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Sally Rawsthorne is a crime reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

The heartbreaking statement from father of boys killed in Blue Mountains tragedy

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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Police await doctors’ clearance to interview mother over death of her two sons
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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
Heartbreaking images of family emerge after mother arrested over boys’ deaths
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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
How an audacious plot to allegedly flood Sydney with $7.5 billion of cocaine went up in smoke
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How an audacious plot to allegedly flood Sydney with $7.5 billion of cocaine went up in smoke

The elaborate scheme, alleged to feature bribed guerillas, secret symbols and Canary Islands cash, was plagued with problems.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’, and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?
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Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’, and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?

Graham Kay terrorised women and girls across northern Sydney. The state of NSW twice watered down the notorious sex offender’s release conditions, and he went on to offend again.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
University of Sydney students in suspected inner west murder-suicide

University of Sydney students in suspected inner west murder-suicide

The University of Sydney is co-operating with police after the bodies of a young man and woman were found at a Sydney apartment complex.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Jessica McSweeney
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‘Airtasker for crooks’: Contract killings becoming big business

‘Airtasker for crooks’: Contract killings becoming big business

Business in Sydney’s underworld is booming, as criminal networks outsource their killings.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
Andrew O’Keefe rearrested hours after court appearance
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Andrew O’Keefe rearrested hours after court appearance

The former Deal or No Deal star was picked up by police in Vaucluse just hours after he appeared in court.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Amber Schultz
Police wanted 16 people for crimes on Sydney transport. They’ve charged 227
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Police wanted 16 people for crimes on Sydney transport. They’ve charged 227

Among them was a pair whose alleged attack on a schoolgirl left her with a torn earlobe and a man who allegedly punched the driver of a moving bus in the face.

  • by Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne
‘My beautiful angels’: Mum farewells children killed in Lalor Park fire

‘My beautiful angels’: Mum farewells children killed in Lalor Park fire

The children who died in the blaze allegedly lit by their father have been remembered at an emotional service in western Sydney.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne, Perry Duffin, Clare Sibthorpe and Riley Walter
Drug kingpin’s role in notorious alleged Sydney cocaine plot
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Drug kingpin’s role in notorious alleged Sydney cocaine plot

Vaso Ulic allegedly attempted to smuggle 2.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia, where it commands up to 10 times the European price.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne