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Emergency services
‘Hysterical’ father made desperate attempt to rescue son swept into sea
A family fishing trip took a tragic turn when the 11-year-old was washed off a notorious Central Coast beach in front of his father and younger brothers.
- by Frances Howe and Riley Walter
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Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one
The corrections minister has vowed to fix a glaring loophole after discovering no single agency was responsible for informing victims about their attackers’ parole.
- by Max Maddison and Frances Howe
Shoppers still on the hunt for cost-of-living relief despite inflation drop
Inflation is at its lowest in years, but shoppers like 23-year-old Anastasia Scoggin doubt they’ve seen any improvement.
- by Frances Howe
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Tragedy
‘Nothing could be done’: Three dead after planes collide in south-west Sydney crash
Two light planes have collided near The Oaks, in the city’s outer south-west.
- by Frances Howe and Mary Ward
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Courts
High-profile restaurateur pleads guilty over Nazi symbol
Alan Yazbek was arrested for holding a swastika sign at a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney.
- by Frances Howe and Sarah McPhee
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Crime
The toddler, the $60,000 Bunnings drug deal, and Groovin the Moo
Sydney man Jonathon Towers took his young son to buy MDMA at a suburban Bunnings car park. He’s now facing two years behind bars.
- by Frances Howe and Sally Rawsthorne
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Traffic
Two killed in horror crash on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Commuters were urged to use public transport where possible on Thursday afternoon after two people were killed in a head-on collision on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- by Riley Walter, Jessica McSweeney and Frances Howe
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Review
You may never have heard of the composer, but her work is thrilling
Our critics take a look at the latest shows around town.
- by Shamim Razavi, John Shand, Kate Prendergast, Frances Howe and Peter McCallum
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Pollution
Mysterious dark spheres on Sydney beaches identified
Preliminary testing by Randwick City Council has identified the black balls that have washed up on Coogee, Maroubra and Gordons Bay beaches as “tar balls”, made from oil and debris.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Frances Howe
Entangled humpback whale calf freed off the coast of Sydney
The calf was freed after it was spotted near Bondi Beach entangled in a rope and buoy.
- by Frances Howe
‘I’m glad I’m out of that hole’: Kamahl’s mental health battle revealed in court
The legendary singer was accused of threatening to strangle a woman who called him a molester.
- by Clare Sibthorpe, Frances Howe and Riley Walter
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