‘Nothing could be done’:Three dead after planes collide in south-west Sydney crash
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‘Nothing could be done’:Three dead after planes collide in south-west Sydney crash

Two light planes have collided near The Oaks,in the city’s outer south-west.

  • byFrances Howe andMary Ward

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The Sydney suburbs where patients wait the longest for an ambulance revealed

The Sydney suburbs where patients wait the longest for an ambulance revealed

Ambulances and emergency departments are under more pressure than ever,data released on Wednesday reveals. See how your suburb stacks up.

  • byAngus Thomson
‘Toughest person we know’:Surfer’s leg washes up on beach after shark attack

‘Toughest person we know’:Surfer’s leg washes up on beach after shark attack

Kai McKenzie is in a stable condition after marathon surgery following the encounter at Port Macquarie.

  • byAngus Thomson
Dog leash used to save the life of ‘courageous’ surfer bitten by a shark

Dog leash used to save the life of ‘courageous’ surfer bitten by a shark

An off-duty police officer has been credited with saving the life of a surfer who lost his right leg after being bitten by a shark at Port Macquarie.

  • byAngus Thomson
We rely on them to keep Sydney running. But they can barely afford to live here

We rely on them to keep Sydney running. But they can barely afford to live here

The five Sydney suburbs that are home to the most police officers are,on average,45 kilometres from the CBD. For solicitors,the average is less than four kilometres.

  • byMatt Wade andCraig Butt
Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach

Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach

Rescuers had to use a boat to retrieve the man from the beach,which can only be accessed by a steep bushland track.

  • byCarrie Fellner
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‘We just watched it blow up’:Whalan victim was in kitchen when home exploded
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‘We just watched it blow up’:Whalan victim was in kitchen when home exploded

Mhey Yumol Jasmin was in the kitchen of her mother’s unit when the building exploded. Police found her body on Monday morning.

  • byJessica McSweeney
‘You’re an idiot’:Man spends night on cliff ledge after wrong turn on popular coastal walk

‘You’re an idiot’:Man spends night on cliff ledge after wrong turn on popular coastal walk

Despite falling into the ocean,being washed onto rocks and spending the night on a cliff ledge,a bushwalker in Royal National Park was lucky to walk away largely unscathed.

  • byJosefine Ganko
When Anna is called to deliver a baby,the birth plan has not gone to plan

When Anna is called to deliver a baby,the birth plan has not gone to plan

More than 600 babies are born before their arrival at hospital each year,and a new program pairs midwives with paramedics to better manage care.

  • byMary Ward
Woman stabbed in the neck outside Sydney gym,former partner a suspect
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Woman stabbed in the neck outside Sydney gym,former partner a suspect

A 39-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed multiple times while in the car park of an Alexandria gym by a man with whom police say she was previously in a relationship.

  • byJosefine Ganko
Woman dies after available paramedic was instead covering horse races

Woman dies after available paramedic was instead covering horse races

NSW Ambulance has launched investigation into the death of 80-year-old woman from cardiac arrest.

  • byMax Maddison