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Hunter Valley bus driver pleads guilty after 10 killed in tragic crash

Brett Button (right) with his lawyer fronting Newcastle court in April. He will plead guilty to 10 counts of dangerous driving on Wednesday.

Brett Button was facing 10 counts of manslaughter, which will be dropped in exchange for his guilty plea.

The president, the porn star and the payment: Stormy Daniels testifies

The president, the porn star and the payment: Stormy Daniels testifies

In an astonishing moment, the porn star told a jury in explicit detail about her alleged sexual encounter with the former US president.

‘Our hearts are broken’: Parents of surfers killed in Mexico share their grief

Debra and Martin Robinson have urged people to hold their loved ones closer following the tragic murder of their sons.

Bruce Lehrmann on April 15 after losing his Federal Court defamation suit.
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Lehrmann’s no-win, no-fee agreement with lawyers revealed in court

Network Ten sought access to documents revealing whether the former Liberal staffer had financial assistance in bringing his multimillion-dollar defamation case.

Goodbye Selina’s: The new plan for Coogee Bay Hotel approved

Artist impression of the new Coogee Bay Hotel development, submitted by architects Fender Katsalidis.

The famed Selina’s nightclub at the Coogee Bay Hotel will be demolished, while a new 11-cafe laneway will appear in its place. But some locals say it’s still “too big”.

China’s near miss with Australian aircraft shows ‘malign intent’: Paterson

The Chinese government has fired back at Australia over the dangerous military incident in the Yellow Sea.

Prince Harry in UK but won’t visit father because King couldn’t find time

Prince Harry in UK but won’t visit father because King couldn’t find time

The Duke of Sussex had made little secret of his hopes to see his father, who was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer earlier this year.

Security guard shot outside Drake’s mansion in Toronto

The shooting comes amid a heavyweight rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

School enrolment figures have been released for 2024.
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Education

Revealed: Sydney’s most overcrowded primary and high schools

While one public school has hit 2200 students, others are sitting underused with room for hundreds more pupils. Search the full list to see how crowded your school is.

Wayne Holdsworth with his son Mac who took his own life in October 2023, aged 17, after becoming the victim of sextortion.

What I wish I’d known about suicide before my son died

He’d come to me and said: “Hey Dad, I’ve made a mistake.” My son was the victim of sextortion.

Wayne Holdsworth
Wayne Holdsworth

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Apple debuts new M4 chip in its thinnest device ever

The new iPad Pro is Apple’s thinnest ever device.

The company has debuted two new lines of tablets, including a larger screen iPad Air and an OLED iPad Pro.

Mastermind behind billion-dollar hacking unmasked after years of taunting

Attacks by the Lockbit ransomware operation targeted more than 100 hospitals and healthcare companies worldwide. Now the world knows Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev is the mastermind.

Home buyers have the largest deposits and lowest loans as a proportion of the purchase price on record.

‘They’d rather give you one million bucks’: Average home deposits soar

Many property buyers who are left in the market now have extraordinary wealth – often from family.

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NRL 2024

Latrell Mitchell is back from suspension for Souths.
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Timely return for Latrell as injury-hit Rabbitohs bring in rookies

The star fullback is back from a three-week ban as interim head coach Ben Hornby patches together the wounded Bunnies.

Penrith player Taylan May

‘Tough upbringing’: Why Taylan May has ‘pain’ inked on his face

The young Panthers centre opens up about his tattoos, a controversial Instagram post, and trying to stop Stephen Crichton.

Sydney

How Emily took advantage of one of the ‘good things’ to come out of COVID

How Emily took advantage of one of the ‘good things’ to come out of COVID

When Emily West moved to northern NSW eight years ago, medical receptionists were regularly bamboozled when she tried to book a video appointment with her specialists back in Sydney.

Caseworkers strike over poor state of care system

Minister for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault Jodie Harrison

NSW is facing a chronic shortage of caseworkers, including child protection workers, leaving vulnerable kids and women facing more harm.

Violent abuser allowed to stay in Australia after attacking partner

Leroy Wilton, a serial domestic violence abuser, will not be deported from Australia after appealing to a tribunal to let him stay.

A tribunal has cancelled plans to deport a repeat abuser who attacked his partner in Orange after years of criminal behaviour.

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Crime

Former television reporter charged with choking woman

Former Channel Seven reporter Liam Cox

Now a corporate consultant, Liam Cox, 39, has been charged over an alleged domestic violence incident at a home in Sydney’s east.

Lehrmann faces legal action from ex-landlord over Sydney pad

Bruce Lehrmann, pictured on April 1 in the Sydney suburb of Balgowlah.

Bruce Lehrmann, who lost a multimillion-dollar defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson last month, had his rent at the property covered by Seven.

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Jake Fraser McGurk blasts his way to another 50 for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

In just 19 balls, Fraser-McGurk heaps more pressure on Australian selectors

He wasn’t deemed good enough for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s responded in the best possible way with another IPL batting blitz.

Look who is back: Spencer Leniu at training on Tuesday

‘He’ll want to make up for lost time’: Roosters back returning Leniu to keep cool

The Roosters have rushed Spencer Leniu straight back into the side for Sunday’s clash against the Warriors after serving an eight-match ban for the Ezra Mam “monkey’” slur.

Jesse Southwell has been dropped by Sky Blues coach Kylie Hilder.

Southwell sisters snubbed for NSW Origin team

Newcastle’s premiership-winning sisters Jesse and Hannah Southwell are among the list of players dropped for game one in Brisbane next week.

Michael Cheika coached the Waratahs to a Super Rugby title in 2014.
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Super Rugby

Cheik, please? Why Waratahs gig looms as Aussie rugby’s most pressing issue

When the Waratahs sneeze, the rest of Australian rugby catches a cold. So is their former coach Michael Cheika the man to nurse the Tahs back to health?

Penrith player Taylan May

‘It was a tough upbringing’: Why Taylan May has ‘pain’ inked on his face

The young Panthers centre opens up about his tattoos, a controversial Instagram post, and trying to stop Stephen Crichton.

Latrell Mitchell is back from suspension for Souths.

Timely return for Latrell as injury-hit Rabbitohs bring in rookies

The star fullback is back from a three-week ban as interim head coach Ben Hornby patches together the wounded Bunnies.

Jackson Topine, Keith Titmuss and Lloyd Perrett.
Opinion
NRL 2024

Prophecy that ‘doctors and lawyers’ will rule NRL is coming true

The death of Manly player Keith Titmuss and separate lawsuits brought by Jackson Topine and Lloyd Perrett raise serious questions for the game.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

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