Mother of two children found dead at NSW home was previously sacked from government department role

Mother of two children found dead at NSW home was previously sacked from government department role

The mother of two boys found dead in the Blue Mountains had been sacked from a government department on mental health grounds. The bodies of two boys — Russell, aged 11, and Ben Smith, 9 — were found at their Faulconbridge family home on Tuesday. Police are waiting to question their 42-year-old mother after she … Read more

Sepsis Australia urges greater awareness of the condition which kills more Australians than road accidents

Sepsis Australia urges greater awareness of the condition which kills more Australians than road accidents

Lyn Whiteway thought she had the flu but she had actually developed a life-threatening condition known as sepsis, which many Australians know little about. Thankfully she went back to hospital where doctors finally diagnosed the condition just in time — 24 hours later she would have been dead. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Australians film tongue twister … Read more

How roulette dealer allegedly rigged game for his friend to the tune of $25,000

How roulette dealer allegedly rigged game for his friend to the tune of ,000

Two men accused of rigging games at a Sydney casino and winning more than $25,000 are set to face court. Organised Crime police have charged a casino employee and an associate over the scam, alleging they rigged roulette bets during September and October 2023. The men would move bets after the roulette result was finalised, … Read more

How William Tyrrell’s loved ones are spending the 10-year anniversary of his disappearance

How William Tyrrell’s loved ones are spending the 10-year anniversary of his disappearance

It has been 10 years since the disappearance that gripped the nation. Since then, Australians have yearned for an answer to the question — where is the young boy last seen wearing a Spider-Man suit? William Tyrrell was three when he went missing while playing at his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall, on the NSW … Read more

Alleged thief caught and held by residents of Guildford in Western Sydney

Alleged thief caught and held by residents of Guildford in Western Sydney

A group of Western Sydney residents have made a citizen’s arrest of an alleged thief, who tried to run off but fell into a backyard pool — twice. The Guildford residents said they spotted the man in their neighbourhood — which has been a recent target for thieves — on Wednesday night. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more

Queensland police officer killed during annual Wall to Wall memorial motorbike ride on Gwydir Hwy, near Glenn Innes, NSW

Queensland police officer killed during annual Wall to Wall memorial motorbike ride on Gwydir Hwy, near Glenn Innes, NSW

A Queensland police officer has died during a memorial motorcycle ride in the NSW Northern Tablelands. The officer was participating in the Wall to Wall ride when the crash occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The annual memorial ride pays tribute to fallen police officers, with riders from each state finishing their journey at the National Police … Read more

Class action against bus line after deadly Hunter Valley bus crash

Class action against bus line after deadly Hunter Valley bus crash

Families who lost loved-ones in a deadly bus crash have launched a class-action lawsuit as the driver responsible stares down decades in prison. Brett Button, 59, was sentenced on Wednesday to 32 years in jail, with a non-parole period of 24 years, for killing 10 passengers and injuring 25 who had been celebrating a young … Read more

Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains deaths: Family breaks silence after two boys found dead inside NSW home

Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains deaths: Family breaks silence after two boys found dead inside NSW home

The grief-stricken family of two boys who were found dead inside their Blue Mountains home have shared details of their heartbreak. The boy’s father Nick Smith found his two sons, Russell, 11, and his younger brother Ben, 9, inside the Faulconbridge house just before 1pm on Tuesday. The boys’ mother Trish Smith, 42, was arrested … Read more