The last time Thomas Kennedy met Libby Hanrahan, David Ipsen, Renne Heinrich and Leon Bush, he was fighting for life. The then-16-year-old had fallen 40m down a cliff along the Nepean River, near Penrith. Kennedy had just arrived at the Nepean Narrows Lookout on September 29, 2015 when he ventured towards the edge for a … Read more
A quick-thinking nurse has shared the moment she called on her years of experience to save a choking baby at a Sydney park. Heidi Young was enjoying a birthday barbecue with friends in 2019 when a six-month-old girl began struggling to breathe because a piece of sausage was lodged in her windpipe. Within seconds, the … Read more
A rugby league player stabbed to death outside a busy restaurant in Sydney’s inner west may have had links to organised crime. Sitaleki Filihiahekava, 32, had just had dinner with family before attending a planned meeting with his killer when he was stabbed multiple times outside Guzman y Gomez on Marrickville Rd about 7.40pm on … Read more
Popular NSW music festival Lost Paradise says it is “doing everything we can” to protect ticket-holders after its US-based ticketing platform suddenly went dark. Festival organisers are scrambling to understand why major ticketing company Lyte Ticketing — which services international clientele including Coachella, Pitchfork and Electric Forest — has gone offline. Lyte abruptly stopped operating … Read more
It’s “no easy task” getting your foot in the property market in Sydney, an expert has told 7NEWS.com.au. Couples must now both earn six-figure salaries to afford a home in the majority of the NSW capital, new data has revealed. Sydney’s eastern suburbs, north shore, northern beaches, and inner-city suburbs remain the most expensive places … Read more
High fire danger is expected to peak in parts of the country on Wednesday, before rain is forecast to sweep across Australia later this week. Warm, dry conditions and below-average rainfall have contributed to elevated fire risk for parts of Australia, with emergency services warning people to be on alert. “It’s been a mixed bag … Read more
A family-owned business in Western Australia has been crowned the best fish and chips in the country for the second time. Albany’s Hooked on Middleton Beach won the top gong at the 2024 National Seafood Industry Awards this month, taking home the title of best take-away fish and chips. The accolade, presented by the peak … Read more
A man fatally stabbed outside a Guzman y Gomez in Marrickville in Sydney’s inner west has been identified as a Sydney rugby league player. Sitaleki Filihiahekava, 32, was stabbed on Marrickville Rd about 7.40pm on Monday, as horrified witnesses and diners watched on. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Manhunt after stabbing in Sydney. Know the news … Read more
The official interest rate has been paused again, despite growing political pressure on the Reserve Bank to start lowering the cash rate from a 12-year high. In Tuesday’s sixth decision of the year, the RBA held rates again at 4.35 per cent, as it has been since the most recent hike last November. The Reserve … Read more
Sydney Water is on a mission to convince locals of the merits of drinking recycled sewage and has enlisted an Aussie social media star to help the bid. Building a purified recycled water facility (PRW) in the next decade to reduce Greater Sydney’s 85 per cent reliance on rainwater is one proposal mooted by Sydney … Read more
