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Digital Illustration - Michael Howard A New South Wales man who locked his wife inside, told her “I’m going to murder you” and smashed her phone has become the first person to be convicted under the controversial coercive control legislation, in a landmark case that paves the way for policing abusive relationship.

‘I’m going to murder you’: Man pleads guilty under new coercive control law

After years of abuse, the woman walked into a police station. In tears, she told officers what she had endured.

  • Sally Rawsthorne

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A smuggled SIM card and hidden modem: How two children evaded forced marriages and got their father convicted

A 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl have made a daring escape from their father’s attempts to force them into arranged marriages shortly after arriving in Australia.

  • Amber Schultz
Arthur Allsop circa 1930 in his NSW cap.

The brilliant bush stars eclipsed by Bradman and game's greats

Frank Henderson hit an unbeaten 416 for Leeton and held the record for the most runs by a player in NSW in any form of cricket - for less than a week.

  • Michael McCormack
Drought-hit Deniliquin and Leeton are set to lose 230 manufacturing jobs as rice processor SunRice winds back to one shift due to drought.

Murray Darling water woes strip another 100 jobs from drought-hit rice towns

More than 200 jobs have been lost to rice mills in two Riverina towns, with SunRice blaming water policies and farmers’ own practices.

  • Mike Foley
Driver charged with murder after cyclist hit and killed by car

Driver charged with murder after cyclist hit and killed by car

Stephen O'Grady, 33, died after he was hit by a car in the early hours of Sunday morning.

  • Lucy Cormack
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