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Ashleigh Tullis is a reporter for the St George Shire Standard. She covers court, crime, breaking news and a range of other community stories important to those who live and work in southern Sydney. She has previously worked in the Illawarra at a daily masthead and in a weekly community newspaper in south-west Sydney. Ashleigh loves the chase of breaking news, covering a trial and fighting for residents. She grew up in the Sutherland Shire and also spent three-months working for a press freedom organisation in Paris upon finishing university. In 2021, Ashleigh was named a finalist in the Kennedy Awards outstanding regional newspaper journalism.

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A Bexley man has been jailed after he held a pen close to a brave train passengerâs neck and threatened to stab him, a court has heard. Matthew Sayle, 37, was sentenced in Sutherland Local Court to seven months in jail after a terrifying incident on a south Sydney train. Picture: Facebook

Man threatened to stab brave train passenger

A Bexley man has been jailed after he held a pen close to a brave train passenger’s neck and told him he would be stabbed, a court has heard.

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A patient in a mental health hospital ward has claimed he was not responsible for giving another patient his methadone which resulted in the manâs death shortly after taking it, a court has heard.John Bursic, 44, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of supplying a small quantity of drugs and defended the allegation at Sutherland Local Court on Friday. Picture: Ashleigh Tullis

Man died after ‘given’ methadone from another patient

A patient who was in a mental health hospital ward has claimed he was not responsible for giving another patient his methadone which resulted in the man’s death, a court has heard.

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A builder has been refused bail after he allegedly used an axe and scissors to intimidate his housemate, a court has heard.Anthony Peter Lofitis, 36, appeared in Sutherland Local Court on Monday December 12, 2022 where he made a second bid for release after since being arrested over the domestic incident last month.In documents tendered to court, police allege Lofitis armed himself with a wooden axe and scissors and intimidated his housemate in Caringbah South aboutÂ about 1am on November 13. Picture: Facebook

‘Time to suffer’: Pro wrestler threatened ex business partner

A pro-wrestler who goes by the name Mikey Lord has admitted to intimidating his former business partner where he imitated slitting his throat, a court has heard.

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A labourer has admittedÂ he caused multiple collisions, drove on the footpath, through a red traffic light and into oncoming cars in a dangerous and erratic manner in Sydneyâs southeast.Corey James Reed, 31, pleaded guilty to driving recklessly in a dangerous manner, two counts of not giving particulars to another drug and possessing prohibited drugs.He was due to defend the allegations but changed his plea in Sutherland Local Court on Thursday. Picture: Ashleigh Tullis

Labourer’s reckless driving left trail of destruction

A labourer has admitted to causing multiple collisions, driving on the footpath and through a red light into oncoming cars in a dangerous and erratic incident in Sydney’s southeast.

General generic of the front of the building of Wollongong Local Court. Picture: Steven Bell

Teacher accused of groping three students

A Lake Illawarra teacher is facing multiple allegations of groping students after another child made a report to police, a court has heard.

An Uber driver exposed himself towards a young couple in his car after asking them if they wanted to have a âthreesome,â a court has heard.Mohammad Rashid Niaz, 63, pleaded guilty to carrying out a sexual act towards another person without consent and was sentenced in Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday. Pictured with lawyer Patrick Schmidt. Picture: Ashleigh Tullis

Shock Uber driver act after offering threesome to teen couple

A married father exposed himself to a teenage couple in his Uber because he was “trying to be part of the party” in the back seat, a court has heard.

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Restaurant Pancakes on the Rocks Beverly Hills, Stoney Creek Road and King Georges Road. Picture: Google Maps

Man threw loaded gun into restaurant garden

A Punchbowl man has been jailed after he threw a loaded gun into a garden bed outside a popular restaurant while he tried to run from police in Sydney’s south.

Police walking 13 year old school boy murder suspect near the home of child Courtney Morley-Clarke who was abducted from her home and killed allegedly by the boy 29 Jan 2001.

Australia’s youngest child killer to defend approaching kids at beach

Australia’s youngest child killer will defend allegations he approached mothers and their children on a Wollongong beach just weeks after completing a 20-year jail sentence for murdering a young girl.

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MRI machine at Sutherland Hospital, installed in 2023 and announced in 2020.The man hoping to follow in the footsteps of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is calling on the federal government toÂ to cut the âbureaucracyâ and allow outpatients to use a new MRI machine in Sutherland Hospital.A $7m MRI machine was installed at Sutherland Hospital in 2023 but the federal health department has not granted a license to allow residents in the community to use it for scans and be bulk billed under Medicare.Cook candidate Simon Kennedy said the need for the license had been raised by residents and a doctor while he was doing community engagement on the campaign trail ahead of the by-election - trigged by Mr Morrisonâs retirement from politics - on Saturday. Picture: South Eastern Local Health District

‘Common sense’: Cook MP candidate calls for MRI bulk billing

The man hoping to follow in the footsteps of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is calling on the federal government to cut the “bureaucracy” and allow outpatients to use a new MRI machine in Sutherland Hospital.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NCA NewsWIRE, Saturday, 8 July 2023.Sydney BeachesCronulla beachPicture: NCA NewsWIRE, Monique Harmer

Council to hit back against government’s ‘cost-shifting’

A coastal Sydney council has hit back against a state government move to “shift the cost” and responsibility of monitoring the water quality of popular swimming spots.

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