Overhaul pledged after shock parole in hero policewoman’s case

Overhaul pledged after shock parole in hero policewoman’s case

Premier Chris Minns has apologised to former police officer Samantha Barlow and flagged a possible appeal after her attacker was granted parole.

  • byMichael McGowan andPerry Duffin

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Shock parole decision in Samantha Barlow case

Shock parole decision in Samantha Barlow case

Police sergeant Samantha Barlow was repeatedly bashed in the head with a brick and left for dead while she walked through Kings Cross on her way to work.

  • byPerry Duffin
Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one

Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one

The corrections minister has vowed to fix a glaring loophole after discovering no single agency was responsible for informing victims about their attackers’ parole.

  • byMax Maddison andFrances Howe
‘No right to any form of freedom’:Hero cop faces attacker for first time in 15 years

‘No right to any form of freedom’:Hero cop faces attacker for first time in 15 years

Samantha Barlow locked eyes with Roderick Holohan – who bashed her with a brick and left her for dead – as he dialled in to his parole hearing from Long Bay prison.

  • byPerry Duffin andMichael McGowan
Bashed and left for dead,Samantha now feels betrayed by a cruel loophole
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Bashed and left for dead,Samantha now feels betrayed by a cruel loophole

Samantha Barlow fought hard to rebuild her life until she received a devastating phone call about her attacker.

  • byPerry Duffin
Katsu,supper spots and celebrities:Is Kings Cross winning back its hospo mojo?

Katsu,supper spots and celebrities:Is Kings Cross winning back its hospo mojo?

Diners are returning to Bayswater Road and beyond,with the arrival of Don’s Katsu from the Bones Ramen team,and reborn celebrity bar Pelicano.

  • byScott Bolles
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Celebrity hotspot Pelicano bar to be reborn at former Hugos Lounge site in Kings Cross
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Celebrity hotspot Pelicano bar to be reborn at former Hugos Lounge site in Kings Cross

Restaurateur Andrew Becher’s reboot will have a coastal Mediterranean menu with a strong Italian bent.

  • byScott Bolles
‘It’s coming back’:Why Icebergs’ Maurice Terzini is staking his money on Kings Cross

‘It’s coming back’:Why Icebergs’ Maurice Terzini is staking his money on Kings Cross

Three new reasons to visit the famed strip include a cabaret bar,an Italian-leaning wine bar rumoured to be by the Fratelli Paradiso crew and an ‘exciting’ tenant at the former home of Gourmet Life.

  • byScott Bolles
Mark was charged with graffiti. What happened next surprised him

Mark was charged with graffiti. What happened next surprised him

Historical photographs are a common sight on construction hoardings across the CBD,but one photograph from the 1960s has raised eyebrows.

  • byMary Ward
‘Freezing my tits off on Liverpool St’:The unfiltered history of Kings Cross

‘Freezing my tits off on Liverpool St’:The unfiltered history of Kings Cross

From Sydney’s first strip club,to drag cabaret and late night parties – Kings Cross was once the centre of Australia’s after-hours entertainment scene.

  • byHelen Pitt
Police release CCTV of alleged Kings Cross brothel attack

Police release CCTV of alleged Kings Cross brothel attack

The footage shows a man dressed in a dark suit walking down a hallway and into a room the day before a 31-year-old woman reported a sexual assault to police.

  • byClare Sibthorpe