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Tileah Dobson has been working as a reporter since 2021, where she started with the Sydney Sentinel, moving to City Hub and the LGBTQ+ publication the Star Observer. She joined News Corp as a cadet and is now the reporter for the Blacktown Advocate, Hornsby Advocate and the Hill Shire Times.

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Tileah Dobson

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EXCLUSIVENorthern District Times

The unexpected passing has left Wayne's two children and the rest of the family grieving. Picture: Elise Kelly/Supplied

‘Classic Aussie bloke’: Tributes for Lismore truckie after shock death

A long time northern NSW truck driver’s family have remembered him as a “classic Aussie bloke” and “hilarious person” after his sudden death on a Queensland highway.

BREAKINGDubbo News

Police on the scene in Sydney's CBD this afternoon after a police officer was stabbed twice in the head by a knife-wielding man. The alleged offender was tasered and arrested at gunpoint following the attack, which took place shortly after 1pm on Sunday. Photo: Tom Parrish

Man slapped with 19 firearm and drug charges

A man in the state’s west has been hit with 19 firearm and drug charges. Here’s what we know.

EXCLUSIVEHornsby

Linky de Bruyn and her husband. Picture: Supplied

Headaches reveal cancer battle for ‘favourite’ maths teacher

What started off as a constant headache for two weeks has become a cancer nightmare for a ‘favourite’ Dural maths teacher as the community rally in support.

Hornsby

Some of the furniture sold by Make My Piece. Picture: Google

‘Nightmarish experience’: Customers slam custom furniture business

NSW Fair Trading has issued a warning not to deal with an online business selling custom timber furniture, which also operates a store in northwest Sydney, after a spate of complaints.

Police & Courts

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- MARCH 22, 2025. Police Forensic officers in Crossland Street in Merrylands following a shooting overnight. Picture: NewsWire/ Julian Andrews

‘Highly reckless, violent attack’: Innocent mum, kids caught up in house shooting

A family of five caught up in a shooting in Sydney’s west is believed to have been the wrong target, with the real target moving out of the house months earlier, police say.

Local

105k incidents: New wave of child sex offenders unmasked

The number of child sexual abuse crimes is on the rise, with more than 100,000 recorded incidents over the last decade. Some of the state’s most recently convicted offenders can be revealed.

Dubbo News

The crash happened along the Barrier Highway, Broken Hill. Picture: Google Maps

Driver charged over fatal Broken Hill highway crash

The identity of the woman charged over a fatal crash involving a car and truck on an outback highway in Broken Hill has been revealed.

EXCLUSIVEHills Shire

A design of the layout for the proposed primary school. Picture: NSW Government

New primary school for one of Sydney’s newest suburbs

One of northwest Sydney’s newest suburbs is set to receive a new primary school as the demand for more education facilities continues to grow.

EXCLUSIVEBlacktown

26-year-old Plumpton High School teacher Tyson Moon has been charged with child sex offences.

‘There was a kiss’: New details in teacher’s sexual touching case

New details in the sexual touching case against a western Sydney music and drama teacher have been heard in court.

EXCLUSIVEBlacktown

An artist impression of the proposed affordable housing in Schofields. Picture: NSW Government

‘Unlivable’: Local backlash against affordable housing west of Sydney

While the housing crisis continues across the state, residents of a western Sydney suburb have spoken out against plans for 63 affordable housing units. Here’s the latest.

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