NSW

A police officer has been jailed for robbing a sex offender in an outback town.

Cop jailed over $100k robbery from sex offender's home

The actions of a NSW police officer who misused information from a search warrant to steal $100,000 in a violent outback robbery must be ‘deplored’, a judge says.

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Three men have been seriously injured after being struck by a car in Sydney’s West.

Three fighting for life after car ploughs into pedestrians

Three men are fighting for life after a car mounted the footpath in Sydney’s West, slamming into pedestrians following a two-vehicle collision in Blacktown.

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A bridge has collapsed onto a cherry picker after the vehicle crashed into it.

Horror as man trapped in cherry picker is crushed to death

Emergency services in country NSW worked for hours to try and free the man, but tragically he died at the scene.

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A man is in critical condition after the attack.

Man critical after pack of dogs mauls him at home

A man has been rushed to hospital after suffering a vicious attack by a pack of dogs at his western Sydney home. 

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Woman’s desperate act before violent murder

A Sydney man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-partner after throwing her phone from her balcony as she tried to call police for help.

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Police at the scene.

Suburban home sprayed with bullets in late-night attack

A suburban home in Sydney’s southwest has been peppered with bullets overnight, with police now hunting the gunmen.

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The deadline has been set for thousands of childcare centres in one Australian state to make sweeping changes.

Deadline set for state’s childcare centres to enact reforms

The deadline has been set for thousands of childcare centres in one Australian state to make sweeping changes.

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Optus customers are currently being affected by an outage which may affect Triple Zero calls.

Optus struck by outage, may impact triple-0 calls

Optus is facing another network outage in NSW, warning it may affect triple-0 calls, less than two months after a nationwide blackout was linked to three deaths.

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Two men have been charged with murdering Sydney plumber John Versace, who was shot dead after being mistaken for a gangland figure.

Charges in alleged tradie mistaken identity murder

Two men have been charged with murdering Sydney plumber John Versace, who was allegedly shot dead after being mistaken for a gangland figure.

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The meltdown happened in Melrose in Sydney’s north-west on Tuesday.

Shocking footage as man clings to bonnet in road rage meltdown

Vision has emerged of an apparent road rage attack showing a young man clinging to the bonnet of a car in Sydney as the driver speeds away.

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NSW stores that sell illicit tobacco or illegal vaping products can be shut down immediately. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

'We will come for you': Vape, tobacco crackdown begins

Illicit tobacco stores are in the firing line as one state takes action on vaping and cigarette sales.

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Protesters and NSW Police clash during an attempted blockade by the Palestine Action Group of the Indo-Pacific Weapons expo at the ICC Sydney.

‘Respect’: Minister takes aim at arms expo protesters

Defence Industry Minister says protesters need to understand the ADF are ‘making Australians safer’ after violence erupts outside Sydney military fair.

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Commuters across southwestern Sydney are facing more months on replacement buses after the M1 metro upgrade was pushed back again. NewsWire / Nikki Short

Reason for more commuter chaos

After two years of replacement buses and detours, commuters face yet another year of travel headaches as this major project stalls.

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Sydney woke to widespread damage after a fierce spring storm swept through the city on Monday night.

Fierce storm tears through Sydney, leaves chaos behind

Sydney woke to widespread damage after a powerful storm swept through the city on Monday night.

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Pro-Palestine protesters in Darling Harbour.

Protesters to ‘blockade’ arms expo

Protesters are attempting to “blockade” an arms expo in Sydney’s Darling Harbour sponsored by the NSW government.

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