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New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb is reportedly taking leave and finishing duties on Friday.

Top cop wraps up early to start ‘new challenge’

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb is stepping aside on Friday, handing over to her current deputy who is being thrust into the acting role. 

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Jayden Walmsley-Hume, 21, and his mother Katie Walmsley, 40, saw Taj Hart walking on the side of the road in Nowra on NSW south coast in February 2022.

Mother and son learn fate over 'cowardly' hit-and-run murder

A mother and son who mowed an 18-year-old down with their ute and spent weeks on the run have learnt their fate over the ‘cold-blooded’ murder.

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A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of two brothers over a stabbing death.

Brothers face retrial over fatal NRL grand final punch-up

Two brothers charged after a teenage boy was killed during a post-NRL grand final punch-up will face retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict.

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Chris Dawson had had his appeal to overturn sexual abise charges quashed.

Chris Dawson has sexual abuse charges appeal dismissed

Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson, who was convicted of murdering his wife Lynette Dawson, has had his bid to quash a sexual abuse charge dismissed. 

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Hume Hwy and Worth St, Greenacre

Teen boy one of two killed in separate Sydney crashes, two critical

A pedestrian has also died a day after being struck by a vehicle in the city’s north.

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Guy Sebastian has revealed new details in the relationship breakdown between he and his former manager Titus Day. NewsWire

Guy reveals ‘big shift’ with ex-manager

Guy Sebastian has shed light on the ‘big shift’ in his relationship with his former manager, who allegedly embezzled $640,000 from the pop star.

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A man has died after being struck by a light rail in Sydney.

Man killed by light rail in Sydney, trapped under carriage

A man in his 40s has died after being hit by a light rail carriage in Surry Hills, triggering a major police response and investigation, with witnesses describing the chaotic scene.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ruled out cutting tobacco excises.

Chalmers needs to stop creating work for organised crime

AARON PATRICK: By driving the cost of cigarettes up to $75 a packet, the Government has created a thriving black market sucking up limited police resources.

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A man has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of another man in southwest Sydney.

Second man charged after ‘gruesome’ Sydney stabbing

A second man has been charged after a horrifying murder in Sydney’s inner west in what police suspect was a ‘drug deal gone horribly wrong.’

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New South Wales wants to make it harder to receive compensation for psychological injuries caused by work. Here’s how they plan to do it.

NSW leads backlash against workplace mental harm epidemic

New South Wales wants to make it harder to receive compensation for psychological injuries caused by work. Here’s how they plan to do it.

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A man has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of another man in southwest Sydney.

Murder charge laid as police hunt second suspect in deadly stabbing

The victim’s injuries were so severe that police initially believed he was in his 50s.

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Citybound traffic is already banked up, with delays expected to worsen as the afternoon peak approaches.

Crane rollover in major tunnel sparks Sydney traffic chaos

A crane rollover in the M5 East tunnel at Kingsgrove in Sydney’s south has sparked traffic chaos, forcing a complete closure of the motorway and significant delays. 

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The MAST investigation targeted 'trusted insiders' who were assisting transnational organised crime impacting NSW.

Massive 300kg ‘cement bag’ cocaine, meth bust

Seven men have been charged with drug importation offences following a major investigation into a criminal syndicate allegedly importing illicit drugs and cigarettes into Sydney.

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A 29-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds to his neck inside a home in Croydon Park, Sydney.
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A man has been stabbed to death in Sydney.

Grim discovery as man found dead with stab wounds at home

Police believe the man’s death could have been the result of a drug deal that went ‘horribly wrong.’

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