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Pasquale Barbaro: A bloody ending to a brutal life
IT’S New Year’s Eve 2014 and a $8000-a-night luxury boat is playing host to a rogue’s gallery of Sydney’s underworld, organised by brash up-and-coming criminal Pasquale Barbaro.
Fears more innocents will be caught in gangland war
POLICE Commissioner Andrew Scipione is under pressure to halt the latest spike in Sydney’s gangland shootings amid fresh warnings the bloody turf wars will claim another innocent bystander.
Standover man’s execution caught on camera
TWO leaders of a violent street gang were contracted to murder a debt collector in an arrangement involving the dead man’s former business partner — who has since fled Australia, a murder trial has heard.
Mafia thug executed hours before starring in murder trial
LESS than 12 hours after Sydney mobster Pasquale Barbaro was executed, the ghost of the slain standover man appeared in the NSW Supreme Court during the high-profile gangland murder trial of Joe Antoun.
Trump’s Code Orange has hit rural NSW
The Orange by-election result is Donald Trump and Brexit writ small. The deplorables took their one chance in the ballot box to express their fury, writes Miranda Devine.
New Nats boss is ready to ‘upset people’
EXCLUSIVE: NEW Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he is ready to take the fight up to Premier Mike Baird on issues such as council amalgamations.
Socceroos will rue this missed opportunity
THE Socceroos should have not only beaten Thailand, but won convincingly Instead a draw leaves them precariously placed in their World Cup qualifying group.
Andrew Clennell Nationals Lampoon will trigger shake-up
TROY Grant’s resignation represents a tectonic shift at Macquarie St, which will have a domino effect on the entire Baird government, according to Andrew Clennell.
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Telcos must be taking us all for a ride. We give them our money and expect them to deliver. When they don’t, well, good luck contacting them. It’s soul destroying.
Trump’s granddaughter captivates China
LIVE BLOG: There’s at least one member of the Trump family who is winning hearts this week — five-year-old Arabella, his granddaughter.
Comeback Carney has ‘unfinished business’ in NRL
TODD Carney says he has “unfinished business’’ in the NRL as he waits for his wrongful dismissal case with Cronulla to end.
Scores Worst performance of Ange era: Player ratings
IT was the worst performance of the Ange Postecoglou era as Australia laboured to a 2-2 draw against Thailand in Bangkok. Who were the main culprits?
Humiliation Shield shootout to decide Aussie cricket’s future
UP to six players face the axe as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the Australian Test team, which will be decided by a Sheffield Shield shootout.
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Could this be the end of SIDS?
EXCLUSIVE: Babies could be screened at birth for their risk of dying from SIDS after a major breakthrough in understanding the mysterious killer.
Job ads Construction boom pushes up pay
CONSTRUCTION job adverts are on the rise and the growing appetite for workers is increasing salaries as employers try to attract and retain staff.
Pasquale Barbaro Blood-soaked family’s Mafia links
SYDNEY crime kingpin Pasquale Barbaro, gunned down on the street in a gangland execution in Sydney, had a family pedigree with throwbacks to the Italian Mafia and littered with dead bodies.
Court case Bali murder charges based on ‘imagination’
THE lawyers for Aussie woman Sara Connor want the murder and assault charges against her to be declared ‘null and void’.
Service recognised Former diggers win jobs battle
MILITARY veterans will be automatically pushed through to interview stage for job opportunities as they try to transition into civilian life.
Backyard boat
A CRANE was needed to move a 13m long catamaran from a Camden family’s backyard. The boat dubbed Gizzmo took 16 years and more than 34,000 hours to build and has been moved onto the Georges River.
Roos suffer embarrassing draw
Football: Socceroos have suffered an embarrassing draw to Thailand in their World Cup qualifier, with many heralding it as their worst performance under Ange Postecoglou.
HMAS Darwin to aid NZ after earthquake
HMAS Darwin has been re-routed to waters off New Zealand's earthquake-rocked South Island.
Obama warns against "crude sort of nationalism"
"I do believe, separate and apart from any particular election or movement, that we are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism," says U.S. President Obama in Greece.
Charlie Sheen Leaves Club With Nearly 20 Women
Charlie Sheen doesn't know the meaning of loneliness. It's reported that the actor showed up solo to a bar in New York City and wound up leaving with an entourage of nearly 20 women.
Rein unloads on ‘boring’ Dragons
MITCH Rein has begun his career with Penrith by slamming the “boring” attack of his former club St George Illawarra.
Comeback Carney has ‘unfinished business’ in NRL
TODD Carney says he has “unfinished business’’ in the NRL as he waits for his wrongful dismissal case with Cronulla to end.
Controversial Inglis weighs in on Burgess brain snap
AFTER Sam Burgess’ referee outrage and brain snap punch dominated fallout from England’s loss to the Kangaroos, Souths teammate Greg Inglis weighs in.
Fight night Boxing more ‘daunting’ than NRL: Carney
TODD Carney played for three NRL clubs, NSW and Australia but he concedes there will be nowhere to hide when he makes his professional boxing debut.
Playmaker Roberts bans booze in fight for halves spot
TYRONE Roberts has shunned alcohol as the under-fire Titans playmaker fights to stave off Kane Elgey and secure his future at the Gold Coast.
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Top model final NSW models come out on top
FOR Aleyna FitzGerald and Sabine Jamieson the extreme pressures of reality TV have paid off. The final two are battling for the top model prize on Australia’s Next Top Model.
GQ Awards Leading Aussie male models still down to earth
WHEN it comes to male models, Jarrod Scott and Jordan Barrett are without a doubt Australia’s biggest names.
Secret affair Carrie Fisher reveals secret affair
STAR Wars actress Carrie Fisher has finally spilt on her booze-fuelled romps with her fellow megastar Harrison Ford.
Ford forced to apologise to Fordham
OUTSPOKEN columnist Clementine Ford has been forced to issue an apology to Ben Fordham, after incorrectly accusing him of workplace sexism.
Battle rages IS loses more ground in Mosul battle
IRAQI forces have recaptured more than a third of eastern Mosul four weeks into the battle to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
Tragic Teen dies after school detention
POLICE are investigating after a London teenager fell ill during a school detention and later died.
Police hunt Abandoned girl leads to grisly find
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl allegedly abandoned by her dad at a bus terminal led police to a grisly discovery at their home.
Deadly love triangle Scorned wife: ‘All that’s left of me is a shell’
A SCORNED wife who killed her cheating millionaire husband in a road rage attack after his mistress taunted her has given her first prison interview.
Teen in custody Five students stabbed at high school
FIVE students have been stabbed inside their US high school and a 16-year-old boy identified as a suspect was taken into custody.
Investigation Prosecutors end Assange questioning
PROSECUTORS have finished a two-day interview with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange about a possible sex crime dating back six years.
Terror arrest Sydney man arrested for travel to Syria
SYDNEY man Muhammad Abdul-Karim Musleh has been granted bail after being charged with travelling to a Syrian conflict zone in 2013.
Political tensions PM ‘out of touch’ on foreign visas
BILL Shorten has criticised the Turnbull Government and rejected claims Labor has taken cues from Donald Trump and One Nation on foreign worker visas.
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Live music Hopetoun sale denied by owners
Owners of The Hopetoun Hotel, once a favourite of live music buffs, have denied the hotel had been sold to a local record company honcho.
Jewel recovery This man’s job is treasure hunting
“It’s not gone forever” one Sydney man promises. Meet Michael Oliver, an underwater recovery specialist — and he’s sharing his videos with the world.
Class action Bureaucrats to move out of Bondi Public
BUREAUCRATS at Bondi Public School are finally moving out, allowing their offices to be made into four class rooms in the overcrowded school.
‘Tis the season Half a million lights for Christmas display
THE magic of Christmas will soon be switched on in Western Sydney, where Santa’s helpers are busy building a massive display consisting of 500,000 lights and a giant light tunnel.
Green dream Plan to turn city a shade of green
A GREEN revolution is in store for Sydney under a plan to increase the amount of open space in the city by a whopping 36ha over the next 14 years.
King of Pop Daryl Braithwaite still belts out the hits
DARYL BRAITHWAITE, one of Australia’s most popular singers, promises a night to remember for fans at The Australian Hotel and Brewery this Friday.
Waste wars Rubbish King trash talks fine
THE owner of an unlicensed tip fined for continuing to operate said he was being made a “scapegoat” and put in a “catch 22” because the stop-work ban prevented him from cleaning up.
Jedinak rescues Roos in Thailand
THE Socceroos needed two penalties from captain Mile Jedinak to avoid total embarrassment against minnows Thailand on a steamy Bangkok night.
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Airline awards Best airline in the world named
THIS huge award has been claimed by a tiny country but according to the judges there’s no better airline in the world to fly than this one.
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New homes for Penrith area
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WNBL Round 6: Five minute wrap
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