Pru Wawn, 68, spent years of her life campaigning for NSW residents to have the right to die peacefully. The public school teacher of 38 years had no idea she would one day decide to use the scheme. Pru passed away in her Avalon home with her daughter, Ruby, by her side in early August, … Read more
People in three states have been put on alert over wild storms with the potential to bring down trees and power lines, triggering outages. Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit much of south eastern Australia on Sunday, extending from western New South Wales to the east of South Australia and much of northern Victoria. Adelaide, … Read more
A second earthquake has hit New South Wales’ Hunter region in as many days. The 4.7 magnitude event hit near Muswellbrook about 4.30pm on Saturday — close to the location of an earthquake of similar strength about 12pm the previous day. Nearly 600 people had reported feeling Saturday’s earthquake with Geoscience Australia, compared to about … Read more
Health authorities have confiscated and destroyed 11,300 mini jelly cups from Sydney businesses that contained a hazardous substance that poses a choking risk and can block the stomach. NSW Health said three western Sydney businesses were stocking the jellies. The cups contained konjac, a food additive made from the konnyaku plant, that is banned in … Read more
Slain schoolgirl Charlise Mutten probably spent her final moments in terror, a grim likelihood that justified a life sentence for her heartless murderer, a court has been told. The nine-year-old longed to have a father, but the man she trusted to fill that role and called “Daddy” instead shot her dead and dumped her body … Read more
The biggest earthquake to hit parts of the NSW Hunter region in decades could have been triggered by coal mining in the region, a geophysicist says. The 4.7-magnitude quake shook the town of Denman at 12.02pm on Friday, sparking thousands of reports of tremors in the following hour, including from people in Sydney, about 171km … Read more
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake that shook parts of New South Wales has damaged homes and businesses, caused power outages and forced some schools to evacuate. The earthquake struck near Denman in the state’s Upper Hunter region, about 135km from Newcastle, just after 12pm on Friday, according to Geoscience Australia. It was originally recorded as a … Read more
NSW drivers have been reminded about the correct road rules when going through a roundabout. NSW Police said there are a number of common “myths” surrounding roundabouts, including that drivers only need to give way to cars on their right. This belief is “completely wrong”, police said in a post on social media. Know the … Read more
Three foreigners have been arrested in Sydney by the Australian Federal Police over their alleged role in a people-smuggling operation. A 26-year-old man, 54-year-old woman, and 32- year-old woman are accused of conspiring to collect a group of illegal boat people who arrived in Western Australia’s remote northern coastline in April this year. Each person … Read more
An emergency rescue operation is underway for a juvenile humpback whale tangled in netting near Bradley’s Head, in Sydney Harbour. A tour group spotted the distressed whale about 1.30pm on Thursday and alerted authorities, who launched a rescue effort which had to be abandoned at nightfall. There were concerns the humpback had left the harbour … Read more
