Cop that! Minors hit with $7m in fines
Tens of thousands of children clocked up $7 million dollars in fines in the last financial year for offences including riding public transport without a valid ticket. SEE HOW YOUR SUBURB COMPARES
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Paedophile ex-MP ‘confused’ over arrest: lawyer
Police have laid fresh charges against convicted paedophile and disgraced former state government minister Milton Orkopoulos following his arrest at his Sydney home earlier today.
Sydney’s private school fees just shy of $40k in 2020
Sydney private schools have raised their fees to more than double the rate of the Consumer Price Index for 2020, with one girls’ school now among the most expensive private schools in the country. SEE THE BREAKDOWN
Popular teacher gets job back after canoe camp rescue
A popular physical education teacher who was fired after a school canoeing trip turned into a rescue operation has won his job back after the Fair Work Commission found he had been unjustly blamed because the students disobeyed his instructions.
Tributes flow for slain Bandidos bikie boss
The president of the infamous Bandidos bikie gang who was gunned down at a rural property in NSW has been described as a “lovely fellow” and family man. Police are investigating bikie activity in the area as they investigate Shane De Britt’s murder.
Supermarket items that are going to cost you more
The full impact of the bushfires is yet to be determined but many costs are expected to climb, including those for food. See what groceries are going to cost you more every time you go to the supermarket.
Farmer’s fury at ignored bushfire ‘death trap’ call
A farmer who warned Premier Gladys Berejiklian south coast towns were a bushfire “death trap” 18 months ago is furious state and local governments failed to act on heavy fuel loads in protected land.
Bureaucrats spend $33k on seven-day San Francisco trip
Taxpayers forked out more than $30,000 for two NSW bureaucrats to attend a seven-day trip to San Francisco so they could learn about the “internet of things”.
Global outrage over ‘hurtful’ toilet seat cover
A western Sydney online shop owner has sparked international outrage from a Hindu group who demand she withdraw a toilet seat cover from sale because of its depiction of an Indian God.
Residents: My house dropped ‘more than a foot’
The NSW government has offered to help investigate issues at a brand-new community development in Western Sydney where residents are concerned their houses are sinking into the ground.
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