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Cop gun ‘unintentionally’ shot in airport, man charged

A man has been arrested at the nation's busiest airport after a police firearm was discharged, but the airport says flights are operating normally.

‘Perilous’: largest-ever Gaza protest packs bridge

A slew of famous faces including Julian Assange, Bob Carr, Anthony Mundine and Craig Foster joined 90,000 in a march for Gaza across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

International acts should come to Canberra

I have just bought my third concert ticket for a show in Sydney for 2025, and my fourth in 12 months.

‘Brave’ police hailed after shooting machete-armed man in Sydney

Officers who shot dead a man armed with a large machete in a suburban shopping centre car park acted bravely, senior police say.

Teen girl’s six-hour Sydney gang-rape ordeal horrifies police

Four teenagers, ranging in age from 14 to 19, have been charged after a 17-year-old girl was lured into a car and sexually assaulting for six hours.

Hunt for shooter after woman killed in Sydney drive-by attack

A shooter is being hunted by police after leaving a woman in her 60s dead and a home riddled with bullets in a drive-by shooting on the city outskirts.

‘Sydney any day over Canberra’: Dutton reveals where he will live if he becomes PM

Offered a choice between Sydney and Canberra, Peter Dutton's preference is clear and appears to reflect his priorities.

‘Devastated’: deadly Sydney house fire kills woman, schoolgirl

Two people are dead after a fire ripped through a family home, while another girl and man are fighting for their lives in hospital.

Police shot at after ‘brazen’ botched gangland hit in Sydney

Shots have been fired at police during a high-speed suburban pursuit sparked by what's believed to have been a botched gangland hit.

Canberra band wins ARIA Award for debut album

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers were inspired to form in 2015 after watching the School of Rock movie at a sleepover.

Month-long inquest to probe deadly Bondi Westfield stabbing rampage

An inquest will examine how and why six people were stabbed to death during a brutal knife rampage at a shopping centre involving a mentally ill man.

Man in custody after teenager’s body found in bushland

A 32-year-old man who presented himself at a police station has been arrested, police say, after the body of a teenager was found in bushland.

Three dead in ‘unsurvivable’ midair plane collision over Sydney

Three people have died in an "unsurvivable" midair collision between two light aircraft over Sydney's southwest.

First NRL grand final experience done and dusted

My favourite team, the Melbourne Storm, may have lost the 2024 NRL Grand Final but I still enjoyed my first experience attending one of the biggest sporting events of the year.

Three stab victims after car crash in southern Sydney

Four people including a police officer have been injured in a car crash and stabbing in southern Sydney that has closed a major highway in both directions.

‘Brave’ dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy in Sydney

A heroic father has died trying to rescue his twin toddlers, one of whom survived, after their pram rolled onto train tracks.

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