As it happened: SA records three locally acquired COVID-19 cases; Victoria records 16th straight day of no new cases; Australia's death toll sits at 907
Australia continues on its path to COVID-normal while the US and Europe grapple with surging case numbers.
- by Roy Ward, Matt Bungard, Mary Ward, Marissa Calligeros, Latika Bourke, Rachael Dexter and Craig Butt
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Extreme weather
Sydney set to be lashed by damaging winds and hazardous surf conditions
Damaging winds averaging up to 90 km/h are expected to lash parts of NSW as a low-pressure system deepens off the coastline on Thursday afternoon.
- by Laura Chung and Matt Bungard
Steer on the loose after escaping from Sydney high school
The animal was brought to Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, where it was part of an agricultural education program.
- by Matt Bungard
Power restored to thousands after 100mm of rain falls in northern Sydney
Several roads in northern Sydney are closed on Monday morning due to rain, which is set to ease in the evening.
- by Mary Ward and Matt Bungard
Man arrested over fake marriage tied to alleged daycare fraud scheme
A western Sydney man has been arrested for his involvement in an alleged fake marriage scam, which has been linked to an alleged childcare fraud syndicate.
- by Matt Bungard
Thirteen people charged after alleged $500,000 daycare fraud
Police have arrested two ringleaders and 11 other people in relation to an alleged criminal syndicate operating a large-scale family daycare fraud in Sydney’s south-west.
- by Matt Bungard
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Crime
'Put the gun down': Armed man shot in confrontation with police on Central Coast
An armed man was shot during a confrontation with police on the Central Coast on Wednesday morning, with a nearby school going into lockdown for several hours.
- by Laura Chung, Matt Bungard and Mary Ward
Deer euthanised after being found in inner Sydney
Trains were delayed and motorists advised to exercise caution after a deer was spotted at multiple locations in inner Sydney.
- by Mary Ward and Matt Bungard
A ten-year-old's love of animals led him to first prize before shows were cancelled
Agricultural shows are a staple of rural life, but this year they have been wiped off the calendar by COVID-19.
- by Matt Bungard
If you live in a 'treat street', you risk an expensive trick this Halloween
Treat streets - where a thousand tricker-or-treaters often gather for Halloween - have their work cut out complying with COVID-19 regulations this year.
- by Matt Bungard
Revealed: the Sydney suburbs with the fastest City2Surf runners
In the first ever "virtual" City2Surf, thousands of runners will chart their own 14 kilometre course in their suburb or hometown.
- by Matt Bungard
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