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Gareth Ward will be sentenced after being found guilty of sexually abusing two men.

Rapist former MP to learn fate after assaults

A former families minister in the NSW parliament will be sentenced for sexually abusing a man and a teenager more than a decade after his crimes.

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An apprehended violence order brought against controversial MP Mark Latham by his ex-partner is “very much likely to settle”, a court has been told.

Latham's AVO fight with ex-partner 'likely to settle'

Mark Latham and his ex-partner are eyeing an agreement after she alleged he subjected her to a sustained pattern of abuse, a claim the firebrand MP denies.

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Two people were killed in a mine blast in Cobar.

Tributes flow as two miners identified after deadly Cobar mine explosion

‘My heart is so broken right now! ... you always brightened up a room when you walked in.’

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Driving under the influence of marijuana could soon become legal in Australia’s most populated state.

Why it could soon be legal to drive on marijuana, medically

Driving with marijuana in your system could soon become legal in Australia’s most populated state, but only for some people.

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Sutherland Hospital was targeted.

‘Catastrophic’: Hospital gas, water, allegedly sabotaged

Two major hospitals have been targeted in a ‘sabotage attempt’, with a woman allegedly cutting the vital supply of gas and water in Sydney.

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Lemon Tree Passage in Raymond Terrace, NSW, is among the most haunted places in Australia according to analysis from Ray White.

Spook-tacular suburbs: Australia's most haunted areas revealed

Analysis from Ray White reveals the spookiest suburbs across the country.

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Two people, believed to be aged in their 20s and 60s, have died in an underground mine explosion in Far Western New South Wales.

Underground mine explosion kills young woman, man

Two people have died in an underground mine explosion in Far Western New South Wales, with one woman in her 20s airlifted to hospital.

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A tornado has ripped through parts of Melbourne as tens of thousands of homes have been left without power in a major thunderstorm event that has smashed parts of eastern Australia.

Fires sparked by lightning, tornado rips through as wild storms lash east coast

Homes were left damaged, and trees torn down across the two states, causing major power outages. 

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Astonishing CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a car crashed into a Sydney café, sending a woman to hospital. 

CCTV shows moment car crashes into diners outside cafe

One woman was pinned by the car and suffered serious injuries, while the driver allegedly fled the scene.

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Multiple people injured as car ploughs into Sydney cafe.

Chaos as car ploughs into outdoor diners at Sydney cafe

One woman was pinned by the car before the driver allegedly fled.

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Police nab fugitive ‘Balenciaga Bikie’ in Sydney.

‘Balenciaga Bikie’ taken down after weeks on the run

A high-profile underworld figure known as the ‘Balenciaga Bikie’ has been arrested after an extensive two-state manhunt.

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An Air New Zealand flight from Christchurch has been forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport.

Emergency landing as Air New Zealand suffers tech issue

An Air New Zealand flight from Christchurch has been forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport following a hydraulic failure.

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NSW Commissioner Mal Lanyon said retail theft had gone up by 40 per cent over the past two years. NewsWire / Jane Dempster

Crackdown on soaring retail worker attacks

Retail associations are raising the alarm bells at soaring attacks on workers ahead of the busy Christmas period, and police hope a new plan will turn the tide.

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Police say the 28-year-old woman assaulted the same toddler a number of times.

Two childcare workers charged over alleged toddler assaults

Two childcare workers have been charged with multiple alleged assaults on a toddler.

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Girl, 12, charged after woman allegedly attacked by group of teens at Rouse Hill train station.

Girl, 12, charged after alleged savage gang assault at metro

A 12-year-old girl has been charged after an alleged group assault on a woman at a busy metro station that left the victim injured and shocked commuters.

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