Four people including a 12-year-old boy have been arrested after a 4WD allegedly stolen in Queensland crashed into dozens of cars in Sydney’s inner city. The Toyota LandCruiser was spotted late on Thursday driving dangerously in Surry Hills before officers tried to pull it over. The 4WD took off, triggering a short chase before it … Read more
A Sydney man has taken his neighbours to court over a hedge growing on their property that he claimed blocked his sunlight and littered debris. The neighbours, who live in Ropes Crossing, in Sydney’s west, have a row of 21 lilly pillies, which form a 3 to 4m tall hedge, growing along a boundary they … Read more
NSW residents are bracing for a summer scorcher with temperatures due to hit the mid-40s and people urged to check on elderly neighbours. Penrith and Richmond in Sydney’s western suburbs are forecast to reach 44C on Saturday, with 40C expected in the city. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sydney heatwave. Watch the latest news and stream … Read more
An emergency biosecurity control order has been put in place after fire ants were found in NSW for the first time since the Queensland infestation began. The NSW Department of Primary Industries confirmed on Saturday three red imported fire ant nests were found in South Murwillumbah, 13km from the Queensland border in the state’s northeast. … Read more
A 17-year-old has died after being thrown off a trail bike along with a 22-year-old pillion passenger in a horrific crash in NSW’s Hunter region. Police were called to the intersection of Maitland Street and Thompson Street in Muswellbrook about 5pm Saturday after the driver lost control and the bike struck a median-strip guard rail. … Read more
There are increasing calls for NSW Fair Trading to act against a Sydney builder that has a number of unfinished home builds, some whose owners have been told their houses’ conditions are so bad they need to be demolished and built again. Kathy Mattiello is one JND Homes client who has been waiting two years … Read more
Singer Shannon Noll has come to the aid of a dying woman, pulling her from a car that crashed into a tree and burst into flames in northern NSW. The sedan was travelling on Ellangowan Rd at Ellangowan when it left the road and hit the tree about 8.50pm Saturday. Emergency services were called to … Read more
Maverick federal MP Bob Katter wants to scrap the King’s image from the country’s coins in favour of significant Australians. The Katter’s Australian Party leader has touted an alternative design for the national currency, suggesting it could feature a Kalkadoon warrior or distinguished Australian soldier Ralph Honner. “Surely you’d put Kokoda hero Ralph Honner on … Read more
Shayne Higson still vividly remembers the trauma of watching her 77-year-old mother succumb to multiple brain tumours. “She didn’t want to suffer at the end stage,” Higson told AAP. “But there was nothing her doctor could do to treat her and it was also not legal to assist someone’s death.” Watch the latest news on … Read more
Three children and a woman in her 40s were seriously injured when their car smashed into another in Sydney’s southwest. The crash, involving a total of seven people, happened about 2am on Saturday along Milperra Road in Milperra. New South Wales Police said officers arrived to find the children and woman trapped inside their SUV. … Read more
