Police hell-bent on stopping Sydney’s rampant gang war are niggling their targets any way they can, disrupting the lives of kingpins with petty criminal charges – like hanging an arm out the window of a car.

She was the hero who pulled NSW out of the darkest days of the pandemic and chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant says being recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours is a tribute to her colleagues.

The flood-ravaged Northern Rivers will get a bigger emergency services presence as part of a $132.7 million investment in the SES.

And in sport, Australia could have at least 10 new faces in the Kangaroos squad for the World Cup at the end of the year.

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