It’s the stuff of nightmares. You return home to find the front door wide open and a shadowy figure inside. What followed was a terrifying incident in which the homeowner wrestled with a burglar down a flight of stairs.
Despite a drop in international students studying at UNSW due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a developer has lodged its third proposal in the space of a few weeks for a high-rise accommodation tower near the university. SEE THE PLANS.
Ex-bikie associate Mark Judge wasn’t best pleased when he caught wind of texts stating ‘he needs to be tortured’ and that ‘every c*** hates him’. So when he bumped into the author of the messages in a busy Bondi Westfield, all hell broke loose.
A magistrate has spoken of her surprise and disappointment when sentencing a successful insurance manager who had turned to dealing cocaine. A court heard she had otherwise enjoyed a successful career and had worked her way into a senior position at her insurance firm.
A serial drink driver got behind the wheel of a luxury car and smashed into a pedestrian as he was sick of waiting for a taxi. The 26-year-old, who was four times over the limit, then later found out the man he had run down was a close friend of his.
An intoxicated man broke into a convent in Sydney’s southeast while nuns were asleep before setting fire to the library and putting residents in danger. He has been sentenced for the brazen act.
Two buses carrying passengers crashed in Sydney’s southeast. One of the drivers has now been charged over the crash which ended with a passenger in hospital.
A decision has been made on a multimillion-dollar proposal for hundreds of self-storage units and warehouses to be built close to Westfield Eastgardens in Sydney’s southeast. See the plans here.
Speed cameras across NSW raked in a record tally in the last financial year, with one camera alone largely responsible for the increase. In just 10 months the tunnel camera snared 22,000 motorists, raising $7.1 million in fines. SEE THE FULL LIST OF HIGHEST EARNING CAMERAS.
A corrupt businessman and council investigator worked together to illegally dump waste and asbestos to make money. But the pair came unstuck and have now been handed their punishment.
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