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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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BREAKINGNSW & ACT Crime

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA , NSW Police Force general generic stock GV breaking news police tape image at the Headquarters in Surry Hills, Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Man asleep in tent stabbed by stranger

Police are investigating after a man reported being stabbed by an unknown assailant as he slept in a tent in Sydney’s west.

UPDATEDNSW & ACT Crime

Police make an arrest after two off-duty constables were hospitalised after allegedly attacked on Enmore Rd, Newtown about 11pm on Wednesday. Picture: NSW Police

Huge update after alleged cop bashing

There has been a major development in the investigation into an alleged attack that left an off-duty police officer seriously injured.

Environment

GRAMPIANS, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 26 DECEMBER, 2024: Firefighters battle a spot fire near Glenthompson. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Grim update as bushfires continue to burn

Residents have begun to calculate the damage done by bushfires the ‘size of Singapore’ which are expected to continue wreaking havoc for weeks.

BREAKINGVIC Crime

MOUNT HELEN, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. 28 DECEMBER 2024. Crime scene at Mount Helen where a woman has been arrested after she allegedly stabbed a man to death.. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

Woman charged after alleged stabbing death

A woman has been charged with murder after a man was allegedly stabbed to death at a Ballarat home.

QLD Crime

New development after 23yo shot dead

Police have released images of two men they believe could assist with inquiries into the alleged fatal shooting of 23-year-old Chloe Jade Mason.

Environment

A car was crushed after a tree landed on its bonnet during a storm in Sydney on Friday night. Picture: Supplied/SES.

Cars smashed, trees torn up in storm chaos

A huge clean-up effort has begun and hundreds remain without power after “crazy” storms battered Sydney and parts of NSW.

NSW & ACT Crime

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Newswire Photos: JANUARY 08 2024: A general stock photo of a Police uniform at the Police Headquarters in Surry Hills in Sydney. Photo by: NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

Knife-wielding man dies after arrest

A man who police say was armed with a knife and trying to force his way into other people’s cars has died after being arrested.

Crime

The criminal syndicate is alleged to have trafficked a 17-year-old from Indonesia to Sydney for sex work. Picture: Supplied/AFP.

Alarming human slavery trend revealed

The Australian Federal Police have lifted the lid on the number of people it has charged this year, which included a concerning spike in alleged human trafficking arrests.

Environment

The heatwave continues to move north as fire bans remain in place across the state. Source: Supplied.

’Extreme’: Horror forecast for one state

Millions are bracing for scorching temperatures on their hottest day of summer so far as “extreme” fire danger looms.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 2, 2021: Police search the streets at the crime scene of a fatal stabbing overnight in Blacktown.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Messages that sparked drill rap killing

A social media beef between two rival western Sydney drill rap groups has been revealed as the catalyst behind a wild brawl that ended in a 19-year-old being stabbed to death.

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