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Cook was swept away on Friday, and his body was found about 4.30pm on Saturday.

Extreme weather

Tragic details emerge of last moments of man swept away in torrent

Tom Cook, 61, died after his ute was swept off a bridge in northern NSW on Friday, with a neighbour trying to help him as he hung onto a tree branch.

by Clare Sibthorpe

82 year-old Russell Willis sandbags his house in Graceville, a Brisbane suburb prone to flooding, on Thursday.

Editorial

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Time was on our side for Alfred. It will not always be

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A rescue operation got under way after an army tanker rolled south of Lismore.

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Extreme weather

Defence vehicles crash during flood rescue efforts, injuring 13

by Carrie Fellner

The search for a driver who was swept away in floodwaters in northern NSW.

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Extreme weather

Body found in search for missing man swept away by floodwaters

by Carrie Fellner

Locals check out the flood levels in Lismore.

Extreme weather

For days, Lismore residents have watched the dark skies. Now, they are looking at the river

by Angus Dalton

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Politics

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says international students should not be viewed as ‘a problem to be capped’, as they are crucial to the state’s economy

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‘Not problems to be capped’: NSW treasurer defends international students

International education is second only to coal in terms of NSW’s export industries. Would a cap on overseas student numbers put that at risk?

by Alexandra Smith and Matt Wade

Rebekah Keukenmeester, whose 10-year-old daughter Bridgette was murdered in 2020. She was granted an inquest after directly appealing to the state coroner.

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Courts

‘The system isn’t working’: Backlog in coroner’s cases leads to delays, fewer inquests

Legal experts estimate there is now a backlog of between 130 and 140 mandatory inquests in NSW, with some dating back several years.

by Michael McGowan

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the state must prioritise growth in 2025.

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State Parliament

The boom industries NSW must rely on to avoid a grim decade

by Matt Wade and Alexandra Smith

Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig, Health Minister Ryan Park and Attorney-General Michael Daley.

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Political expenses

Revealed: The NSW ministers who used drivers for family holidays

by Michael McGowan, Max Maddison and Alexandra Smith

Scott Yung, then the Liberal candidate for the state seat of Kogarah, sitting next to John Howard during a fundraiser at the Blue Angel restaurant.

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Australia votes

The Liberal candidate, the mysterious $60,000 and the deleted podcast

by Max Maddison

Crime & Courts

A man has died from injuries sustained during a break-in at a home in Penrith.

Crime

‘Very frightening’: Man dead after ‘targeted’ home invasion

by Penry Buckley

Alan Jones outside court in December.

Jones investigation

Alan Jones hit with further indecent assault charge, bringing alleged victim count to 11

by Sarah McPhee

A picture of the man wanted after two women, aged in their 80s, were sexually attacked during a string of break-ins in Merrylands, in Sydney.

Crime

Manhunt after women sexually attacked by knife-wielding intruder

by Perry Duffin

A young boy filmed from the backseat of a car during a street race in Sydney’s south before the vehicle, driven by Jimmy Martin Brito, left the road and hit a tree, killing the boy and his brother.

Courts

Phone videos captured boys’ squeals before street race ended in ‘utter destruction’

by Sarah McPhee

A young boy filmed from the backseat of a car during a street race in Sydney's south before the vehicle, driven by Jimmy Martin Brito, left the road and hit a tree, killing the boy and his brother. SOURCE: NSW District Court — 1:10

Crime

Phone captured street race moments before deadly crash

A serial rapist from Long Bay fornensic hospital, who attacked a woman while on unsupervised leave, has been greenlit for release even as conditions tighten on forensic patients.

Crime

This serial rapist is earmarked for release, but system doesn’t know when or where he’ll go

by Perry Duffin

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Education

The 2025 SMH School Summit.

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Education

The major NAPLAN change coming to schools

by Nick Newling

SMH schools summit

SMH Schools Summit 2025 as it happened: Prue Car speaks after funding deal, selective schools in the spotlight

by Nick Newling

Education

Former education chief’s call to curb new selective schools

by Christopher Harris

Health

Intermittent heavy rainfall from Cyclone Alfred made for wet work for the employees of Brads Butchery in Lismore as they evacuated their workplace.

Extreme weather

How Cyclone Alfred is impacting Northern NSW

by Kayla Olaya

Crime

This serial rapist is earmarked for release, but system doesn’t know when or where he’ll go

by Perry Duffin

Healthcare

Veterinary surgical equipment found in Sydney cosmetic clinic accused of putting patients at risk

by Kate Aubusson

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