Paul Kent seeks mental health,alcohol treatment after alleged brawl:court

Paul Kent seeks mental health,alcohol treatment after alleged brawl:court

High-profile NRL journalist Paul Kent has asked a court to give him time to seek mental health and alcohol treatment.

  • byPerry Duffin

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High-profile Sydney lawyer charged with sharing details of sexual assault complainant

High-profile Sydney lawyer charged with sharing details of sexual assault complainant

Abdul Saddik has represented several members of one of the main clans embroiled in Sydney’s drug war.

  • byClare Sibthorpe,Perry Duffin andSally Rawsthorne
A drive-by shooting and two flaming cars:The Sydney street under siege

A drive-by shooting and two flaming cars:The Sydney street under siege

A shooting and two suspected arson attacks have a suburban Sydney street on edge as police investigate suspected outlaw motorcycle gang links.

  • byPerry Duffin
Man accused of ‘escalating’ sexual attacks on strangers repeatedly bailed
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Man accused of ‘escalating’ sexual attacks on strangers repeatedly bailed

Facing allegations of public masturbation,threatening sexual comments,stalking of women and girls,Geoffrey Postle has repeatedly been released despite police warnings.

  • byPerry Duffin andClare Sibthorpe
Student with knife sends Sydney school into lockdown,staff member injured

Student with knife sends Sydney school into lockdown,staff member injured

A Sydney school was sent into lockdown after a student allegedly brought a knife to school. A teacher was cut while disarming the teenager.

  • byPerry Duffin
Hunter Valley bus driver addicted to drugs,took pills before fatal crash

Hunter Valley bus driver addicted to drugs,took pills before fatal crash

The bus driver,who killed 10 people in a crash last year,had a long history of opioid abuse that concerned doctors and employers.

  • byPerry Duffin
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Violent abuser allowed to stay in Australia after attacking partner with bat

Violent abuser allowed to stay in Australia after attacking partner with bat

A tribunal has cancelled plans to deport a repeat abuser who attacked his partner in the NSW town of Orange after years of criminal behaviour.

  • byPerry Duffin
‘Saved my life’:DV increase floods NSW’s crucial legal service

‘Saved my life’:DV increase floods NSW’s crucial legal service

The number of women seeking help from Legal Aid NSW now represents more calls than the service can manage in one day.

  • byPerry Duffin andSally Rawsthorne
Women forced to live in tents,sleep in car parks to escape violence

Women forced to live in tents,sleep in car parks to escape violence

The emergency housing crisis is emerging as one of the most pressing issues ahead of Friday’s urgent cabinet meeting.

  • byAlexandra Smith,Michael McGowan andPerry Duffin
Carly was looking for help. Instead,she found the man who killed her

Carly was looking for help. Instead,she found the man who killed her

Carly McBride vanished just before a letter landed on her mother’s doorstep. Had it arrived earlier it could have saved her daughter’s life.

  • byPerry Duffin
‘Hearts are breaking’:Town grieves after teen girl allegedly murders 10-year-old sister

‘Hearts are breaking’:Town grieves after teen girl allegedly murders 10-year-old sister

The 17-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her sister at a home,south of Newcastle,on Monday afternoon. She has been remanded in custody charged with murder.

  • bySarah McPhee,Perry Duffin andJessica McSweeney