Two sailors dead after being struck by sail booms in Sydney to Hobart race

Two sailors dead after being struck by sail booms in Sydney to Hobart race

Two people on two separate yachts in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race have died after they were each struck by sail booms on the NSW coast.

  • byJessica McSweeney andDaniella Miletic

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‘The most perfect son’:Family of lost teen share tribute

‘The most perfect son’:Family of lost teen share tribute

The family of 15-year-old Luca Bennett have paid tribute to the teen after he was swept off rocks at North Avoca Beach on Christmas Eve.

  • byJessica McSweeney andRiley Walter
Christmas Eve appeal for 8-year-old girl missing since October

Christmas Eve appeal for 8-year-old girl missing since October

Police are searching for Molly Noonan-Medley,who they believe is in the company of her mother.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Police commissioner warns rail chaos could trigger NYE fireworks cancellation

Police commissioner warns rail chaos could trigger NYE fireworks cancellation

The government is seeking a legal intervention because of fears that train disruptions risk leading to deadly crowd crushes.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan,Michael McGowan andJessica McSweeney
Alan Jones breaks silence after entering not guilty plea

Alan Jones breaks silence after entering not guilty plea

The veteran broadcaster has made a defiant speech outside court proclaiming his innocence to dozens of charges.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Sydney swelters before southerly buster provides relief

Sydney swelters before southerly buster provides relief

The mercury hit 32 degrees in Sydney’s CBD and climbed to more than 40 degrees out west.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Riley Walter andPenry Buckley
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‘Callous and cowardly’:Hunt for killer of taxi driver shot down in cold blood

‘Callous and cowardly’:Hunt for killer of taxi driver shot down in cold blood

William Rogers was shot in the chest and left for dead in Sydney’s inner west. Police are offering a $500,000 reward for information to help catch his alleged killer.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Mother-daughter dream holiday turns to ‘worst nightmare’

Mother-daughter dream holiday turns to ‘worst nightmare’

Georgia Sandoe-Simpson and her mother are returning home to Sydney after a suspected alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Penry Buckley andRiley Walter
‘Someone’s mother,daughter,sister,friend’:Woman’s body discovered near Sydney Airport
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‘Someone’s mother,daughter,sister,friend’:Woman’s body discovered near Sydney Airport

Police are now working to identify the woman whose badly decomposed body was found covered in plastic in bushland off Foreshore Drive in Botany.

  • byPenry Buckley,Jessica McSweeney andPerry Duffin
Christmas parties targeted in Sydney dial-a-dealer cocaine blitz
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Christmas parties targeted in Sydney dial-a-dealer cocaine blitz

Buyers of illicit drugs this “silly season” are in police sights after more than 100 people were charged in a major operation across Sydney.

  • byJessica McSweeney andPerry Duffin
Pearl Jam frontman pauses Sydney show to pay tribute to Laos drink-spiking victims

Pearl Jam frontman pauses Sydney show to pay tribute to Laos drink-spiking victims

Eddie Vedder took a moment during the band’s Sydney concert to send his thoughts to the families of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles.

  • byJessica McSweeney