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** EMBARGOED, SPEAK TO DT PIC DESK BEFORE USE **Underground drone racer Sam with his racing drone at a carpark in South Western Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4 February 2018.  Photo by Damian Shaw

Sydney’s underground drone racers revealed

In a basement carpark in Sydney’s west, it’s getting on midnight and the air is filled with the squealing whirr of tiny rotors – this is drone racing, an underground circuit mixing video gamers and model makers who meet in carparks, warehouses and abandoned buildings.

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NEWSLOCAL Exclusive: Uber has revealed the Asia Pacific shortlist for its first UberAir pilot city. Contact Jake McCallum before use.

‘UberAir’ plan to take commute to the skies

A REVOLUTIONARY program that would see our daily commute take to the skies with low cost helicopter rides across Sydney has been revealed. Dubbed UberAir, it is an initiative of international ride sharing company Uber to fight congestion.

Our Criminal History
TCA Kimberley Killer Josef Schwab

The man who hunted humans

IN scenes eerily reminiscent of the movie Wolf Creek, German tourist Josef Schwab roamed the Kimberley, executing five strangers in cold blood before dying in a firefight with cops.

Blacktown
Artwork for Lost in Sydney podcast episode IV.

The grandmother who just vanished

PODCAST: A loving grandmother went for a walk to the shops and was never seen again. The only sign of her, a handbag found in the bush. Her family said she fell in with ‘undesirables’ but haven’t given up hope after 15 years. Listen to Lost in Sydney podcast episode IV.

True Crime
suspected serial killing grandmum artwork

Sydney granny’s teacakes were a recipe for murder

MATRONLY grandmother Grills’ family visits bearing home-baked cakes and tea were always welcome. But no one thought the dumpy Sydney woman with thick-rimmed glasses was actually a suspected serial killer poisoning those she simply wasn’t fond of.

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MUST GET LEGAL ADVICE BEFORE PUBLISHING THIS IMAGE. A NON PUBLICATION ORDER IS IN PLACE. A member of Brothers For Life exhibits his MEOC tattoo, which stands for Middle Eastern Organised Crime

The Squad

AN unguarded commander walks into the heartland of Middle Eastern gang activity to pick up a rocket launcher – it seems like an unwise move, especially without appropriate security precautions, and these detectives have none.

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