Pro-Palestine rally to go ahead without police approval Police are warning people not to attend a pro-Palestine rally scheduled for the weekend at Sydney Town Hall after an earlier protest was widely condemned. AAP · Oct 11, 2023
Chris Minns says pro-Palestine rally in Sydney on Sunday ‘not going to happen’ as organisers vow to march NSW premier says protesters have ‘proven they’re not peaceful’ but rally activists decry ‘targeted political campaign to silence and criminalise dissent’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023
Bean bag rounds are meant to be non-lethal. So how did one kill a woman? Krista Kach, 47, died last week after the ‘supersoft’ shotgun round penetrated her body and hit her heart, police say The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023
'Less than lethal' bean-bag round killed woman: police NSW Police will suspend the use of bean-bag rounds after a woman shot during an attempted arrest died after the contents of the round entered her heart. AAP · Sep 19, 2023
Woman in NSW siege died after bean bag round penetrated chest and hit heart, police say Acting commissioner says use of bean bag rounds suspended in state after Krista Kach was Tasered and shot by officers in Newcastle last week The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023
‘Out of control’: Sydney police battle escalating gang war with five people shot in five days Commissioner Karen Webb says targeted hits are ‘sad indictment’ on city as investigators work to bring situation under control The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2023
Cairns artist David Hudson recalls Island of Dr Moreau experience with Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer David Hudson has led an extraordinary life, but his stint as a half-human, half-bison hybrid alongside the Godfather star and Val Kilmer while filming The Island of Dr Moreau remains his strangest claim to fame. ABC News · Apr 3, 2023
NSW Police's Raptor Squad expands to follow bikies into regional areas Police are expanding Raptor Squad into regional NSW, saying the majority of outlaw motorcycle members are based outside Sydney. ABC News · Jan 22, 2023
Residents left for days without tap water claim they've had no support Residents say they were left without water supplies for over 48 hours Wales Online · Dec 21, 2022
New laws to crack down on NSW crime gangs Addressing gaps between technology embraced by criminals and the ability of police to monitor their communication won't end a war police say will never be won. AAP · Oct 12, 2022
Aboriginal artist David Hudson calls for respect and reform following Queen Elizabeth's death An acclaimed Indigenous artist who has met three generations of the royal family believes discussions about the late Queen Elizabeth can be respectful, while acknowledging failings of the monarchy. ABC News · Sep 25, 2022
Editorial: GOP’s ideological wars begin in Florida’s classrooms, and DeSantis, so far, is winning A Republican running for reelection to Congress in Colorado recently told a Christian congregation: “I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk.” Miami Herald · Jul 6, 2022
Pensioners forced to pay more for parking as they can't use technology to book online Pensioners in the village of Wells-Next-The-Sea say they cannot use technology and feel like new developments - such as paying for parking online - are making life harder for older people Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022
Vigil held at Charlise Mutten's school as murder probe continues in Sydney About 100 people gather to grieve at Charlise Mutten's primary school, near the NSW-Queensland border, as a murder investigation continues after the nine-year-old's body was found in a barrel earlier this week. ABC News · Jan 19, 2022
ABC News · Jan 18, 2022 Man charged with murder of missing 9yo Charlise Mutten after body found in barrel Police believe 31-year-old Justin Stein acted alone in the alleged murder of nine-year-old Charlise Mutten, whose body was found in a barrel on Tuesday, five days after she was last seen in the Blue Mountains.