Panic briefly set in among Bureau of Meteorology app users across the country on Wednesday morning when they received a tsunami warning for areas as far inland as Canberra. However, the shocked users breathed a sigh of relief when it became apparent BOM was testing a new tsunami early warning system for Australia. The test … Read more
The devastated father of two boys allegedly killed by their mother in their Blue Mountains home has remembered them as “beautiful boys”, during a funeral service in their home town. Russell Smith, 11, and his nine-year-old brother, Ben, were allegedly murdered by their mother on September 10. As she waits behind bars for her next … Read more
The hunt is continuing for a man who stabbed a “well-liked” suburban rugby league player to death outside a busy restaurant in Sydney’s inner west, as his loved ones mourn. Friends and family gathered outside Guzman y Gomez on Marrickville Rd on Tuesday night, to remember 32-year-old Sitaleki Filihiahekava, the day after he was fatally … Read more
Three people have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision on a major road in Sydney’s northwest that has caused traffic chaos for morning commuters. Four cars collided on Richmond Rd, Berkshire Park just before 6am on Tuesday morning. One woman was trapped in one of the vehicles and was freed by emergency services. Know the … Read more
A security guard has been injured in an armed hold up at a pub in Sydney’s southwest. About 1.02am on Tuesday, two men wearing dark clothing, face coverings and gloves entered the Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Canterbury Rd and Tincombe St, Canterbury. One man was armed with a shotgun and the other with … Read more
A man has died in a truck and car crash on a major road in Sydney’s inner west The truck and Mercedes-Benz sedan crashed on Liverpool Rd at Ashfield about 8am on Tuesday. The 61-year-old driver of the truck was treated by paramedics but died at the site of the crash. Know the news with … Read more
Big changes have kicked in for holiday homeowners in one of Australia’s most popular tourist towns, with new caps limiting how many days they can have guests staying each year. As of Tuesday, owners of short-term rental accommodation in Byron Bay, which are properties rented through Airbnb or Stayz, can only offer their homes up … Read more
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
