A book featuring same-sex parenting will return to library shelves after a Sydney council rescinded its ban on the text over concerns it betrayed the community’s “conservative values”. Cumberland City Council, which covers a population of about 240,000 people living near Parramatta, narrowly voted earlier in May to “take immediate action to rid same-sex (parenting) … Read more
A Sydney creek turned bright blue last week, sparking an investigation that uncovered suspected pollution. A nearby warehouse has since been ordered to clean up Toongabbie Creek, which is part of the Parramatta River catchment, and locals have been urged to avoid the bright blue sections of water. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Toongabbie Creek turns … Read more
Lines of cars snaked from a petrol station in Sydney’s southwest on Tuesday as motorists headed to Metro Petroleum Punchbowl to fill up their cars with the cheapest petrol prices in a decade. The Punchbowl servo is offering petrol for 99c per litre on the first Tuesday of every month between 3pm and 5pm. The … Read more
A Sydney detective is accused of abusing his position to touch, grope and rape a teenage girl who attended a Western Sydney police station to make a sexual crime complaint, a jury has been told. Glen Coleman was first introduced to the 19-year-old girl at Windsor Police Station in February 2022, after she came in … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content. Christian leader Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel addressed predictions of his death in a livestreamed sermon just weeks before he was stabbed at a Western Sydney church. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bishop addresses predictions of his own death. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now Emmanuel, Father Isaac Royel, and three churchgoers … Read more
New South Wales is riddled with toll roads and, for motorists driving long distances to work each day, the price of saving time can add up — that’s why the state government announced a $60 toll cap scheme late last year Motorists can now claim their share of the $46 million they’ve racked up over … Read more
One lucky person will be more than $1 million richer this week — all they need to do now is check their lottery ticket. The $1.7 million winning ticket in Lotto Strike draw 5412 on Saturday is held by a mystery Western Sydney entrant. The ticket was purchased at a Quakers Hill newsagency and is … Read more
Two people have been hit by a display car at a shopping centre in Sydney’s west. A teenager was sitting inside the car when it lurched forward and smashed into a glass panel, before reversing into a Myer department store, hitting two people. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Two shoppers hit by display car at Liverpool … Read more
A man in his 20s was freed from his car after a terrifying crash on the Western Mwy on Wednesday night. His vehicle spun out of control and smashed into the concrete lane divider on the M4, just before the off-ramp at Greystanes, in Western Sydney, just after 9.30pm. He was trapped inside the vehicle … Read more
The desperate search for a non-verbal boy missing in Western Sydney has entered its third day, with local residents in the area urged to check their backyards, sheds and garages in case the 12-year-old is hiding there. Police, State Emergency Service officers and loved ones have been searching for Hussein Al Mansoory since he was … Read more
