Crime
The heartbreaking statement from father of boys killed in Blue Mountains tragedy
Ben and Russell were allegedly killed at the hands of their mother. Their distraught father Nick Smith has remembered his “happy, funny and outgoing boys”.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Sally Rawsthorne and Amber Schultz
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Man charged over theft of Oarsome Foursome Olympic medals
Police are still searching for the three gold medals and one silver allegedly stolen from an Olympic hero’s car.
- by Hannah Kennelly and Cassandra Morgan
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Police
Police await doctors’ clearance to interview mother over death of her two sons
The woman who police believe stabbed her two young sons to death at their Blue Mountains home has written extensively about her own mental health.
- by Amber Schultz, Sally Rawsthorne and Riley Walter
Ex-Churchie swim coach who assaulted schoolgirl appeals criminal record
A court has heard how there was a 900-odd message exchange between the former coach, Benjamin James David Allen, and the complainant.
- by Cloe Read
Indigenous leader Geoff Clark facing jail time for years-long community theft, fraud
Clark could be jailed after being found guilty of stealing more than $1 million from Indigenous community organisations to pay off ballooning personal debt.
- by Erin Pearson
Sydney man charged over ‘brazen’ fatal shooting
Ayman Manly allegedly shot two men on a Sydney street. One died at the scene.
- by Riley Walter
Sydney teacher allegedly raped student three times
Maths teacher Roj Dalisay, who taught at a large Sydney Catholic school, allegedly assaulted a student for more than a year.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Clare Sibthorpe
‘Extraordinary devastation’: Hunter bus driver to spend decades in prison
Brett Button has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison over the fatal crash that claimed 10 lives and injured dozens more.
- by Perry Duffin
Simon Baker avoids conviction for drink-driving charge
The Hollywood star was met by a media scrum when he arrived at Mullumbimby Local Court in NSW on Wednesday wearing a sage-green suit.
- by Fraser Barton
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NSW
Heartbreaking images of family emerge after mother arrested over boys’ deaths
Photos showed an apparently happy, loving family before two boys were found dead in a Blue Mountains home and their mother arrested.
- by Amber Schultz, Riley Walter and Sally Rawsthorne
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Assange saga
Family photo shows Julian Assange lying low in Melbourne
Assange’s brother says the WikiLeaks founder is adjusting to life outside prison and readying a bid for a presidential pardon.
- by Matthew Knott