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Benedict BrookUS correspondent

Benedict is an award-winning journalist and news.com.au’s US Correspondent, based in New York. He moved to Australia in 2006 and worked in corporate communications and journalism, becoming assistant editor of LGBTI publication the Star Observer before joining news.com.au in 2015. He writes on a range of topics from weather to retail and infrastructure. Benedict has won a Kennedy Award for environmental reporting and was nominated for another, for breaking news, in 2020. He has been nominated twice for an ACON Honour Award for his writing on the LGBTI community.

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A UK Southern Railway train simialr to the ones that stuill serev Newhave Marine station, despite the fact its been long demolished.

Train runs empty for 14 years

A train service — that always leaves on time and stops at eight stations — will be axed after 14 years because it always runs empty.

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NSW & ACT Crime

Sea Life Sydney - 30 years of history: Sea Life Sydney Aquarium is celebrating 30 fin-tastic years of fun, conservation and magical underwater memories since it first opened its doors in 1988. Picture: Supplied

Man’s words to dad after kissing toddler

A father pulled a tourist off his son after the man repeatedly kissed the toddler at one of Sydney’s busiest tourist attractions, a court had heard.

Restaurants & Bars

The Establishment on George Street, Sydney had lines around the corner waiting to get in after the Lockout Laws were reversed. The rest of Sydney was quiet and clearly wasn't doing a roaring trade.Patrons at the Establishment were free to exit the venue after 1:30 am, which most took advantage of being able to smoke. Frankies on Hunter Street had patrons entering and leaving after the old lockout time. Pics Bill Hearne

Surprise result as bar lockouts end

It might have been assumed that on the first weekend after Sydney’s bar and club “lockout” laws came to an end chaos would ensue. It didn’t.

ONE TIME WEB USE ONLY - FEE APPLIES FOR REUSE - NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Window signs announce the first days of a liquidation sale at the iconic New York department store Barney's on November 06, 2019 in New York City. Barney's, which had been a destination stop for wealthy and fashion conscious shoppers for years, was recently sold in two parts in a $271 million deal. As part of the transaction, Barney's intellectual property will go to the licensing firm Authentic Brands Group. The closing of Barney's is another development in the crisis facing many retail stores in America as consumers shift to online shopping. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

‘Rampant theft’ in former luxury store

It’s famous as being one of the world’s most exclusive – and expensive – stores. But it’s gone to the wall and the closing-down sale has led to wild scenes.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Vera Zinger, has been charged with supply prohibited drug by a major police operation targeting Sydney cocaine dealers. Source - https://www.instagram.com/verazingerxx/

Instagram model’s roadside drugs bust

An Instagram model and casino hostess with tens of thousands of online followers was busted dealing cocaine and MDMA in one of Sydney’s swankiest neighbourhoods.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

On Thursday, September 26, 2019 NSW Police will to allege that Paul Frost sexually assaulted nine more children.Picture: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdfrost/

Staggering number of child sex charges

A MasterChef finalist and former swim coach faced court on a staggering amount of child sex charges, allegedly against 14 boys and one girl.

Parts of eastermn Australia are set for welcome rain in teh coming days. Picture: BOM.

Record breaking half metre of rainfall

After a bone dry Christmas, the rain has finally arrived with more than 500mm falling in one day in the Territory — and some of that is heading south.

Mining truck at Coal Haul Pak, Curragh Mine, Queensland.

Worker killed in Qld mine accident

A 33-year-old man has died after becoming trapped in machinery at a mine near Blackwater in central Queensland.

The annual monsoon is late and that's means other weather systems are stuck in winter mode. Picture: BOM.Source:Supplied

Weather system could change fires

The horror bushfires have partly been fuelled by two stubborn weather systems, but there’s been a big change to Australia’s “heat engine”.

A tropical cyclone, Claudia, is brewing over northern Australia and could hit Darwin. Picture BSCH/Earthschool

Capital set for direct cyclone hit

Two cyclones in one week are “packing a punch” with a new storm brewing that’s set to hit Darwin in days, bringing fierce winds and hundreds of millimetres of rain.

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