Man dies in house fire in Sydney’s west

Man dies in house fire in Sydney’s west

Firefighters arrived at the house in Blacktown to find it well alight and a man inside suffering burns.

  • byPatrick Begley

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Dutton’s mysterious free legal advice from prominent Melbourne firm

Dutton’s mysterious free legal advice from prominent Melbourne firm

The opposition leader is receiving “ongoing legal assistance” from a firm that opposed him on the Voice to parliament.

  • byPatrick Begley
NSW cop sacked over topless waitress party,domestic violence case failures

NSW cop sacked over topless waitress party,domestic violence case failures

Former senior constable Andrew Herring told the Industrial Relations Commission he was a person of integrity but “not particularly well suited to DV investigations”.

  • byPatrick Begley
Joanna alerted the army about her husband. The ADF ‘vilified’ her. He later took his own life

Joanna alerted the army about her husband. The ADF ‘vilified’ her. He later took his own life

The Australian Defence Force failed the veteran and treated his widow “appallingly”,a coroner has found.

  • byBen Cubby andPatrick Begley
Taller,stronger,smarter:The baseless claims used to sell ‘toddler milk’ powder
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Taller,stronger,smarter:The baseless claims used to sell ‘toddler milk’ powder

Australian parents are told not to buy the ultra-processed powdered milk products,but the government is helping fund a boom overseas.

  • byPatrick Begley
‘No remorse’:George Alex jailed over $10 million tax fraud

‘No remorse’:George Alex jailed over $10 million tax fraud

The construction boss has been sentenced for his role as the overseer of a tax fraud scheme that delivered him the “lion’s share” of criminal proceeds.

  • byPatrick Begley
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Merivale VIP customer accused of sexually touching a waitress

Merivale VIP customer accused of sexually touching a waitress

The man has been charged after allegedly attempting to undo a waitress’s top as she served him caviar at a renowned Merivale seaside restaurant.

  • byEryk Bagshaw,Patrick Begley andBianca Hrovat
Bali Nine prisoner cries ‘tears of joy’ as Indonesian critics attack transfer deal talks
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Bali Nine prisoner cries ‘tears of joy’ as Indonesian critics attack transfer deal talks

Sensitive discussions are under way to transfer five men,serving life sentences for their roles in a 2005 heroin smuggling ring,from Indonesia to Australia.

  • byWendy Tuohy,Amilia Rosa,Karuni Rompies andPatrick Begley
Man arrested after discovery of 15-year-old’s body in bushland

Man arrested after discovery of 15-year-old’s body in bushland

The man presented himself at a police station about nine hours after officers found the boy’s body near a road in Sydney’s south-west.

  • byPatrick Begley andNigel Gladstone
Sydney Metro says it would pay $91m for this land. Justin Hemmes wants more than double that
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Sydney Metro says it would pay $91m for this land. Justin Hemmes wants more than double that

A family company belonging to the Merivale mogul says land it lost to the Metro West project would have formed part of an “Ivy 2.0” entertainment precinct.

  • byAnthony Segaert andPatrick Begley
Antisemitism,racism and homophobia tolerated on Australian billionaire’s site
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Antisemitism,racism and homophobia tolerated on Australian billionaire’s site

Edward Craven may not personally agree with vile content such as Holocaust denial. But his live-streaming platform is doing little to police it.

  • byPatrick Begley