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Ava Benny-MorrisonThe Sunday Telegraph Crime Reporter

Ava Benny-Morrison is a crime reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She joined the team in September 2017 after covering crime and courts for several years in NSW and Queensland.

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Teenager had allegedly planned ‘mass kill’

Teenager had allegedly planned ‘mass kill’

A troubled teen with an alleged fixation on mass shootings like the Columbine school massacre had “a clear desire” to carry out a mass casualty attack and has been linked to a string of unsolved crimes, police allege.

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5/8/21 - WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. -- NO BYLINE PLEASE -- School teacher Sharon Elizabeth Russell and son Dylan Hanson, an alleged Rebels OMCG associate, have been charged with falsely claiming to be bushfire and flood victims to get tens of thousands of dollars in government grants. The pair were arrested at their North Richmond home on Thursday as part of Strike Force Fireant, a joint investigation by Strike Force Raptor and the Criminal Groups Squad.Picture: Sam Ruttyn -- NO BYLINE PLEASE--

Inside new Raptor Squad tackling Sydney’s gangland war

Strike Force Raptor was originally formed to tackle out-of-control bikie gang violence in NSW but it has been relaunched with a new focus on dealing with the evolving gangs that are now collaborating in crime.

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5/8/21 - WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. -- NO BYLINE PLEASE -- School teacher Sharon Elizabeth Russell and son Dylan Hanson, an alleged Rebels OMCG associate, have been charged with falsely claiming to be bushfire and flood victims to get tens of thousands of dollars in government grants. The pair were arrested at their North Richmond home on Thursday as part of Strike Force Fireant, a joint investigation by Strike Force Raptor and the Criminal Groups Squad.Picture: Sam Ruttyn -- NO BYLINE PLEASE--

Teacher, son charged over bushfire grant scam

A Sydney schoolteacher and her son have been arrested after they allegedly pretended to be hard hit by the national disaster of 2019-2020 and applied for government funding.

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WEEKEND NEWSPAPERS SPECIAL. PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Elizabeth Payne (attached) - Macquarie University student and youth activist Elizabeth Payne.

Young people coerced into posting nude images online

Online learning during lockdown has created more opportunities for cyber crime and harassment, police say, with children spending more time on electronic devices.

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Ripple effect of drug cop probe

Ripple effect of drug cop probe

A misconduct probe involving two former drug squad officers has led to lawyers looking at whether they can have their clients’ drug cases reviewed, The Snitch reveals.

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‘Take it off the streets’: Man gunned down in ‘gang war’

‘Take it off the streets’: Man gunned down in ‘gang war’

Police have vowed to come down hard on the gangland violence in southwest Sydney in the wake of the latest shooting, which killed 22-year-old Shady Kanj — and shot an innocent bystander who lived to tell the tale.

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WEEKEND NEWSPAPERS SPECIAL. PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. , Top row (left to right), Amanda Matthews, 31, Sydney, sex assault survivor advocate, Ava Benny Morrison, Angela Weckert, 17, Orange, co-ed public school, , Middle, Elizabeth Payne, 21, Sydney, university student, Ethan Lyons, 16, Inner West, co-ed catholic school, Chloe Korbel, 16, Eastern Suburbs, all girls catholic school, , Bottom, Dani Villafana, 17, north west suburbs, co-ed school,

Students demand realistic sex education

The Sunday Telegraph held an online discussion with students to glean what they wanted to know when it comes to sex, relationships and consent. Many agreed what they’d been taught was outdated. Watch the video.

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Remon Korkise, charged with assaulting a police officer and punching a horse, confirmed in court. Picture: https://www.instagram.com/remon_korkise/

Protester not so tough after rally

After Remon Korkise was arrested following the July 24 anti-lockdown protest, bemused sources revealed what he requested while inside his cell.

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‘Never been so sick’: Sydney Covid couple’s dire warning

‘Never been so sick’: Sydney Covid couple’s dire warning

Simon Strum and Rebecca Fatouros are examples of the increasing number of the under 50s with no underlying health conditions who are severely struck down with Covid-19 — and are still battling the health impacts.

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Josh Reynolds’ brother charged over anti-lockdown rally

Josh Reynolds’ brother charged over anti-lockdown rally

As his ex-NRL star brother recovered from Covid symptoms, Drew Reynolds joined thousands to protest against Sydney’s lockdown.

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