Continue reading...

Man succumbs to serious injury suffered during fall while skiing, with paramedics declaring him dead at the sceneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the death of a man while waterskiing at an annual event on the Victoria-NSW border is a tragedy that will affect the community for months...

Two of the biggest Aboriginal groups in NSW claim racism is ‘rife’ in the child protection system, which needs an overhaulFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPressure is growing for the New South Wales government to review its out-of-home care providers after it was revealed in court that a faith-based...

Legislation banning the use of the devices, which have been linked to deaths in custody, passes in NSW with cross-party supportGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAdvocates are calling for a nationwide ban on spit hoods – which have been linked to deaths in custody – after New South Wales became the second state to outlaw the use...

Defence lawyer tells court accuser ‘curated’ her version of events after alleged incident at Bondi Beach pub in December 2022Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe rugby star Kurtley Beale’s lawyer has told a court his alleged rape victim concocted the allegations to gain sympathy from her fiance.As the two-week trial draws to a close, Margaret Cunneen SC...

Environment minister says ‘overwhelming majority’ oppose offshore mining and proposed reforms reflect these concerns Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe controversial Pep-11 project would be killed off along with all offshore gas and mineral exploration projects in waters off New South Wales under new laws proposed by the state government.Penny Sharpe, the NSW environment minister, on Monday...

Heatwave warnings as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to dump heavy rain across parts of outback QueenslandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMuch of southern Queensland and eastern New South Wales will be gripped by heatwave conditions over the weekend as western Sydney and Melbourne brace for temperatures in the high 30s on Sunday.Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily has continued to...

Ecologists condemn watchdog decision, accusing it of making reckless changes to allow easier logging of state forests containing glider habitatGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNSW’s environmental watchdog has put the endangered greater glider on a fast track to extinction by watering down logging protections, experts say.Ecologists from WWF-Australia and Wilderness Australia have condemned the watchdog, accusing it...

Family of Lauren O’Neill told ‘we believe a NSW Ambulance staff member was responsible’ for leak after St Vincent’s hospital launched investigationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales ambulance staff member is responsible for leaking an image of a shark bite victim’s injuries from inside the hospital, the state’s health department has revealed.NSW Ambulance said...

Rugby union star has pleaded not guilty and denies sexually assaulting woman at Beach Road Hotel in December 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA woman accusing rugby star Kurtley Beale of rape made hand-written notes to herself before confronting him with the allegations in a secretly recorded phone call,...

Rugby union star has pleaded not guilty and denies sexually assaulting woman at Beach Road Hotel in December 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA woman accusing the rugby star Kurtley Beale of rape has denied his lawyer’s assertions that she invited him into a men’s bathroom cubicle with her...

Health authorities issue urgent warning about the so-called MDMA tablets, which are orange or red with a red bull logoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThree people were hospitalised in Sydney after taking tablets they believed to be MDMA but that actually contained a potent opioid.Health authorities in New South Wales have issued an urgent warning about the...

Family pays tribute to ‘visionary’ who ‘changed the lives of so many people’ through his building projects and donationsBillionaire Sydney property developer Lang Walker AO has died, aged 78.In a statement released on Sunday, his family hailed Walker as a “devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather” and “visionary” who shaped postwar Australia with his expansive builds. Continue reading...

Gathering of at least 20 black-clad, masked men at Artarmon Reserve follows confrontation with police resulting in six arrests on FridayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has doubled down on his push to tighten anti-vilification laws after a group of neo-Nazis attempted to hold another rally in a public park on...

Experts call for review after two sets of water samples from the Darling-Baaka River reported by the state’s top scientific bodies contained different resultsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityExperts are calling for more sensitive water-quality testing in the Darling-Baaka River amid concerns that pesticides could be contributing to poor conditions,...

A further 55 hooded men brandishing Australian flags were issued rail infringement notices after being stopped at North Sydney stationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA group of neo-Nazis wearing black balaclavas and brandishing Australian flags have been held by police after swarming a Sydney train.The group of about 60 hooded men were seen at Artarmon station just...

Asbestos-like fragments found at newly-opened Regatta Park in Emu Plains sent for urgent testing, Penrith city council saysPenrith council has closed part of a park in western Sydney over fears it could contain asbestos-contaminated garden mulch from the same company that supplied the product used at Rozelle parklands.Penrith city council says the newly opened Regatta Park at Emu Plains in the city’s west was...

Boating crash comes as at least 12 people are rescued from rips across beaches in three separate incidents on the NSW south coastGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA teenage girl has died in hospital after being pulled from the water following a boating accident in southern Sydney.The 16-year-old was rushed to St George hospital after two boats...

Aircraft damaged when it struck something during takeoff, with nearby boats rushing to evacuate those onboard after crash, witnesses sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA pilot and seven passengers have avoided serious injuries after a seaplane ended up on Shark Island after being forced to abort its takeoff from...

Hazardous material found in mulch at railway substations in Dulwich Hill, Canterbury and Campsie and alongside Prospect Highway, authorities sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsbestos has been found in garden mulch at new locations in Sydney’s inner-west and west after the discovery of contamination at the Rozelle parklands earlier...

Rugby union player pleads not guilty and denies groping and sexually assaulting the complainant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, at Bondi Beach venue in 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFootage showing Wallabies star Kurtley Beale allegedly groping a woman in a pub before sexually assaulting her in...

Exclusive: Despite the immediate horrors, women have largely led recovery efforts where government has failed, researchers sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWomen were subjected to violence and sexual assaults resulting in pregnancies in the immediate aftermath of the northern rivers floods due to a lack of triaging and separation...

According to a police spokesperson the same man was involved in both the attacks in RedfernGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA 38-year-old taxi driver and a 25-year-old food delivery driver were stabbed in two separate incidents in a Sydney suburb, with police now appealing to the public for information.Emergency services were called to the intersection of Walker...