Multiple people have been stabbed in separate incidents overnight across Sydney – including a Good Samaritan who attempted to protect a woman during an alleged assault. The 44-year-old man was on Macquarie St in Liverpool when he saw another man allegedly assaulting a woman in a parked car about 2.20am on Sunday. Police said the … Read more
A mother and her young daughter have been trapped by downed power lines when another vehicle crashed into a power pole, sending it toppling onto their car in Sydney’s southwest. A Tesla hit the power pole on Raymond St at Bankstown, in the city’s southwest, about 10.45am on Thursday. The impact caused the pole and … Read more
Two men are set to appear in court on Thursday charged over an elaborate $2.2 million Sydney e-tag scam. They are two of the three men arrested in May this year in the Sydney suburbs of Smithfield, Blacktown and Punchbowl. The trio is accused of circulating 870 fake tags across five years, most of which … Read more
A council on Sydney’s ritzy north shore will block a multi-million-dollar harbour view after hundreds of native trees were illegally felled near a waterfront home. Lane Cove Council is making the drastic move after 285 trees were cut down at the foreshore in Longueville, on the lower north shore in November 2023. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
After violating a packet of Tim Tams by throwing them over supermarket shelves, a Sydney man stood next to Woolworths customers and urinated over hundreds of dollars worth of meat. Lachlan Ebejer, also known as Lochlan James Ebejer, was already known to the supermarket, having copped a six-month ban from stores across the nation after … Read more
A Sydney restaurant scheduled for demolition has announced its final service. Bistrot 916 is a French bistrot located in Potts Point. It first announced its closure earlier this year on May 22, sharing the news on social media. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “We regret to announce Bistrot 916 will soon … Read more
There are fears skyrocketing rental prices could be “plunging” renters into homelessness as new data shows the areas hardest hit by NSW’s ongoing housing crisis New rental data has highlighted the areas most affected by rising rental costs over the past 12 months, urging welfare agencies to call on state government to help “desperate” people … Read more
A Sydney father-of-two has died just weeks after being diagnosed with leukaemia — after going to see a doctor thinking he was just struggling to get over the flu. Mehmet Çetin first became unwell while on holiday in Türkiye with his wife and children in early August. “He couldn’t get better, couldn’t recover from the … Read more
Two Romanian nationals living in Sydney have been jailed over a $36,000 ATM card “shimming” scam. The 34-year-old man and 33-year-old woman installed the shimmers on ATMs across Sydney and Melbourne to clone victims’ financial data. “ATM shimmers are thin, card-sized metal devices that act like a spacer when inserted into the card slot of … Read more
Before he became one of Australia’s most notorious killers for shooting dead a vulnerable schoolgirl, Justin Stein enjoyed a life of privilege. But years of drug use and addiction left the 33-year-old living off government welfare and hand-outs from his mother after he squandered an elite private-school upbringing. Stein was sentenced to life without parole … Read more
