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Josh Hanrahan is Chief Reporter for The Daily Telegraph. A winner of multiple journalism awards, including a Walkley Award for the 2023 Scoop of the Year, he has worked in Victoria, New South Wales and England.

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NSW

Bert Plenkovich OAM – 84-year-old sugar cane farmer fighting floods since he was a teen. Bert is believed to be one of the oldest serving SES volunteers. Pictured on the North Coast in Broadwater. Picture Jason O'Brien.

SES volunteers celebrated in year of floods

Bert Plenkovich first joined the SES when he was a teenager. Now 84, he is among thousands who pull on orange overalls being praised across NSW on the annual SES volunteer celebration day.

NSW

How cops busted $250 million Sydney cocaine ring

A man has been jailed for 14 years after his plan to bring a whopping 500kg of cocaine into Australia was undone by police.

UPDATEDPolice & Courts

Phillip Papaefthymiou, 42, is charged with murdering his boyfriend Christopher Stanmore, 39, at Rushcutters Bay on Wednesday

Couple couch surfing in lead-up to alleged carpark murder

A hairdresser and his boyfriend were couch surfing at a friend’s house when they had an alleged argument that turned fatal.

Police & Courts

Police storm Sydney massage parlour

Balaclava-clad police raided the back alley massage parlour, allegedly uncovering a suburban drug ring in North Sydney.

Police & Courts

The Porsche 997 GT2 RS that was purchased twice once for $353,028 and again for $735,000.The cars allegedly purchased as part of a multimillion dollar kickback scheme run by two RMS employees ,Alexandre Dubois and Craig Steyn. . The luxury cars were often allegedly purchased by building firms secretly associated with the employees in exchange for government contracts, the ICAC’s Operation Paragon alleges. Images released by ICAC

Bureaucrats’ life of luxury using alleged kickbacks

Alexandre Dubois and Craig Steyn allegedly made $7 million in kickbacks and bought luxury cars in exchange for handing out $41 million of dodgy contracts, ICAC has heard.

Police & Courts

SAS Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC, MG, with the Australian Special Operations Task Group, leaves a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during preparation of the Shah Wali Kot offensive in Afghanistan, 06/2010. Roberts-Smith was later awarded the Victoria Cross during action in saving the lives of wounded comrades.

Nine yet to speak to key Roberts-Smith witness

The Federal Court heard that Nine is yet to speak with a key witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial, despite previously saying he would testify against the VC recipient.

NSW

Dubbo Regional Council Mayor Ben Shields pictured in Victoria Park ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visiting the regional city of Dubbo. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Push for Dubbo mayor to have a minder

Ben Shields, 40, was put on life support after being found unconscious at home on March 31, just days after several code of conduct complaints about his behaviour were made to Dubbo Regional Council.

ExclusiveNSW

Friend to give evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith

A trusted confidant of Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith will now give evidence against the Afghan war veteran next month in a defamation trial.

NSW

stabbing at Guildford overnight where three teenagers were left injured in Bright Park on Bright Street.Image from Google street viewhttps://www.google.com/maps/@-33.8557551,151.0032253,3a,75y,188.25h,96.54t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbKkYymxEoY34BpncSDmUcA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Teens stabbed, bashed with bats in wild brawl

A wild brawl broke out at Bright Park in Guildford about 1am on Sunday, with police arriving on the scene to find three teenagers had been stabbed and bashed with a baseball bat.

Police & Courts

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH, 17, 2021: Jarryd Hayne is seen arriving at Downing Centre Courts, in Sydney. Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne's retrial over claims he raped a woman during a stopover at her house, is underway in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Hayne isolated over fears of inmate attacks

Jarryd Hayne spent his first night behind bars in isolation as authorities fear other inmates could be eager to attack the two-time Dally M winner to bolster their profile.

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