Charges laid after teenager killed in Blacktown street brawl

Charges laid after teenager killed in Blacktown street brawl

Five people have been charged and three others remain in hospital after an 18-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Sydney’s west.

  • bySarah McPhee andJenny Noyes

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Police probe gang links after teenager fatally stabbed in Sydney brawl

Police probe gang links after teenager fatally stabbed in Sydney brawl

Five males aged between 14 and 21 were arrested after a 17-year-old boy died during a brawl in Blacktown on Wednesday night.

  • bySarah McPhee
Seven-day ban on Sydney church after illegal sermon,$49,000 in fines

Seven-day ban on Sydney church after illegal sermon,$49,000 in fines

Dozens of Christ Embassy Sydney worshippers have been fined for not wearing masks,along with the pastor as he was served a seven-day prohibition order.

  • bySarah McPhee
NSW records 818 new cases,three deaths as new restrictions begin

NSW records 818 new cases,three deaths as new restrictions begin

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the state had hit 5.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine after a record 730,000 people were vaccinated last week.

  • byMary Ward andSarah McPhee
Mandatory masks and curfew for LGAs of concern:New COVID-19 restrictions for NSW

Mandatory masks and curfew for LGAs of concern:New COVID-19 restrictions for NSW

Masks will be mandatory outside the home,except for exercise,across NSW while a 9pm to 5am curfew will be introduced in Sydney’s 12 local government areas of concern.

  • bySarah McPhee
NSW records 681 local cases,one death,with regional lockdown extended

NSW records 681 local cases,one death,with regional lockdown extended

The Premier Gladys Berejiklian,however,said there was “light at the end of the tunnel” with a record number of vaccinations administered within the 24-hour period.

  • byMary Ward andSarah McPhee
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Calls for more Western Sydney vaccine hubs as COVID cases soar

Calls for more Western Sydney vaccine hubs as COVID cases soar

Aboriginal groups are urging the NSW government to open more vaccine clinics in Sydney’s west as Blacktown’s mayor reveals he offered space for one last month.

  • byCameron Gooley andAngus Thompson
Woman who stabbed partner to death with steak knife jailed

Woman who stabbed partner to death with steak knife jailed

The NSW Supreme Court judge accepted as a result of Lisa Srsa’s various mental disorders,her capacity to control herself was “substantially impaired”.

  • bySarah McPhee
‘This is imprisonment’:Blacktown apartments in lockdown after COVID outbreak

‘This is imprisonment’:Blacktown apartments in lockdown after COVID outbreak

About 50 units are locked down after several COVID-19 cases emerged.

  • byDaniella White
‘Potholes you could lose a dog down’:The worst roads in Sydney revealed

‘Potholes you could lose a dog down’:The worst roads in Sydney revealed

The Inner West Council fixes about 9000 potholes a year,but road users say roads in Waverley and Burwood councils are the worst in Sydney.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Blacktown nurses and midwives ordered back to work after strike over safety

Blacktown nurses and midwives ordered back to work after strike over safety

Between 130 and 150 midwives and nurses walked off the job on Thursday. Their union said they were burning out and traumatised by infant deaths.

  • byMegan Gorrey andMary Ward