Claims force out Labor bigwig

BILL Shorten intervened yesterday to bring down Labor heavyweight Jamie Clements following a sexual harassment scandal.

Band cops it for post on festival deaths

THE Presets have been slammed for comparing drug-related deaths at music festivals to those killed on roads.

Why so silent on Salim?

SALIM Mehajer has been at the centre of a political storm for months. So why has one person in power not stepped in?

Most to pay less as Opal slashes fares

FARES on NSW trains, buses and ferries could be cut by up to 50 per cent — and people who catch different types of transport will be big winners.

Salim not happy as job under threat

HIS council is to be sliced in two under new plans revealed today by the NSW Premier. And deputy mayor Salim Mehajer isn’t happy.

Boat busting leads to drugs bust

A SOGGY skipper has inadvertently led police to a battered boat full of ecstasy pills worth more than $35,000.

Boat mishap leads to drugs

‘Can’t anyone grow some balls?’

SALIM Mehajer’s wedding stopped a city. His antics have made his suburb a “laughing stock”. And people are frustrated.

Salim lashes out at ‘appalling’ treatment

THE controversial deputy mayor has unexpectedly thrown his support behind one of his biggest rivals. Now they’re best of frenemies.

Inventive dance party drugs plan foiled

IT SEEMED like the perfect plan to smuggle ecstasy into a major music festival. But police say they’ve cracked the cunning plan.

Councillor expelled over Mehajer vote

AUBURN councillor Hicham Zraika was dismissed from the Labor party after he failed to vote for his colleague.

‘Poles and wires’ offloaded in $10bn deal

A MULTI-BILLION dollar lease of ‘poles and wires’ to Canadian, Middle Eastern and Australian investors will boost public spending, Mike Baird claims.

Forget terrorists, what about fresh fruit?

WHILE the PM discussed global terrorism with world leaders, the opposition focused on groceries bills and GST in the electorate. Then their two worlds collided.

Machine gun found near shopping centre

A MAN found carrying a sub-machine gun and ammunition in Sydney’s inner-west will appear in court today.

The problem with Sydney’s new stations

LOCATIONS for six brand new railway stations in Sydney have been announced. But some are so close it might be quicker to walk between them than catch the train.

Why there’s something wrong with this image

TWO capital cities suffered murderous terrorist attacks in 24 hours. So why is only one country’s flag lighting up skyscrapers and Facebook?

Shops can now open on Boxing Day

IF YOU can’t wait for the sales, or just want a break from the family, you’ll now be able to shop up a storm on Boxing Day. But critics aren’t impressed

Two charged after $2m cannabis haul

POLICE have alleged the cultivators of a cannabis crop in Sydney’s south stole electricity from a substation next door to power the massive operation

Is this the Uber of drug dealing?

POLICE have arrested four men in relation to an allegedly inventive way to deal cocaine — from the passenger set of a cab