One of three people heading up the bushfire royal commission has pushed for levies on homes in blaze-prone areas to raise funds for emergency services. PLUS see the beautiful pictures of flora growing back on the fire-ravaged south coast.
The special squad — which is part of veteran-led disaster response organisation Team Rubicon — includes a former soldier, retired London police officer and even an arborist who has been helping to cut down trees around the devastated town of Cobargo.
An organisation helping in bushfire recovery efforts wants the government to provide free transport to people on the dole who could come in to help ravaged areas recover.
A 23-year-old man who allegedly pulled a belt around a woman’s neck before sexually assaulting her on a street in Sydney’s southwest in broad daylight last week has been refused bail.
An obsessed fan barraged Delta Goodrem with hundreds of love poems before arriving at her CBD unit on Valentine’s Day and the following day, police allege in court documents. READ HIS MESSAGES
The mother of three children killed by an allegedly drunk driver has bravely led a prayer at their funeral in Sydney in front of hundreds of tearful mourners including dozens of the children’s classmates.
A woman who claimed she only tested positive for cocaine because she had been passionately kissing a man who later admitted he’d taken the drug has lost her licence.
Leila Abdallah, whose three children were killed when struck by a car driven by an allegedly drunk driver in Sydney’s northwest on Saturday, says she hasn’t slept or eaten since the tragedy. On Wednesday night several hundred people joined the family in grief at the site.
Three of the children killed by an alleged drunk driver have been remembered for helping the needy in Sydney’s west as their surviving family member underwent surgery for facial injuries.
Parramatta Eels icon Tim Mannah has revealed the father of three children killed in the horror Oatlands crash is his cousin as the former NRL star paid tribute to the families. His message of support follows hundreds of mourners attending the crash site.
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