Crime
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- NSW
Cruel loophole targeted after outrage of cop bashed and left for dead
A police officer who barely survived a vicious brick bashing and only discovered her attacker’s potential prison release through a friend called for urgent change.
- Clare Sibthorpe and Perry Duffin
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Sydney caravan bomb plotter admits key role from Turkish hideout
Sayit Erhan Akca, speaking from hiding in Turkey, says he approached authorities about a “trade-in” in exchange for information about the cache of explosives.
- Riley Walter
- Editorial
- Bondi Junction attack
Why we must not look away from this moment of horror
Of all the chilling moments during the first week of the inquest into the massacre at Westfield Bondi Junction a year ago, one stood above the rest.
- The Herald's View
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- Courts
Sydney toddler’s child protection case closed before ‘extremely cruel’ murder
The two-year-old girl was repeatedly failed by the NSW child protection system in the year before she was killed by her mother’s boyfriend, a coroner has found.
- Sarah McPhee
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- Bondi Junction attack
Heartbreaking evidence of ambo forced to wait outside Westfield as patient lay dying
Paramedic Christopher Wilkinson sped to Bondi Westfield as the first emergency calls came through. He found paramedics and stretchers lined up outside and police posted at the door.
- Perry Duffin
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- Bondi Junction attack
Bondi Junction attacker searched for serial killers online, sought access to guns
Joel Cauchi was severely mentally ill but “effectively unmedicated” and unmonitored for about five years before his death, an inquest has heard.
- Michaela Whitbourn and Perry Duffin
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- NSW
Five charged over field-side brawl at under-7s football game
Five adults were involved in the brawl, which occurred just before midday on Saturday.
- Anthony Segaert
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- Police
Sydney police officer charged with making false complaints against other cops
The 25-year-old allegedly made false accusations against colleagues regarding domestic violence and misused Crime Stoppers.
- Clare Sibthorpe and Perry Duffin
Man charged with murder of Newcastle teen killed in drive-by shooting
Decklen Deaves-Thornton was arrested on Friday morning, and will face court on Saturday after being refused bail.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
Outrage over death of teen after accused killer’s violent history revealed
Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered by a man who only months earlier had been spared jail despite a record of domestic violence, sparking frustration from victims’ rights groups.
- Riley Walter, Clare Sibthorpe, Amber Schultz and Max Maddison
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