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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...