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Sydney to Hobart
Two Sydney to Hobart sailors killed after being struck on the head
Police believe the crew members on board separate yachts were struck in the head by booms while changing sails.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Daniella Miletic
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‘The most perfect son’: Family of lost teen share tribute
The family of 15-year-old Luca Bennett have paid tribute to the teen after he was swept off rocks at North Avoca Beach on Christmas Eve.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter
Christmas Eve appeal for 8-year-old girl missing since October
Police are searching for Molly Noonan-Medley, who they believe is in the company of her mother.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Public transport
Police commissioner warns rail chaos could trigger NYE fireworks cancellation
The government is seeking a legal intervention because of fears that train disruptions risk leading to deadly crowd crushes.
- by Matt O'Sullivan, Michael McGowan and Jessica McSweeney
Alan Jones breaks silence after entering not guilty plea
The veteran broadcaster has made a defiant speech outside court proclaiming his innocence to dozens of charges.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Sydney swelters before southerly buster provides relief
The mercury hit 32 degrees in Sydney’s CBD and climbed to more than 40 degrees out west.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Riley Walter and Penry Buckley
‘Callous and cowardly’: Hunt for killer of taxi driver shot down in cold blood
William Rogers was shot in the chest and left for dead in Sydney’s inner west. Police are offering a $500,000 reward for information to help catch his alleged killer.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Australians abroad
Mother-daughter dream holiday turns to ‘worst nightmare’
Georgia Sandoe-Simpson and her mother are returning home to Sydney after a suspected alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Penry Buckley and Riley Walter
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Crime
‘Someone’s mother, daughter, sister, friend’: Woman’s body discovered near Sydney Airport
Police are now working to identify the woman whose badly decomposed body was found covered in plastic in bushland off Foreshore Drive in Botany.
- by Penry Buckley, Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
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Crime
Christmas parties targeted in Sydney dial-a-dealer cocaine blitz
Buyers of illicit drugs this “silly season” are in police sights after more than 100 people were charged in a major operation across Sydney.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
Pearl Jam frontman pauses Sydney show to pay tribute to Laos drink-spiking victims
Eddie Vedder took a moment during the band’s Sydney concert to send his thoughts to the families of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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