The Latest Breaking News from Belmore

Amid ongoing questions around the police's response to the Belmore protest, new information emerges around the charges faced by Hannah Thomas.

With five people charged, and one person seriously injured, questions linger around the police's response and “draconian" protest laws in NSW.

Canterbury have savoured a six-try 32-0 romp against Gold Coast, enjoying a return to their spiritual home Belmore for their first win of the NRL season.

Hazem El Masri has highlighted the strong links between Canterbury's last premiership-winning side and the Bulldogs charged with rebuilding the NRL club.

The 26-year-old man was allegedly subjected to "extreme violence" at a home in Belmore by a criminal group intending to extort him or his associates.

Six people have been charged after a man was allegedly held hostage and tortured in a Sydney house for several days.

Cronulla have completely outplayed Canterbury to wrap up their NRL preparations with a 36-16 win at Belmore, handing the Bulldogs a pre-season reality check.

As the Bulldogs attempt to rise from the ashes, the club has turned to the past to empower the heroes of the future.

Detectives investigating the shooting death of Rami Iskander in Sydney's south-west are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry, including whether he was targeted for planning a revenge attack over his uncle's death, underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad, the ABC understands.