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‘Community paralysed’:Father and son,aged 2,found dead in suspected murder-suicide

‘Community paralysed’:Father and son,aged 2,found dead in suspected murder-suicide

The boy’s mother called police after the 38-year-old man failed to return from a custody visit. Four hours later two bodies were discovered at a unit.

  • byJessica McSweeney andEryk Bagshaw
Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air,court told

Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air,court told

The 33-year-old Canadian has pleaded not guilty after police alleged he opened an emergency door while intoxicated during a flight from Vancouver to Australia.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Police officer’s skull fractured in CBD stabbing,man charged with attempted murder

Police officer’s skull fractured in CBD stabbing,man charged with attempted murder

Constable Elvis Poa suffered two skull fractures when he was stabbed in the head by a man in Sydney’s CBD on Sunday.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Sarah McPhee andJosefine Ganko
Police investigate large-scale healthcare data breach at MediSecure

Police investigate large-scale healthcare data breach at MediSecure

Federal police are investigating after the Melbourne-based healthcare business was targeted in a ransomware data breach.

  • byDavid Swan andJessica McSweeney
We asked these Australians what they thought of the budget. This is what they told us

We asked these Australians what they thought of the budget. This is what they told us

We spoke to people about their thoughts and concerns ahead of,and immediately after,the budget. Here’s what they had to say.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Josefine Ganko,Jessica McSweeney,Jim Malo,Alex Crowe,Megan Gorrey andCara Waters
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Vulgar bumper sticker on car allegedly involved in fatal crash

Vulgar bumper sticker on car allegedly involved in fatal crash

A 17-year-old boy is in police custody after a pedestrian was killed in a crash in Sydney’s south. The car was found parked in a nearby street,sporting an offensive sticker.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Parents of allegedly murdered surfer plead for killer to come forward

Parents of allegedly murdered surfer plead for killer to come forward

Parents of a young NSW surfer allegedly stabbed to death say they have lost their faith in humanity as the alleged killer remains on the run.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Man banned from Sydney’s eastern suburbs after alleged wharf incident

Man banned from Sydney’s eastern suburbs after alleged wharf incident

Jack Doyle allegedly threatened to use a firearm on a group of teenagers fishing at Watsons Bay wharf before being pulled over by police hours later.

  • byJessica McSweeney
‘Terrifying’ Sydney clifftop sinkhole leaves residents on edge

‘Terrifying’ Sydney clifftop sinkhole leaves residents on edge

Residents of an eastern suburbs cliffside street watched with horror as a road gave way,opening a sinkhole steps from Colin Scotts’ garage.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Hero pilot battled bad weather,feared pelican strike
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Hero pilot battled bad weather,feared pelican strike

Peter Schott circled the airport in his small passenger plane for hours,burning fuel after a landing gear failure.

  • byJessica McSweeney andChristopher Harris