The Editorial Team

Steve Zemek began his career in his native Queensland before moving to Sydney with Australian Associated Press in 2014. He worked as an NRL journalist for five seasons, covering the game all over Australia and in New Zealand before making a career pivot towards court reporting in 2019. He joined NCA NewsWire in mid 2020 as a Sydney-based court reporter where he has covered some of the state’s biggest cases.

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NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 29: Josh Dugan of the Sharks warms up prior to the round 16 NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks and the North Queensland Cowboys at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on August 29, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

NRL star in strife over alleged Covid breach

NRL star Josh Dugan’s career is hanging by a thread after he was charged with allegedly breaching public health orders.

NSW & ACT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos: AUGUST 22, 2021. , Warm weather brings crowds of people to Bronte Beach as Sydneysiders flock to the coastline despite Covid-19 lockdown and stay-at-home orders across NSW. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Photos show beach packed in Sydney

Residents flocked to Sydney’s beaches today, including people sunbaking, as fears continue about a nearby recent superspreader event.

UpdatedRetail

Panic buying hits Bunnings stores

Shoppers have flocked to Bunnings stores ahead of the closure to walk-in retail customers in greater Sydney.

NSW & ACT Crime

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, AUGUST, 21, 2021: Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys during a COVID-19 press conference in Sydney. New South Wales has recorded 825 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases and 3 deaths overnight. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

Virus contact busted not isolating

A woman who was busted not isolating has been issued an eye-watering fine by police after they conducted a check at her house.

NSW & ACT

Snapcoast 2019 Crackneck from Bateau Bay by William Perrin.

Concerning sign outbreak is spreading

An urgent alert has been issued for 39,000 residents in NSW after a positive wastewater detection in the area despite no known cases.

UpdatedNSW & ACT Crime

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Ron Brierley leaves the Downing Centre Local Court on February 10, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The 82 year old was arrested at Sydney International Airport on Tuesday 17 December 2019 on his way to Fiji. Brierley's arrest follows an investigation by Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command, launched in August, into child abuse material in the area. Brierley was stopped at the airport by Australian Border Force officers. Detectives searched his carry-on luggage before the contents of his laptop and electronic storage devices were reviewed. He has been charged with six counts relating to the possession of child pornography. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Corporate titan’s sick child abuse stash

Former knight and disgraced businessman Ronald Brierley has begged not to be sent to jail as it’s revealed what was inside his vile child abuse material stash.

Cricket

Alleged MacGill kidnapper granted bail

Son Minh Nguyen, one of four men accused of kidnapping cricket great Stuart MacGill, has been granted bail.

UpdatedNSW & ACT

His Eminence, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, Mufti of Australia, addresses a media press conference in Bankstown, Sydney, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. The Grand Mufti and religious leaders from the Muslim and Christian communities were responding to last Friday's Parramatta Police Headquarters shooting. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Islamic leader spreads virus message

Islamic leaders have banded together to push a key message in Sydney’s west, an area considered a hotspot for Covid-19 cases.

UpdatedNSW / ACT Courts & Law

Author Tara Moss. Picture: @taramossauthor/InstagramSource: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Kjg0aHXpw/

‘Large claim’: Model sues NSW doctor

Model and author Tara Moss has been forced to put parts of her career on hold, a court has heard, as she sues a NSW doctor for negligence.

NSW & ACT

NSW Health data has revealed that younger people are becoming infected with Covid-19 at much higher rates than the rest of the population. Credit: NSW Health via NCA NewsWire

Virus trend we should have seen coming

New figures show one group is being infected with Covid-19 at a much higher rate than anyone else, and an expert says we should have been prepared.

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