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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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NSW
A white supremacist from Ingleburn is facing court today over setting fire to a Pentecostal church in Taree. Fire and Rescue NSW were able to save the church but it still sustained an estimated $200,000 worth of damage. Ricky White is in Campbelltown Court today for a sentence hearing.

Close shave lands right-wing extremist in hot water

Right-wing extremist Ricky White, who burned down a Pentecostal church in Taree in 2016, is in trouble with police again after shaving his bushranger beard — going against strict orders about not changing his physical appearance without informing police first.

ExclusiveNSW
Gym fallout over BeFit clash

Boutique eastern suburbs gym project turns ugly

High-profile sports star, former AFL star Josh Gibson, is one of a number of investors who have been impacted by a dispute between the former partners in up-market gym chain BeFit in Sydney’s Double Bay.

NSW
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17:  (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity.) A streaker runs onto the field in the final minutes during game three of the ARL State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons at ANZ Stadium on July 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Drug charge for State of Origin streaker

The man who streaked through a 2013 State of Origin match wearing nothing but sneakers has attracted the attention of police once again, this time he is charged with possessing a prohibited drug.

NSW
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Criminal lawyer’s close encounter with star witness

Lawyer Michael Croke, who is on remand as he awaits sentencing after being found guilty of laundering $700k belonging to a US cocaine syndicate, found himself housed in the same section of the jail as the star witness in his case — drug cartel boss Owen Hanson.

National
***SUNDAY TELEGRAPH EXCLUSIVE*** DO NOT USE*** Matthew (Matt) Ensor works in the ICU at Canberra Hospital.Prime Minister Scott Morrison has morning tea with the first responders.Rebecca Young is a Community pharmacist in the ACT.Wendy Beckingham is a nurse at the Canberra hospital.Dr James Ayres runs a GP-led respiratory clinic in Tuggeranong.

Australia Day 2021 dedicated to thanking frontline COVID heroes

Australia Day 2021 is set to become a National Day of Thanks to honour the frontline workers who helped pull our country through the COVID-19 pandemic – and the everyday community heroes who helped out in big and small ways. At the same time, News Corp Australia is today launching its thanksamillion campaign honouring our frontline heroes.

Emergency Services
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Pictured at St Vincents Hospital in Darlinghurst today is Nurse and Incident Response Manager Rachel MacFarlane with her partner Ross Bramich who is a Fire and Rescue Leading Station Officer. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Meet the superhuman disaster response nurse

While most of Australia was locked down at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Rachel Macfarlane was on the health crisis frontline. Working up to 15-hour days, the St Vincent’s Hospital incident response nurse sacrificed her own health and time with her family to care for everyday Aussies.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/ava-benny-morrison/page/27