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A man was charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

The violent history of man accused of sexually assaulting schoolgirl

A man accused of attacking a 15-year-old Sydney girl at knifepoint in broad daylight has a history of making sexual advances to young people in public.

  • Clare Sibthorpe and Jessica McSweeney

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Leon Soflias, one of the alleged Newtown Synagogue attackers.

‘They call him Nazi’: Man accused of synagogue arson attacked in prison

One of two men accused of the antisemitic attack in Sydney’s inner west has been given the nickname “Nazi” by inmates.

  • Perry Duffin
The unmissable yia yia’s potatoes.

Don’t miss the zingy lemon potatoes – and rat-a-tat energy – at this generous Newtown cafe

Oven-warm pita sandwiches and Greek-Cypriot bowls are all under $20 at Myra’s Kitchen on King Street.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Comedor

The Sydney kiosk that killed off an award-winning restaurant

Few neighbours were aware of Comedor owner Walter Shellshear before he applied to expand his restaurant into a Newtown park last year. Then things turned ugly.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
Ricotta and cacao husk pancakes with smoked maple syrup and espresso butter at Flora.

Continental Deli crew unveil all-day vegetarian eatery (with two more venues to follow)

You “won’t know you’ve had a vegetarian meal” at this cheerful newcomer in Sydney’s inner west.

  • Erina Starkey
Koby Weaver (right) allegedly stomped a police officer’s skull with such “extreme force” it audibly reverberated off a road way in video played in Downing Centre Local Court.

Court shown sickening footage of alleged stomp on off-duty cop’s head

The “significant force” used gave a magistrate no option but to keep one of the accused behind bars, leaving the 20-year-old and his mother in tears.

  • Perry Duffin
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A young man is fighting for life after a coward punch in Newtown

Two charged over attack on off-duty cop in Sydney’s inner west

A group of men allegedly kicked and punched the officer in the head, knocking him unconscious, after he walked down Newtown’s busy nightlife strip with a colleague.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Sally Rawsthorne
Second man arrested after alleged attempt to set religious building at Newtown alight – Strike Force Pearl. 23 January 2025. Photo NSW Police

Man Tasered during arrest over Sydney antisemitic attack

A second man has been arrested for the arson and graffiti attack on a synagogue in Newtown.

  • Perry Duffin
Newtown synagogue arrest

‘Big breakthrough’: Man charged over antisemitic attack on Sydney synagogue

Heavily armed police raided two inner Sydney properties over an alleged attempt to burn down a synagogue at Newtown, and more arrests are expected.

  • Perry Duffin, Michael McGowan and Amber Schultz
Police are investigating graffiti sprayed on the Newtown Synagogue on Saturday morning.

Counterterrorism squad called in as Sydney synagogue attacks escalate

Police are hunting two people who they say spray-painted swastika symbols on Newtown Synagogue before using a clear liquid to try to set the building alight.

  • Megan Gorrey

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