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Knox Grammar teacher’s alleged message to 15yo revealed in court
A 27-year-old teacher, still wearing his black Knox Grammar jacket, has appeared in court on Saturday accused of one count of procuring or grooming a child. A message to a teen on his mobile phone was heard as evidence.
Warehouse worker’s ‘absolutely creepy’ phone calls slammed
A magistrate has blasted a warehouse worker, who rang his female colleague daily on a private number after she rejected his advances, saying his behaviour would “freak anyone out”.
Liverpool election set to proceed despite council turmoil
Voters are set to go to the polls as planned in Liverpool after the embattled local council’s acting chief executive launched an 11th-hour legal challenge, enraging three councillors who claim they were blindsided.
Embattled council partially wins battle over ‘devastating’ report
The Office of Local Government has been found to have denied a southwest Sydney council procedural fairness over the publication of a report into allegations of corruption and bullying.
‘Nothing I can do’: Fire an emotional rollercoaster for theme park boss
The owner of a beloved old amusement park was recovering from brain surgery at home when he discovered his family business had erupted in flames during a grass fire in Sydney’s southwest.
Sydney council ‘short-changed’ in contentious housing reforms
A southwest Sydney councillor has expressed “deep disappointment” after his council received zero funding from the federal government’s recent $500m grant cash splash.
‘Unsustainable’: Skyrocketing costs imperil popular Ramadan festival
Australia’s largest Ramadan street festival could become “unsustainable” to run after rising attendance levels left a Sydney council $2m out of pocket.
‘Saucy pic’: Physio suspended following client affair
A physio who began a sexual relationship with a patient 12 years his junior has been suspended after he messaged her a “saucy profile pic” and told her to keep their conversations private as it would affect his marriage and job.
$4.2m of sexual enhancement drugs, tobacco seized
A stash of illegal sexual enhancement drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction and 90kgs of loose rolling tobacco worth more than $4.2m were seized following a search inside a southwest Sydney storage unit.
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