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Eliza BarrSenior reporter

Eliza Barr is a senior reporter at the Daily Telegraph with a particular focus on courts. She has previously worked as the chief court reporter and general news reporter for News Corp’s suburban and regional news titles, and launched News Corp’s first ever digital-only local news title in 2018. She won the 2019 News Award for Community Journalism and the 2023 News Award for Breaking News Coverage, and is a panel guest on Sky News Australia and Triple J Hack.

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**Must Credit TNV**Fees Apply** One Time Use **, , POSSIBLE ANTI-SEMITIC GRAFFITI INVESTIGATED IN PEAKHURST, FOREST RD, PEAKHURST NSW, AUSTRALIA, 28/01/2025, , Description, , THIS AFTERNOON, NSW POLICE FORCE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF POTENTIAL ANTI-SEMITIC GRAFFITI ON FOREST ROAD IN PEAKHURST. OFFICERS ESTABLISHED A CRIME SCENE TO INVESTIGATE THE MARKINGS, WHICH REPORTEDLY INCLUDED A THREE-POINTED SWASTIKA (ALSO KNOWN AS A TRISKELE) AND THE TEXT

Police say this graffiti is no hate symbol as man charged

Police say no “formally recognised hate symbol” was detected in an alleged graffiti attack that sparked fears of yet another anti-Semitic incident in Sydney’s south.

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The vesssel spilt in half. Picture: Cronulla Gropers/Facebook

Five people thrown into water after boat ‘split in half’

A vessel carrying five people “split in half” sending five people on board into water off Cronulla on Tuesday morning, prompting a swift response from rescue crews.

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Members of the Australian Ballet perform at CUA stadium, Penrith. Generic Ballet Shoes / Dance.

‘It’s horrific’: Dance studio safety check calls amid grooming claims

Sydney studio owners have called for stricter child safety requirements for dance teachers following allegations young performers have fallen victim to grooming, abuse, and inappropriate behaviour.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH 24th JAN, 2025.Retired former NSW Ambulance Commissioner, Peter Charles Payne, leaving Downing Centre Court today after being found not guilty.Photographer: Ted Lamb

Ex-NSW Ambulance boss Peter Payne cleared of sexually touching child

A former high-ranking figure of the NSW Ambulance has been acquitted for child sexual touching charges despite the complainant being described in court as “articulate and intelligent”.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MAY 22, 2024: Alex Greenwich (C) leaves the Federal Court in Sydney. Mark Latham will argue he was offering an “honest opinion” when he posted a graphic and homophobic tweet about his parliamentary colleague Alex Greenwich. Defamation trial in the federal court, Picture: NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Man charged with sending offensive emails to NSW MP

An elderly man will face court charged with sending offensive emails to a NSW state MP. It is the second time in less than a year someone has been accused of harassing the politician.

BreakingPolice & Courts

Moss Vale court. Moss Vale local court. Picture: Wesley Lonergan

Teacher’s aide charged over child prostitution claims

Southwest Sydney teacher’s aide Thomas Gottass faces grim allegations he was filming prostituting children he had met online before extorting them through social media.

Police & Courts

Western Sydney rapper Ben Huskii, aka Ben Hayden -Picture from Huskii's Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/huskii201

Rapper’s mile-high club row

A chart-topping Australian rapper has been banned from flying with two major airlines after an incident on board a flight from Sydney to Brisbane.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL JANUARY 6, 2025, PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR TIM HUNTER BEFORE PUBLISHING.Exclusive announcement of Angelina Thomson and her partner Lachlan Dearing who will be in Guys and Dolls, pictured at Mrs Macquaries Chair in Sydney. Angelina has previously performed in West Side Story on Sydney Harbour (2019) and will be performing in the 2025 Guys & Dolls cast alongside her husband Lachlan Dearing, who will be performing as part of the ensemble. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Soap star combines two great loves to come Home … to theatre

How Home And Away star will join the cast of Broadway musical classic Guys and Dolls to show off her singing chops os she treads the boards in Sydney … alongside a special castmate.

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Female dance teacher investigated for sexting young students

NSW Police confirmed they are probing claims made by young dancers that a female dance teacher groomed them, allegedly gave them drugs and alcohol and sent them inappropriate messages.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL JANUARY 17, 2025, PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR TIM HUNTER BEFORE PUBLISHING.Emergency Services on the scene at Hyde Park in the Sydney CBD after a tree fell onto a person on the footpath on Elizabeth Street. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Disaster funds: 3000 SOS calls, 40,000 homes without power

Disaster funding has been announced for two NSW council areas, Port Stephens and Maitland, where thousands of residents remain without power after several days of severe storms.

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