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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Health Problems

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos July 1st 2020: COVID-19 testing in Fawkner today. Picture by Wayne Taylor

Australia hits unwanted COVID milestone

Australia has hit a new mark in the battle against coronavirus as the number of patients in hospital and intensive care spiked over the past 24 hours.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Actor Geoffrey Rush leaves the Supreme Court with wife Jane Menelaus in Sydney. Appeal hearing as The Daily Telegraph challenges a finding actor Geoffrey Rush was defamed and subsequent award of $2.9 million in damages plus interest. Picture Rohan Kelly

News Corp loses Geoffrey Rush appeal

A court has dismissed an appeal against a decision to award actor Geoffrey Rush nearly $2.9 million after it found The Daily Telegraph defamed him.

Retail

Grand Central opens stage 2 with Woolworths, Big W and KMart all opening. March 29, 2017

Woolies cops record fine

Woolies’ has paid a record fine to Australia’s media watchdog after it was found to have spammed its customers.

Health Problems

Victoria sets shocking 24-hour record

Victoria has recorded a shocking new record increase in the spread of coronavirus. But are we really in the middle of a “second wave”?

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Benjamin Allan Sara, 31, of Greenacre.Benjamin Sara was one of the 15 cocaine players in the sophisticated international cocaine smuggling syndicate undone by detectives.

Heroin plot’s ‘middle man’ survives appeal

The “middle man” in a plot to smuggle 18kg of pure heroin into the country is on track for release next year after an appeal against a judge’s ruling was dismissed.

NewsWire

Three members of the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) have been charged with consorting following a targeted operation by Criminal Groups Squad investigators., , As part of ongoing targeting and disruption of criminal networks, officers from the State Crime Command’s Criminal Groups Squad commenced an investigation under Strike Force Ares into illicit activities across Sydney. Picture: NSW Police

Finks bikies charged after dawn raids

Strike force detectives have hit three members of the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang with anti-consorting charges after raids across western Sydney this morning.

NSW & ACT Crime