NSW

The deaths of two boys, aged six and seven, in rural NSW are being treated as a double murder.

Community pays tribute to two children in tragic double murder

A rural community is preparing to unite in grief following the deaths of two young brothers, as police move to charge their grandmother over the tragedy.

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New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb has confirmed she will retire in September.

Shock top cop resignation confirmed, last day revealed

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has confirmed her resignation from the top job after three years marred with controversy.

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Karen Webb is stepping down as police commissioner after a turbulent three years leading the force. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

NSW Police trailblazer terminates turbulent tenure

The first woman to lead Australia's biggest police force has been described as a trailblazer and a no-nonsense reformer after cutting short her five-year term.

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Two boys were found dead inside the Coonabarabran home when they did not show for school.
Search and rescue launched for missing swimmer at Pottsville Beach

Desperate search underway for missing swimmer

The young woman was seen entering the water early on Tuesday morning but failed to resurface.

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The boys aged six and seven were found dead at a home in Coonabarabran.

Town shaken by boys' deaths as police guard grandmother

A small regional town is mourning the ‘confronting’ death of two young boys, as their grandmother awaits likely charges in a mental health facility.

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Inspector Amy Scott confronts Joel Cauchi inside Westfield Bondi Junction.

‘Clear’ Bondi killer needed emergency mental health help

A police officer says evidence has painted a “clear picture” that Bondi killer Joel Cauchi needed emergency help after police were called to his parents’ home.

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Derriwong Road in Dural near where the caravan “seized” by Sayit Akca was found. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Man reveals role in anti-Semitic Sydney ‘terror’ plot

The man accused of plotting the caravan terror hoax has denied links to Sydney anti-Semitic attacks, but admitted he was attempting to negotiate with the AFP.

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A grandmother has been arrested after two children were found dead at a home in rural NSW.

Grandmother arrested after two kids found dead in NSW home

A woman has been arrested after two children were found dead at a home in rural NSW.

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Bondi killer Joel Cauchi ‘laid his hands’ on his dad after his military knives were confiscated a year before the fatal attack. Supplied.

Bondi killer’s mum was ‘asking for help’

Bondi killer Joel Cauchi’s mum was ‘asking for help’ after he ‘laid his hands’ on his dad, an inquest has been told.

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An inquest into the April 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings at Westfield is entering its second week.

Police, retail workers to give Bondi massacre evidence

In the second week of a coronial inquest into the deadly Bondi Junction stabbings, officers who previously interacted with the perpetrator will give evidence.

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‘Very off’: Ex-wife’s chilling claim after teen’s murder

The estranged wife of the man accused of killing Audrey Griffin has revealed she thought she was going to die on the night of the horrific murder.

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An airline worker has been seriously injured after falling from an aerobridge at Sydney airport.

Qantas worker falls from aerobridge at major Aussie airport

The woman fell about six metres from the Qantas bridge and was rushed to hospital.

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Stephanie Scott was murdered by Marcus Scott's, pictured, identical twin.

Manhunt underway for identical twin of violent killer

A manhunt is underway for the identical twin brother of a depraved cleaner convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a school teacher. 

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