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Crowdfunding campaign brings first Timor-Leste float to Sydney Mardi Gras parade
It was only two weeks ago that the founder of Timor-Leste’s own pride march learned he...
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‘Breakdown’ in processes may have allowed police gun to be used in alleged murders, former senior detective says
If police claims are correct, a gun appears to have been ‘largely unaccounted for’ the weekend...
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NSW police to march in plainclothes at Sydney Mardi Gras after deal reached
Commissioner is ‘delighted’ by outcome but decision angers some activists in wake of Luke Davies and...
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Bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies found at Bungonia four days after serving officer charged with murder
NSW police say remains found near Goulburn after Sen Const Beau Lamarre charged with murders of...
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Daryl Maguire had ‘emotional hold’ over Gladys Berejiklian, Icac lawyer tells court
The disgraced MP for Wagga was a ‘special kind of serial pest’ but ex-premier’s shared vision...
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Police investigate possession of police handgun allegedly used in murder of Sydney couple
NSW police commissioner Karen Webb expresses ‘heartfelt condolences’ to the families and friends of alleged murder...
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Security guard dies and charge laid after alleged punch to head outside Sydney pub
Police said the guard was allegedly punched by a patron who had been asked to leave...
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Police poised to charge taekwondo instructor after ‘loving family’ slain in Sydney
Bodies of woman, 41, and boy, 7, discovered in Lion’s Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy in North...
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Senator would subject herself to random breath testing in parliament – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Family of young Indigenous woman who took her own life in Melbourne...
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‘How many chances do they get?’: second review into Star’s Sydney casino may lead to its licence being revoked
While analysts are asking why the licence was not cancelled after the first inquiry in 2022,...
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Dead body found wedged in charity clothing bin on NSW Central Coast
Police said the man, found inside the chute of a bin near Westfield Tuggerah, had died...
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Bob Brown arrested at Tasmania logging protest – as it happened
This blog is now closedAlbanese signs WA GST pledge on reporter’s arm and signals possible support...
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Sydney lightning strikes: four people ‘knocked unconscious’ and train network faces delays
About 75,000 lightning strikes were detected across the city and afternoon commuters facing delays with T1...
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Thousands of NSW students to stay home after asbestos found in mulch at two more Sydney schools
Positive tests recorded at schools in Marsden Park and Orchard Hills takes total number of sites...
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Second Sydney primary school among four more sites testing positive for asbestos contamination
Single piece of bonded asbestos found in a garden bed at Allambie Heights public schoolExclusive: Testing...
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Sydney asbestos mulch sites: map and full list of locations where asbestos has been found
Hundreds of sites including schools are being investigated amid the growing asbestos mulch crisis across NSW....
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Participants at retreat where man died after ayahuasca ceremony allegedly told not to talk, NSW inquest hears
Jarrad Antonovich died after drinking plant-based psychedelic and having frog toxin extract ‘kambo’ dabbed into burnsGet...
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Testing regime meant to stop toxic chemicals going into NSW landscape products gamed by suppliers
Exclusive: Manufacturers retest contaminated soil fill until it ‘complies’ with regulations and can then be used...
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Taylor Swift concerts will go ahead in Sydney despite asbestos testing at Olympic Park precinct
Environment minister says authorities are testing mulch in the area but any issues would be resolved...
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Dutton says reports of WA boat arrival ‘disturbing’; Barnaby Joyce denies drinking problem – as it happened
This blog is now closedTaylor Swift Melbourne concert live updates: Eras tour hits AustraliaGet our morning...
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Avoid swimming pools if you’re part of Australia’s surge in diarrhoea cases, say authorities
Cryptosporidium parasite causes 498 diarrhoea cases in NSW this year and 736 in Queensland in January...
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Third man charged in NSW over alleged plot to kill OneFour rappers
Police charge 28-year-old over alleged criminal cell plan to murder members of Sydney rap groupA third...
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‘Absolute tragedy’: Murray River waterskiing race called off after death of sixth competitor in 18 years
Man succumbs to serious injury suffered during fall while skiing, with paramedics declaring him dead at...
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‘Incredibly disturbing’: calls for audit of out-of-home care providers after court hears Aboriginal baby’s aunt refused as carer due to same-sex relationship
Two of the biggest Aboriginal groups in NSW claim racism is ‘rife’ in the child protection...