The Editorial Team

Heath is a parochial Novocastrian and senior reporter at news.com.au. He started off at country newspapers in 2016, before moving to Sydney and working for Fairfax, the ABC and News Corp. He’s covered almost everything, but is most passionate about reporting on the realm of court and crime.

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NSW

**ID CONFIRMED BY ERIN LYONS** Damian Wanstall, Deputy Principal at Kellyville High School charged over online sexual grooming offences. Picture: LinkedIn

What deputy principal asked ‘girl’ revealed

The sexual messages a Sydney deputy principal sent a 14-year-old girl, who was really an undercover cop, have been heard in court for the first time.

UPDATEDNSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 14, 2020 - Rosemary Rogers, former NAB chief of staff caught in a multimillion-dollar fraud scandal, leaves the Downing Centre in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

How bank employee’s lavish life unravelled

A high-ranking bank employee and her “bestie” allegedly carried out a con that netted millions to pay for holidays and homes, a court has heard.

Motoring

WEEKEND TELEGRAPH - 16/9/20Barrister Peter Lavac pictured at Palm Beach with his Lamborghini with rego plates

Why supercar number plates were banned

A lawyer who had been fighting for the right to keep X-rated number plates on his Lamborghini has been dealt a blow in court – but he’s got a new idea.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Arthur Alliband, 26, is accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in a Western Sydney park on Monday afternoon, the same day he was released on automatic parole after serving an 18-month prison sentence for two counts of having sex with a 13-year-old. Picture: 7 News Sydney

Sex predator’s 58 rules to live by

A man who sexually abused a teenage girl on the day he was released from jail has been handed a list of conditions by a court.

NSW

**DAILY TELEGRAPH ONLY** A knife-wielding man who terrorised bystanders in the Sydney CBD during an alleged stabbing rampage which left one woman dead and another injured is a 21-year-old escaped mental patient. Mert Ney, from Marayong in Sydney’s west, was detained by members of the public about 2pm after he was seen walking along York St covered in blood and armed with a knife. Picture: Seven News

Sydney CBD stabber to learn fate

The crazed knifeman who killed a young woman and terrorised Sydney looked almost unrecognisable during a brief court appearance today.

UpdatedCrime

Pictured is Tony Maaz, a western Sydney construction worker arrested over a plot to import 448kg of MDMA into Australia inside an excavator. ID confirmed to journalist Heath Parkes-Hupton by a neighbour.

Tradie charged over excavator drug bust

A Sydney construction worker has been charged after $79 million of drugs were found inside an excavator imported into Australia and sold at an auction house.

Celebrity Life

Trainers (L -R) Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton, Tiffiny Hall, and the Commando, Steve Willis from TV show 'The Biggest Loser'. Pic Channel Ten.

Twist in Commando’s ‘stalker’ case

The woman accused of stalking Steve ‘Commando’ Willis wants to provide fresh evidence as she seeks to clear her name.

UpdatedNSW & ACT Crime

A man from the southern NSW city of Albury is expected to be charged with terrorism-related offences following a NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) investigation., , The 18-year-old man was arrested earlier this morning (Wednesday, 9 December 2020) and is due to be charged with a range of criminal counter-terrorism-related offences., , He is expected to face Albury Local Court once charged, and an application will be made to have the matter heard in a Sydney court at a later date., , The investigation began in August 2020 after NSW JCTT investigators became aware of a number of online posts containing an extreme right wing ideology that indicated potential criminal activity., , It will be alleged in court that the man has regularly used social media forums and communications applications during 2020 to encourage other people to commit violent acts in furtherance of an extreme right wing ideology.

Teen charged with terror offences

A teenager whose alleged white supremacist ideology and ‘extreme’ online activity prompted counter terrorism police to raid his house has been charged.

UpdatedNSW & ACT Crime

NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team arrests 18-year-old Albury man. Images supplied from NSW police

‘Extreme’ teen expected to be charged

A teen’s “escalating” right-wing ideology led counter terrorism police to raid his house yesterday. Now, he’s expected to be charged.

Sports Life

Photos of Montanna Geyer (taken in 2017), daughter of NRL legend Mark Geyer. Source - https://www.instagram.com/markmggeyer/

Big payout for NRL great’s daughter

A judge has awarded the daughter of NRL icon Mark Geyer a six-figure sum after she sued a meme page owner over wrongful sex claims.

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