NSW Police re-open cold case in bid to find Ultimo butcher Paul Norton last seen in 1989

NSW Police re-open cold case in bid to find Ultimo butcher Paul Norton last seen in 1989

A 34-year-old cold case has been re-opened by police hoping for answers about a Sydney father whose remains were found years after he disappeared and was likely murdered. Ultimo man Paul Norton, 31, was last seen on April 9, 1989, after spending the day with his sons at Leichhardt Oval watching a Parramatta Eels versus … Read more

‘Ripped off’: The devastation left among Aussie venues after the Karen’s Diner’s collapse

‘Ripped off’: The devastation left among Aussie venues after the Karen’s Diner’s collapse

“Don’t get me started on Karen’s Diner … Karen’s Diner behaved like total Karens.” Andy Pobjoy, one of the owners of Piano Bar Geelong, has bitten his tongue until now about his experience working with Karen’s Diner. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Karen’s Diner closes three stores. Pobjoy is just one of the people involved in … Read more

Former TV host Andrew O’Keefe enters plea on drug-driving charge

Former TV host Andrew O’Keefe enters plea on drug-driving charge

Former Seven TV host Andrew O’Keefe has avoided another day in court, pleading guilty to drug-driving the day he was scheduled for a court hearing. O’Keefe was pulled over for a roadside test in the salubrious Sydney suburb of Point Piper in January. Police took him for a secondary saliva test and suspended his licence. … Read more

Mars Commercial fined after employee paralysed in fall at Sydney worksite

Mars Commercial fined after employee paralysed in fall at Sydney worksite

A NSW company has been fined more than $400,000 after a worker became paralysed in a fall at a construction site. Martin Comiskey, who had 20 years’ experience as a qualified carpenter, was subcontracted to work at a site in Sydney’s CBD in November 2020 when he fell about 7-8m down a void, from a … Read more

Calls to free Palestinian refugee detained in Australia for a decade

Calls to free Palestinian refugee detained in Australia for a decade

Down and out from a decade in Australian immigration detention, Khaled El Ali’s heart sank even further when he learned his first cousin and his young family had been killed in Gaza. Mr El Ali, 37, is a stateless Palestinian man born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees who were never granted Lebanese citizenship and only … Read more

Packages suspected to contain cocaine wash up on NSW beaches

Packages suspected to contain cocaine wash up on NSW beaches

Several packages that are suspected to contain cocaine have washed up on NSW beaches, prompting a warning from police. Seven packages have been found on beaches between Newcastle and Sydney since Friday night. The first package was found at Magenta Beach, on the Central Coast, around 8pm on December 22 by a member of the … Read more

‘Life or death’: Belmore and Gerringong Falls warning released over dangerous act ‘fuelled by social media’

‘Life or death’: Belmore and Gerringong Falls warning released over dangerous act ‘fuelled by social media’

The unstable rock faces, dangerous cliff edges, and slippery surfaces at the base of Belmore Falls and Gerringong Falls have been cause for a number of fatalities in the state’s south. But that hasn’t stopped thrill seekers, nature lovers and content creators from illegally accessing the stunning but restricted areas, a growing trend which national … Read more

Young man fighting for life after being hit by car near Sydney Harbour Bridge

Young man fighting for life after being hit by car near Sydney Harbour Bridge

A 25-year-old man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he was hit by a car on a highway in Sydney’s CBD. The crash happened about 8.50pm on Saturday, when the car travelling north along the Bradfield Highway, approximately 400m south of the southern pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, hit the … Read more

Rival jumping castle business Western Sydney Jumping Castles and Face Painting caught in Western Sydney Jump’s anti-Zionist crossfire

Rival jumping castle business Western Sydney Jumping Castles and Face Painting caught in Western Sydney Jump’s anti-Zionist crossfire

A family-run jumping castle business in Sydney says it has faced threats after being confused for a similarly named business accused of discriminating against a Jewish school. Western Sydney Jumping Castles and Face Painting took to social media on Wednesday to stress it was not involved in, and did not support, a rival company’s posts. … Read more