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Outside court in Sydney, John Walford says he is ‘not sure’ how his client will plead to alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke DaviesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe lawyer for former police officer and accused double murderer Beau Lamarre has suggested the charges could be defended on...

Batoul Sleibi El Dirani sped into home of Robyn Oxley, throwing her out of bed and through her back window, court hearsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA woman was in a “highly disordered mental state” when fleeing the scene of an accident after her speeding SUV slammed into a western Sydney home, killing the occupant, a court...

This blog is now closed.Seven CEO James Warburton departs networkAustralia needs a plan for war to ‘focus the national mind’, Michael Pezzullo saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMarles continues breakfast rounds to discuss defence spendingThe defence minister, Richard Marles, has been making the rounds this morning and has also spoken to ABC RN about yesterday’s defence announcement.The...

This blog is now closedSydney church stabbing: police treating as terrorist attack the alleged stabbing of bishop during livestreamed massGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he has been briefed by the Australian federal police following an alleged stabbing at a Wakeley church overnight.Albanese wrote on X:I have been briefed by the AFP...

NSW premier says a ‘major and serious criminal investigation’ is under way after incident at Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley was deemed terrorism attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolitical and religious leaders are pleading for calm amid a “combustible situation” set off by a stabbing at...

The Pakistani citizen – who fled religious persecution to settle in Australia – was working his first day shift as a security guard at Westfield Shopping CentreGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSecurity guard Faraz Tahir has been remembered as a tireless charity volunteer after his death in a mass stabbing at Bondi Junction on Saturday prompted a...

Police believe 40-year-old Queensland man suffered from mental health problems and had only moved to Sydney a month agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe family of Bondi Junction attacker Joel Cauchi have described his actions as “truly horrific”, offered condolences to the loved ones of the victims and expressed support for the police officer who ended the...

Police say 40-year-old was an itinerant who moved to NSW last month and had a history of mental illnessJoel Cauchi named as Bondi Westfield attacker who stabbed shoppersAustralia stabbing live updates: seven dead in Sydney attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centreQueensland man Joel Cauchi has been named as the man who killed five women and one man at the Bondi Junction shopping centre...

Byelection in the south Sydney seat expected to be won by Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy as AEC warns voter turnout could be lowGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party will be hoping to the exorcise the ghost of Scott Morrison on Saturday as voters in Sydney’s south go to the polls to elect his replacement.The byelection...

Hardest hit areas were Illawarra, Nepean and Hawkesbury and premier says 29 homes were completely inundatedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastResidents in flood-ravaged parts of New South Wales are returning to their properties after some areas were evacuated over the weekend and several homes were destroyed.The NSW SES received...

It was only two weeks ago that the founder of Timor-Leste’s own pride march learned he and 10 others were coming to AustraliaLive news: Minns to become first NSW premier to join Sydney Mardi Gras parade‘It feels like we lost brothers’: Sydney Mardi Gras preparations take on sombre tone after alleged murdersNatalino Guterres likens getting the chance to march down Oxford Street in pure...

If police claims are correct, a gun appears to have been ‘largely unaccounted for’ the weekend before alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, Vincent Hurley saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA former senior detective has raised concerns about an apparent “breakdown” in processes that may have allowed...

Commissioner is ‘delighted’ by outcome but decision angers some activists in wake of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird murder investigationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNSW police will be allowed to march in plainclothes in Saturday’s Sydney Mardi Gras after an agreement with the event’s board was reached.After police Sen Const Beau Lamarre was charged with the murder...

NSW police say remains found near Goulburn after Sen Const Beau Lamarre charged with murders of ex-Channel Ten TV presenter and Qantas flight attendantGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwo bodies have been found south-west of Sydney during the search for missing couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.The discovery came four days after the serving New South Wales...

NSW police commissioner Karen Webb expresses ‘heartfelt condolences’ to the families and friends of alleged murder victims Jesse Baird and Luke DaviesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police are investigating whether murder-accused senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon was lawfully in possession of the police-issue handgun which they believe was fired at a Paddington unit where two...

Bodies of woman, 41, and boy, 7, discovered in Lion’s Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy in North Parramatta after 39-year-old man found dead in Baulkham Hills homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA young student and his mother walked into a taekwondo studio in Sydney with no warning they’d soon be...

About 75,000 lightning strikes were detected across the city and afternoon commuters facing delays with T1 Western and T9 Northern lines affectedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFour people have been taken to hospital with burns after being struck by lightning in Sydney’s botanic gardens.A spokesperson for New South Wales...

Single piece of bonded asbestos found in a garden bed at Allambie Heights public schoolExclusive: Testing regime meant to stop toxic chemicals going into NSW landscape products gamed by suppliersMap and full list of locations where asbestos mulch has been foundA second primary school in Sydney’s north is among four additional sites that have returned positive results for asbestos contamination.The NSW Environment Protection Authority...

Hundreds of sites including schools are being investigated amid the growing asbestos mulch crisis across NSW. This map shows contaminated parks and other locationsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsbestos-contaminated landscaping materials have potentially been used at hundreds of locations across Sydney and at least one in regional New South Wales.The premier, Chris Minns, has said the Environment...

Environment minister says authorities are testing mulch in the area but any issues would be resolved before pop star’s sold-out shows at Accor StadiumTaylor Swift Melbourne concert live updates: Eras tour hits AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales environment minister has sought to assure Taylor Swift fans that the pop star’s Sydney concerts will...

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...

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...