NSW Police say backlog of unsolved homicides will take 900 years to clear

NSW Police say backlog of unsolved homicides will take 900 years to clear

According to a NSW Police-issued paper from 2018,unsolved homicides are accumulating faster than they can be solved.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell

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‘Hate crime’:Safety concerns after Sydney’s latest anti-LGBTQ attack

‘Hate crime’:Safety concerns after Sydney’s latest anti-LGBTQ attack

Comedic drag performer Carla from Bankstown was forced to cancel an appearance at a shopping centre after a stall was attacked in what has been called a “hate crime”.

  • byAndrew Taylor andAnthony Segaert
DNA breakthrough in former AC/DC manager’s murder

DNA breakthrough in former AC/DC manager’s murder

A person of interest has been identified in the 1993 murder of Crispin Dye in Darlinghurst. The man had a substantial criminal history,including assault.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
California store owner shot and killed over Pride flag,officials say

California store owner shot and killed over Pride flag,officials say

The man ran away from the store after the shooting but was later found and killed in a confrontation with officers from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

NSW Police lose bid to stop inquiry examining Scott Johnson death

NSW Police lose bid to stop inquiry examining Scott Johnson death

The head of a landmark inquiry said “much does remain unknown in relation to circumstances surrounding Scott Johnson’s death”.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
‘He never got over the grief’:A dying father’s cry for his son

‘He never got over the grief’:A dying father’s cry for his son

An inquiry is seeking new DNA evidence in the unsolved death of John Russell,whose body was found on the rocks beneath the Bondi to Tamarama walk in 1989.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
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Police under fire as notebooks revealed in former AC/DC manager’s murder case

Police under fire as notebooks revealed in former AC/DC manager’s murder case

Previously unseen notebooks from police who investigated the murder of former AC/DC manager Crispin Dye have been handed to an inquiry as new DNA evidence was revealed.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Explosive new evidence in 1993 murder of former AC/DC manager

Explosive new evidence in 1993 murder of former AC/DC manager

Bloodstains,DNA and two pieces of paper were found in Crispin Dye’s clothing 30 years after his death. They had never been forensically examined.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
Sydney at centre of global Anglican stand-off over sex and colonialism

Sydney at centre of global Anglican stand-off over sex and colonialism

The Anglican Diocese of Sydney’s ecclesiastical ally,Ugandan Bishop Stephen Kaziimba,backed the African country’s harsh new anti-homosexuality laws.

  • byJordan Baker
Long fight for gay hate justice exposes police culture
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Long fight for gay hate justice exposes police culture

The fact that the gay hate crime and the punishment took 35 years to finally meet lies at the feet of the NSW Police and is an indelible black mark against those we expect to protect us.

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Explosive texts reveal police hostility to Scott Johnson’s family

Explosive texts reveal police hostility to Scott Johnson’s family

A senior NSW police officer said it was “not in my DNA” for her to let the Johnson family win,text messages reveal.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andSarah McPhee