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A uprooted tree downed power lines in Burns Rd, Springwood.

One killed and another injured as NSW battered by wild winds

Strong winds also forced the cancellation of 90 flights to and from Sydney Airport, while authorities battled bushfires across the state.

  • Nick Newling and Riley Walter

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A farmer next to the rural block bought by the council for an inflated price.

‘On ICAC’s desk regardless’: Rural land deal passed to corruption investigators

Eyebrows have been raised over the price a council paid for a rural block for the little-known entity to embark on a $100 million state significant project.

  • Angus Thompson
The disused KFC registered as a shareholder address for a Murray River Energy director.

‘Outstanding questions’: Council recommends referring itself to ICAC, police over land deal

The potential dual probe into the transaction between Murray River Council and Murray River Energy has been slated just weeks after the state’s council watchdog confirmed it would launch a full-blown investigation.

  • Angus Thompson
A man was charged with shooting at a jet ski rider yesterday.

Man charged for shooting at jet-ski rider from houseboat

A man has been charged with shooting at a jet skier from inside a houseboat on the Murray River.

  • Nigel Gladstone
A Moama farmer whose land borders the site of the proposed plant.

'It looks dodgy': watchdog to look into land deal for state-significant project

The local government watchdog will investigate a NSW council over the high price it paid for land for a state-significant development proposed by a company with shareholder details registered to an empty KFC.

  • Angus Thompson
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro.

NSW Deputy Premier flags 'ring-fencing' NSW-Victoria border towns

John Barilaro says towns like Albury-Wodonga could be "ring-fenced", or the restricted zone could be moved to unpopulated areas south of Wodonga or north of Albury, ahead of Wednesday's border closure.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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The boy was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne via air ambulance.

Boy dies after dirt bike crash in NSW's south

A report will be prepared for the coroner after an 11-year-old boy on a dirt bike collided with a tree.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Dylan Voller is wanted for armed robbery.

Former Don Dale inmate Dylan Voller wanted for armed robbery

Deniliquin Local Court issued a warrant for Voller's arrest this month

  • Sally Rawsthorne
A bobcat was used to steal an ATM from a shopping centre in southern NSW on Monday morning.

Bobcat used in ATM theft in southern NSW

The bobcat was driven through the front doors of the shopping centre and used to push over a freestanding ATM, which was then removed from the building.

  • Rachel Clun
Woman who drowned son found not guilty due to mental illness

Woman who drowned son found not guilty due to mental illness

The woman had a "firmly held belief" that her former partner wanted to kill her and the children, and decided the "kinder fate" would be to drown them.

  • Georgina Mitchell

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