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Independent Nicolette Boele is on track to win Bradfield, but says regardless of the outcome Australians have voted to reject "negative, toxic politics". Sun 4 May Sun 4 May Sun 4 May 2025 at 11:57pm
An eight-year-old boy remains in an induced coma after the body of a woman, believed to be his mother, was found in a burnt-out car in Sydney's south-west. Fri 18 Apr Fri 18 Apr Fri 18 Apr 2025 at 11:36pm
Business owner Rosanna Hashem died a day before her 44th birthday in south-west Sydney, in what has been described as a "freak incident". Sun 9 Feb Sun 9 Feb Sun 9 Feb 2025 at 5:11am
Police have arrested a third man after two off-duty police officers were allegedly assaulted in Sydney's inner west last week. Tue 28 Jan Tue 28 Jan Tue 28 Jan 2025 at 8:38pm
The president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies says the targeting of synagogues with offensive graffiti should "sicken us all". Sat 11 Jan Sat 11 Jan Sat 11 Jan 2025 at 7:24am
Jacob Greig, 32, was denied bail as a Sydney court was told a confrontation between the pair, who were not known to each other, took place on Friday night near a campsite in Wilton. Sun 10 Nov Sun 10 Nov Sun 10 Nov 2024 at 6:01am
Large crowds are again expected to line Sydney Harbour for Vivid Festival's second drone show, as people are urged to be patient and organisers say they are experienced in crowd control. Sun 9 Jun Sun 9 Jun Sun 9 Jun 2024 at 9:06am
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after two teenagers were stabbed, one fatally, in Sydney's west on Friday. Sun 14 Apr Sun 14 Apr Sun 14 Apr 2024 at 6:10am
It has been a wet and wild day across New South Wales with more extreme weather expected over the weekend. In Sydney more than 160 millimetres of rain has fallen since 9am on Thursday, its heaviest in 4 years. Fri 5 Apr Fri 5 Apr Fri 5 Apr 2024 at 8:24am
NSW Police have concerns for a 12-year-old autistic boy living with Down syndrome who went missing in Sydney's south-west on Saturday morning. Sun 10 Mar Sun 10 Mar Sun 10 Mar 2024 at 8:58pm
NSW Police will resume their search for the bodies of dead Sydney couple Luke Davies and Jesse Baird in the state's Southern Tablelands on Monday morning, after the search was suspended on Sunday night. Sun 25 Feb Sun 25 Feb Sun 25 Feb 2024 at 11:22am
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says families have been "failed" after an inquiry investigated the suspicious deaths or unsolved murders — potentially motivated by gay hate bias. Sun 25 Feb Sun 25 Feb Sun 25 Feb 2024 at 3:01am
Emergency services were called to the Royal Hotel in Sutherland after reports a security guard had been assaulted. The man died at the scene after being treated by paramedics. Sun 25 Feb Sun 25 Feb Sun 25 Feb 2024 at 2:30am
The NSW government launched a task force to investigate asbestos found in mulch at numerous sites across Sydney, with homes now potentially included in contaminated sites. Thu 15 Feb Thu 15 Feb Thu 15 Feb 2024 at 7:44am
Police investigating the death of Tatiana Dokhotaru in Sydney's west release CCTV of what they allege is a phone being thrown from her unit moments after a call to triple-0 ended abruptly. Tue 22 Aug Tue 22 Aug Tue 22 Aug 2023 at 5:39am
Passengers at Sydney Airport have been hit with a second day of flight cancellations and delays due to gusty winds. Fri 30 Jun Fri 30 Jun Fri 30 Jun 2023 at 11:39pm
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he has had a "significant amount of support" from colleagues after admitting he wore a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party in 2003. Sun 15 Jan Sun 15 Jan Sun 15 Jan 2023 at 1:27am
Gardeners in NSW are urged to wear face masks and gloves when handling potting mix and compost to avoid contracting Legionnaires' disease. Tue 29 Nov Tue 29 Nov Tue 29 Nov 2022 at 3:31am
Football Australia criticises a "small number" of Sydney United 58 fans who appeared to perform Nazi salutes and booed the Welcome to Country during last night's Australia Cup final. Sun 2 Oct Sun 2 Oct Sun 2 Oct 2022 at 6:19am
NSW Health warns the state may have seen the first cases of monkeypox being caught through local transmission. Wed 6 Jul Wed 6 Jul Wed 6 Jul 2022 at 7:18am
Around 20 flood evacuation orders are still in place for communities in the state's Northern Rivers and mid North Coast regions. Thu 31 Mar Thu 31 Mar Thu 31 Mar 2022 at 4:28am
The Wilsons River at Lismore is expected to reach a peak of about 12 metres this evening as the NSW SES says the state's flood crisis "still has a number of days to go". Wed 30 Mar Wed 30 Mar Wed 30 Mar 2022 at 10:56am
The Bureau of Meteorology has revised down Lismore's expected flood peak with some residents now able to return to their homes as the weather system moves south. Tue 29 Mar Tue 29 Mar Tue 29 Mar 2022 at 10:03am
Public transport will be free across Sydney's entire network for 12 consecutive days during the Easter holidays.
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Melbourne teenager ‘shot himself' with homemade gun
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MYLEE HOGAN: Today the president filing a libel lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, his company News Corp and the reporters behind this article that claims Trump sent Epstein a 'bawdy' 50th birthday letter in 2003 … - Seven News 6pm (Sydney), 19 July 2025 Hello, welcome to Media Watch, I'm Linton Besser. And first tonight, the vortex of intrigues and deceptions now threatening to engulf the White House as Donald Trump tries and fails to douse the flames of the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory he helped to set alight. And not for the first time, marshalling a brigade of lawyers to his cause. MYLEE HOGAN: Seeking $15 billion in damages, the president called it a 'FAKE NEWS 'article' … - Seven News 6pm (Sydney), 19 July 2025 Ten days ago the US president filed a lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, a Rupert Murdoch-controlled newspaper, after its team reported evidence of just how pally Donald Trump was with the financier and convicted sex trafficker—a letter to Epstein bearing Trump's name in a 2003 album of warm felicitations: It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the woman's breasts, and the future president's signature is a squiggly 'Donald' below her waist, mimicking pubic hair. - The Wall Street Journal, 18 July 2025 And what did those typewritten words say? Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey. Jeffrey: Yes, we do, come to think of it… Donald: A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret. - The Wall Street Journal, 18 July 2025 Cue apoplexy from Camp Trump with his usual purple denials, before pulling the trigger on a lawsuit that very same day and yanking the newspaper's White House access to his trip to Scotland. Murdoch's Journal was undeterred however, and soon after took another swing at the President. Donald Trump rode to power on the back of a MAGA obsession with deep-state secrecy, whose flames he's happily fanned: DONALD TRUMP: … her friend, or boyfriend … JONATHAN SWAN: Epstein. DONALD TRUMP: … was either killed or committed suicide in jail … DONALD TRUMP: … he died in jail. Was he killed? Was it suicide? - AXIOS on HBO, Youtube, 4 August 2020 Now the crows have come home to roost, because, despite the efforts of his administration, and some right-wing media, to distance Trump from Epstein it's obvious to everyone with half a brain that Donald Trump was indeed an Epstein familiar, with The New York Times also reporting the album story late last week. Trump is now seeking 15 billion dollars in damages from the Murdoch empire, marking a new twist in the on-and-off-again affair between the two men. After years of boosting by Murdoch's Fox News, in February the 'Dirty Digger' was invited to play a bit part during yet another piece of Oval Office theatre: DONALD TRUMP: … Rupert is in a class by himself, he's an amazing guy … - C-SPAN, 4 February 2025 But along the way Murdoch's occasional distaste for Trump has surfaced in his other outlets: TRUMPTY DUMPTY - The New York Post, 10 November 2022 Trump Is the Republican Party's Biggest Loser - The Wall Street Journal, The Editorial Board, 9 November 2022 Donald Trump's litigation against The Wall Street Journal is far from his first foray against the press. Trump has become accustomed to handing out libel lawsuits like confetti. 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And… AUDIENCE: Boo! Nooo! - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS/YouTube, 18 July 2025 Speculation ran rife this was yet another capitulation, with Paramount doing anything in its power to grease the way for a multibillion-dollar merger needing US Government approval. Paramount claimed its decision to axe the show was 'purely financial', which means of course whatever warmth the decision brought to the breast of the president was but mere serendipity. Then last week, lo and behold, it emerged that Paramount's betrayal of its 60 Minutes team, its pay-off to Trump and its cancellation of America's number one late night show franchise had done little harm to its interests, the mega-merger getting the rubber-stamp. So, does the latest Wall Street Journal investigation mean Rupert Murdoch is making a stand for America's free press? Not everyone is convinced: If Rupert Murdoch becomes a white knight standing up to a rampantly bullying US president, the world has moved into the upside-down. - The Conversation, 22 July 2025 Which could mean Americans have to look elsewhere for a white knight: DONALD TRUMP: Why is my dick so small? ARTIST: But that's the size it is in the photo. DONALD TRUMP: Get that guy outta here. I'm gonna sue you. I'm gonna sue both of you. Hahahah. - South Park, Network Ten, 24 July 2024 The creators of comedy cult-hit South Park launching a scathing take-down of both Donald Trump and Paramount's 60 Minutes settlement less than 24 hours after signing a multi-billion dollar deal with, yes, Paramount which bothered Donald Trump not one little bit. South Park and Rupert Murdoch linking arms in defiance of an increasingly authoritarian White House, what a bizarre footnote in the unravelling of the great American experiment.
