Crime
‘Mistaken identity’ arson attack leaves two people with third-degree burns
Police have released CCTV of two masked men allegedly setting fire to a western Sydney home. They say the victims were not the intended target.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Man charged over alleged street fight with NRL presenter Paul Kent
A man will face court charged with affray after an alleged incident involving the senior Daily Telegraph and Fox Sports NRL journalist on Saturday night was filmed and circulated on social media.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Man charged with murder after stabbing in Sydney’s north-west
The fatal incident at a home in Quakers Hill was one of three serious stabbings in NSW within 24 hours.
- by Angus Dalton
Stabbed bishop returns to pulpit two weeks after alleged terrorist attack
Wearing an eye patch, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel delivers his sermon and sends words of comfort to his alleged attacker.
- by Angus Dalton
How a domestic violence bail application plays out in court in 15 minutes
A man accused of assaulting his son was granted bail to sleep inside his Sydney barber shop, while a young man who allegedly threatened his ex-partner with a knife was refused bail.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Man charged with 20 offences after alleged Central Coast rampage
Police officers, dogs, a helicopter and the tactical operations unit were mobilised to find and arrest the man.
- by Angus Dalton
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NRL
Paul Kent stood down from Fox, Daily Telegraph pending street fight investigation
The senior columnist and television host was captured in social media video in a scuffle on the streets of Sydney’s inner west.
- by Josefine Ganko
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Sydney
Two dead, another in a serious condition following three NSW stabbings in 24 hours
A 16-year-old boy and a man in his 20s have died and a third man has been injured in unrelated stabbing incidents as a wave of knife crime continues across NSW.
- by Carrie Fellner
We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?
The alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop by a teenager has reignited Australian alarm at the realities of online harm, reopening a debate about how to protect children.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Islamic State, whippings, ram raids: Troubled history of man questioned in anti-terror raids
Anti-terrorism police have spoken with a Sydney man who was visited in jail by people who assisted fighters in Syria and sent money to Islamic State as part of widespread raids.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Man wrongly identified as Bondi Junction attacker settles with Seven
The 20-year-old university student wrongly identified by Seven has settled his legal dispute with the network for an undisclosed sum.
- by Calum Jaspan