‘Life or death’ for patients amid lack of blood donors

‘Life or death’ for patients amid lack of blood donors

Patients in Australia face a “life or death” situation if they need a stem cell match due to a critical shortage of blood donors, a cancer organisation has warned. There are about 1000 Australians urgently waiting for a living stem cell match, also known as a bone marrow match, at any one time, according to … Read more

Harrowing text message exposed as another Sydney school caught in claims of relentless bullying

Harrowing text message exposed as another Sydney school caught in claims of relentless bullying

WARNING: Distressing content A heartbroken mother has revealed the horrific text her daughter allegedly received from another girl, which forced her to pull the student from an elite Sydney school. Mary* said her daughter had been attending Pymble Ladies’ College, an independent girls’ school located in Sydney’s Upper North Shore, but became increasingly unhappy when … Read more

Contractor back in court over hospital gas mix-up that killed baby boy

Contractor back in court over hospital gas mix-up that killed baby boy

A gasfitter accused of negligently killing a newborn baby who was fatally administered nitrous oxide instead of oxygen in hospital will fight the charge at trial. Christopher Laurie Turner faces a charge of manslaughter by criminal negligence related to the infant’s death in Bankstown hospital on July 13, 2016. The boy, who required resuscitation post-birth, … Read more

NSW nurses strike to go ahead after rejecting Industrial Relations Commission’s interim wage rise recommendation

NSW nurses strike to go ahead after rejecting Industrial Relations Commission’s interim wage rise recommendation

Nurses will go ahead with a planned strike in NSW after rejecting an interim wage rise recommended by the state’s industrial umpire. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association plan to stage a 24-hour strike from 7am on Tuesday, in the union’s second major stop-work action since Labor came to power in March 2023. … Read more

Transport Minister Jo Haylen announces free public transport for Sydneysiders amid weekend of industrial action

Transport Minister Jo Haylen announces free public transport for Sydneysiders amid weekend of industrial action

Sydney’s business community is pleading with rail workers to call off industrial action ahead of this weekend’s footy finals, saying it couldn’t come at a worse time. The call comes after Rail, Tram and Bus Union has failed to reach a breakthrough in emergency talks with the NSW government and will not provide the extra … Read more

Two people killed in fiery crash in Balgowlah, Sydney identified as Matthew Wong and Kasia Kulary

Two people killed in fiery crash in Balgowlah, Sydney identified as Matthew Wong and Kasia Kulary

Two people killed in a fiery crash in Sydney’s northern beaches on Wednesday night have been identified as Matthew Wong and Kasia Kulary, as tributes for them begin to pour in. The pair were on their way home from a car meet when the Toyota Corolla 23-year-old Wong was driving smashed into a tree, sparking … Read more

Rebels bikie Aleksander Mahone sentenced over road rage stabbing in Cabramatta

Rebels bikie Aleksander Mahone sentenced over road rage stabbing in Cabramatta

The horrifying moment a man was stabbed by a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang during a road rage dispute in southwest Sydney has been caught on camera. Rebels bikie Aleksander Mahone used a homemade knife to stab his victim Issa Kattoub with five quick jabs in July 2023. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Horrifying moment … Read more

Hundreds of people evacuated after allegedly stolen car erupts into flames after crashing into unit block in Sydney

Hundreds of people evacuated after allegedly stolen car erupts into flames after crashing into unit block in Sydney

More than 250 people have been evacuated after an allegedly stolen vehicle crashed into a unit complex and burst into flames in Merrylands, in Sydney’s west. On Thursday, about 2.45am, emergency services responded to the car fire involving a Toyota RAV4, which saw residents evacuated as a precaution. Police allege the car was stolen from … Read more