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Ex-teacher William Gulson has avoided going to jail after sending sexual texts to a minor. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Private school teacher who sent 'gross' sex texts to child learns fate

A former educator who sent ‘extremely explicit’ messages to a 15-year-old has fronted court.

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Witnesses told the Royal Commission that anti-Semitism rocketed after the October 7 attack, culminating in the Bondi shooting.

‘Scared for my life’: Oct 7 atrocity fuelled anti-Semitism

On the fifth day of the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion, witnesses described how anti-Semitism rocketed after the October 7 attack, culminating in the Bondi shooting.

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A confirmed measles case has been detected in the Sutherland Shire. Image: Supplied

Measles detected in major Aussie city

Residents in one major capital city are on alert after a measles case was confirmed in a traveller who returned from Southeast Asia.

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and candidate David Farley in Albury on Thursday.

Historic political win looms in former Coalition stronghold

Voters in the New South Wales seat of Farrer are poised to make history this weekend by electing a One Nation candidate to Federal Parliament’s lower house for the first time.

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Rebel Wilson is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes. NewsWire / John Appleyard

Rebel labelled ‘fantastical liar’ in defo trial

Rebel Wilson’s own witnesses have ‘destroyed’ her credit according to claims in her blockbuster defamation trial, with the A-Lister branded a ‘fantastical liar’.

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The man has been safely recovered from the alleged kidnapping. 9News

Horror as man dragged from car in kidnapping attempt

The moment a man is dragged from his car during an alleged armed kidnapping in Sydney’s south-west has been captured on CCTV footage.

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‘You’re going to burn b***h’: Man kills mum with fire

A man lit his mother’s house on fire before dousing her in petrol and setting her ablaze, a court has been told as he was sentenced. WARNING: This story contains disturbing content.

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Ian Minus outside the Bondi Royal Commission in Sydney wearing a swastika shirt.

Police investigate man who wore swastika at royal commission

The 68-year-old protester said the anti-Jewish t-shirt was the only form of protest he was allowed ‘when social media is censored in such a way.’

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Victoria was found in her car after being stabbed 20 times in an alleged domestic violence machete attack on Sunday.
Emergency services have made a heartbreaking discovery in the search for a young man who became trapped inside a car after it ploughed into a weir.

Tragic end in search for man trapped in submerged car

Emergency services have made a heartbreaking discovery in the search for a young man who became trapped inside a car after it ploughed into a weir.

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Ex-minister Ed Husic has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to act on Israel. NewsWire / Philip Gostelow

‘Hurting NSW’: Labor backbencher hits out at WA’s GST share

One of Anthony Albanese’s Labor backbenchers has hit out at WA’s share of the GST labelling it a ‘terrible’ and ‘dysfunctional’ deal which he insisted was ‘bad for my state of New South Wales’.

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One of the babies had already died, while the woman and the other infant have been taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

The death of a baby in a homeless encampment has turned the spotlight on Australia's deteriorating housing affordability and cost-of-living crisis.

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The Bondi massacre followed warnings a violent attack was coming after years of anti-Israel protests. Izhar Khan

Jewish mums tell royal commission of vile schoolyard hatred

Testimonies of online hatred, school yard bullying, and community anxiety have opened the second day of the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney. 

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Three are dead and four others have been rescued after two boats got into trouble at Ballina, New South Wales.

Three dead and others missing after horror boating accident

Three people are dead and a search is underway for other passengers after a yacht sank in Ballina overnight.

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The Jews chosen to give evidence on the first hearing day of the anti-Semitism royal commission provided disturbing stories of life in a country they thought was a haven.

Jews speak up: ‘Dead Jewish people don’t need love’

The Jews chosen to give evidence on the first hearing day of the anti-Semitism royal commission provided disturbing stories of life in a country they thought was a haven.

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