Two-trailer carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries caught alight near Yass on Saturday morning, closing traffic in both directions Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A truck carrying 15 tonnes of lithium ion batteries has caught alight and closed traffic on a major New South Wales highway, with disruptions … Read more
Chris Minns and Mal Lanyon questioned about police resources at Hanukah event and response time after Naveed Akram and father Sajid allegedly started shooting The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, and the commissioner, Mal Lanyon, have defended the police response to the Bondi beach terrorist attack, saying officers with handguns took out the two … Read more
Former police officer admits to taking explicit images of children as young as four in his care Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A former police officer who was secretly working in childcare has admitted taking explicit photos and videos of … Read more
Updated estimate reflects more accurate technology and extensive survey work, rather than a true increase in the koala population Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The first comprehensive koala survey conducted in New South Wales suggests populations of the endangered marsupial … Read more
Labor and Coalition cut deal which unions argue will deny income support to people who can’t work Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Workers suffering psychological injuries in New South Wales will have their compensation entitlements slashed under a controversial deal … Read more
Two of the men will face retrial while third has been acquitted after successfully arguing trial judge erred in directions to jury Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two men jailed for gang raping three teenagers during a bucks party weekend … Read more
Police plead with parents to buy only safe, unmodified ebikes as Christmas presents Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast NSW is considering a plan to halve the maximum power and top speed of ebikes, after a rider died in a collision … Read more
Exclusive: Government to end exemptions to mandated closing times for pubs and clubs, including those that allow 24/7 gambling Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than 670 poker machine venues across New South Wales will lose their “outdated exemptions” to … Read more
Detectives claim to have uncovered Sydney-based network involving online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic or satanic themes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast NSW police say they have uncovered an “international satanic child sex abuse material ring” and … Read more
James was murdered in October 2023 at St Andrew’s Cathedral school in Sydney by her former boyfriend Paul Thijssen ‘in context of gendered violence’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A coronial inquest into the murder of Lilie James by her … Read more