The crime fighter who wants to break cocaine’s spell over Sydney
Recreational drug use must become socially unacceptable to rein in Sydney’s booming – and often violent – narcotics trade, says Michael Barnes.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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‘Yelling and screaming’: Woman charged after man stabbed to death in eastern suburbs
The 31-year-old woman has been charged over the alleged domestic violence murder at a suburban home in Sydney’s east on Tuesday night.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Domestic violence
Inside the ADVO hearing that could have saved a two-year-old boy
The Lismore man last week killed his two-year-old son Rowan, and himself, in a murder-suicide that shocked the state.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Lismore rallies for a mother in grief after murder of her child
Rowan’s mother Dr Sophie Roome and students from his swim school were among the crowd of 120 who gathered to remember the toddler killed by his father in a murder-suicide last week.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Insolvency
The high-profile Sydney yoga studio at the centre of a decidedly un-zen scandal
Egg of the Universe has been accused of trading while insolvent, owing tens of thousands of dollars while plunging further into debt and making generous loans to directors.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
‘We are devastated’: Mother’s incomprehensible grief after murder of two-year-old son
The mother of a child killed by his father in Lismore says the toddler should have been able to trust the man who took his life.
- by Catherine Naylor and Sally Rawsthorne
The red flags that triggered an AVO against suspected murder-suicide killer
The man suspected of killing himself and his two-year-old son had fronted a court three months ago over his controlling and coercive behaviour.Â
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Police seek delay in investigation into William Tyrrell’s foster mother
Last year, police recommended charges against William Tyrrell’s foster mother to the director of public prosecutions. On Tuesday they asked that prosecutors pause their review of the evidence.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Fourth A-League player expected to be charged over alleged corruption upon return to NSW
Macarthur FC players Ulises Davila, Kearyn Baccus, and Clayton Lewis were picked up by organised crime detectives on Friday, suspected of deliberately conceding yellow cards to manipulate offshore betting markets. A fourth man featured prominently in their police interviews.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Vince Rugari
Panthers star arrested over alleged domestic violence incident
Penrith star Taylan May has been charged over a domestic violence incident in which he allegedly punched a woman in the face.
- by Adrian Proszenko, Christian Nicolussi and Sally Rawsthorne
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NRL off-field behaviour
Police swoop ahead of training at Sea Eagle’s home, player charged with drug supply
Former Canterbury and Wests Tigers playmaker Brandon Wakeham has been charged after he was arrested at Brookvale Oval on Wednesday.
- by Adrian Proszenko and Sally Rawsthorne