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Car found as hunt for ‘killer’ continues
THE CAR of suspected gunman Matthew Russell has been located by police after a Western Sydney home was raided overnight, but the suspect remains on the run despite the arrest of two others.
Roof collapse at Entertainment Centre
A worker is lucky to be alive after the roof of the Sydney Entertainment Centre collapsed during demolition works. Now the state government has been accused of taking ‘short-cuts’.
No jail for mum who mutilated girls
THE first people to be found guilty of female genital mutilation in Australia — including the mother of the two young girls who underwent the procedure — have escaped a prison sentence today, and are now being assessed for home detention.
Two cops injured in more soccer violence
DRUNK and abusive soccer fans travelling by train from Sydney to the Central Coast kept police busy issuing alcohol and offensive language infringement notices.
Sydney GP ‘super’: Bernie flags switch
FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone has indicated his interest in moving the Australian Grand Prix to Sydney and said New South Wales could steal the event like Victoria did from South Australia.
A song of joy for saving little Molor
LITTLE Molor Batkhuyag loves the sound of music but there is only one song staff at Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick want to sing to him.
Josh puts heart into fitness
SYDNEY Swans player Josh Kennedy is one of those rare athletes who, just when you think they have nothing more to give, can dig deep, push through the pain barrier and shift into another new gear.
Back to glory days for My Fair Lady
JOHN Frost is at last set to honour the inspiration the stage show My Fair Lady gave him with a production later this year that replicates the original.
Footy costumes all the rage at Show
IT’S the ultimate footy fan costume that is definitely going to make you stand out in the Royal Sydney Easter Show crowd.
A long, winding road led to love
Touring Europe for six weeks seemed like a good idea to Rebecca Hood back in 2011, when she left boyfriend Brad Harding at home in Bathurst.
Gastro outbreak hits cruise passengers
GASTRO has broken out and an elderly man has died of natural causes on a “nightmare” cruise bound for Melbourne.
Hunt for gunman after father shot dead
POLICE have launched a manhunt for 28-year-old Matthew Russell after father-of-one Qusay Al Mhanawi was unwittingly shot dead when he was struck by a stray bullet during a violent street row in Sydney’s south west.
Children survive crash that kills mum
FOUR children, twin girls aged 15, another girl aged 5, and a 12-year-old boy, have survived a horror car crash where their mother was killed in the Hunter Valley.
Witch-hunts and watchdogs, ICAC’s future hangs in balance
A SIMPLE car accident has led to the very future of the Independent Commission Against Corruption being in the balance, writes Andrew Clennell and Alicia Wood.
Stakes high in fight for New England
THE collision of mines and farms on the Liverpool Plains is the hot-button issue as sitting member Barnaby Joyce and challenger Tony Windsor lock horns in the battle for New England.
Ex ICAC boss puts heat on Cunneen
FORMER ICAC commissioner David Ipp has compared the issues surrounding the alleged conduct of senior Crown Prosecutor Margaret Cunneen to that which saw former judge Marcus Einfeld jailed for attempting to get out of speeding offences.
Wanted: Mentors for criminals
MEMBERS of the public have been invited to mentor prisoners on parole to help them adjust to life on the outside, a new program that detractors warn could put the safety of volunteers at risk.
Tucking in at the Easter Show
VIDEO: What happens when a gourmet Italian chef goes to the Easter Show for the first time and tries some typical Aussie tucker ...
Councillor charged over state election pamphlet scandal
LIBERAL MP Glenn Brookes’ former campaign manager has been charged over controversial anonymous pamphlets calling Mr Brookes’ opponent a paedophile lover at last year’s state election.
Student’s shocking attack on music teacher
A DEPUTY principal was attacked by a student at a school in Sydney’s west today, grabbing the teacher by the throat during the assault.
Stephen Dank must pay DT $2m-plus legal fees
Sports scientist Stephen Dank has lost his costly defamation case against Daily Telegraph journalists over articles about him administering banned peptides to Cronulla Sharks players.
Family grieves for fallen officer
WEARING his father’s police hat, Patrick Richardson, 7, is saluted by officers at the funeral of Sergeant Geoffrey Richardson, killed in a police chase.
Husband ‘the last person to see’ Sharon
ONE year after the disappearance of Grafton school teacher Sharon Edwards, police have confirmed her estranged husband is a suspect in the homicide investigation, saying he was the last person to see her before she went missing.
Leverett flies to title win
NORTHERN DISTRICT TIMES: Ryde’s Maya Leverett has finished off an outstanding athletics season with a national championship.
Masa judge savages justice system
UPDATE: SEAN Price will spend at least 38 years behind bars for murdering schoolgirl Masa Vukotic, as a judge slammed the “complete folly” of Victoria’s justice system for allowing Price to roam free.
Sydney told to brace for damaging storms
IT WAS a sensational sunrise in Sydney this morning but residents are being warned to brace for storms as other areas of the state are preparing to be smashed by damaging winds.
Schoolies coward puncher ’did it for Jesus’
A SYDNEY teen who coward punched another at Schoolies on the Gold Coast last year has been sent to jail after his lawyer said he ‘just lost it’.
The verdict: It’s Barnaby...by a hair
POLITICAL arch-enemies Barnaby Joyce and Tony Windsor squared off in an old-style knock ‘em down, drag ‘em out contest before a noisy and fired up audience in a Tamworth - and there was one winner.
‘You’re an angry man, a very angry man’
THE atmosphere was tense inside a Tamworth pub last night as Barnaby Joyce and Tony Windsor
fired the first unofficial shots of the campaign.
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