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Sally Rawsthorne is a crime reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

How an audacious plot to allegedly flood Sydney with $7.5 billion of cocaine went up in smoke
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How an audacious plot to allegedly flood Sydney with $7.5 billion of cocaine went up in smoke

The elaborate scheme, alleged to feature bribed guerillas, secret symbols and Canary Islands cash, was plagued with problems.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne

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Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’, and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?
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Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’, and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?

Graham Kay terrorised women and girls across northern Sydney. The state of NSW twice watered down the notorious sex offender’s release conditions, and he went on to offend again.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
University of Sydney students in suspected inner west murder-suicide

University of Sydney students in suspected inner west murder-suicide

The University of Sydney is co-operating with police after the bodies of a young man and woman were found at a Sydney apartment complex.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Jessica McSweeney
‘Airtasker for crooks’: Contract killings becoming big business

‘Airtasker for crooks’: Contract killings becoming big business

Business in Sydney’s underworld is booming, as criminal networks outsource their killings.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
Andrew O’Keefe rearrested hours after court appearance
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Andrew O’Keefe rearrested hours after court appearance

The former Deal or No Deal star was picked up by police in Vaucluse just hours after he appeared in court.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Amber Schultz
Police wanted 16 people for crimes on Sydney transport. They’ve charged 227
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Police wanted 16 people for crimes on Sydney transport. They’ve charged 227

Among them was a pair whose alleged attack on a schoolgirl left her with a torn earlobe and a man who allegedly punched the driver of a moving bus in the face.

  • by Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne
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‘My beautiful angels’: Mum farewells children killed in Lalor Park fire

‘My beautiful angels’: Mum farewells children killed in Lalor Park fire

The children who died in the blaze allegedly lit by their father have been remembered at an emotional service in western Sydney.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne, Perry Duffin, Clare Sibthorpe and Riley Walter
Drug kingpin’s role in notorious alleged Sydney cocaine plot
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Drug kingpin’s role in notorious alleged Sydney cocaine plot

Vaso Ulic allegedly attempted to smuggle 2.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia, where it commands up to 10 times the European price.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
‘Instinctive act of bravery’: Father and twin toddlers hit by Sydney train after pram rolls onto tracks
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‘Instinctive act of bravery’: Father and twin toddlers hit by Sydney train after pram rolls onto tracks

The man tried to rescue his children but he and one of the two-year-olds were killed at Carlton train station. The other twin survived and was pulled to safety by police.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Max Maddison
Australian drug ‘kingpin’ Vaso Ulic arrested in Montenegro
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Australian drug ‘kingpin’ Vaso Ulic arrested in Montenegro

The 65-year-old is alleged to have masterminded an attempt to move almost 2.5 tonnes of cocaine from South America to Australia and Europe.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
The Sydney suburbs with the most alcohol-related domestic violence

The Sydney suburbs with the most alcohol-related domestic violence

The Herald has built an interactive map, pinpointing domestic violence incidents across the state’s local government areas over the past decade.

  • by Heath Gilmore, Sally Rawsthorne and Nigel Gladstone

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