Casino gave gamblers free cash – then reported them for fraud

Casino gave gamblers free cash – then reported them for fraud

When four machines malfunctioned on the gaming room floor at The Star casino and started spitting out free money,word travelled quickly.

  • byHarriet Alexander

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The shocking attack on a ‘TikTok Bishop’ and eruption of a febrile community

The shocking attack on a ‘TikTok Bishop’ and eruption of a febrile community

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was preaching to a small congregation,but thousands were tuning in via a livestream. Within minutes,they were arriving by the carload.

  • byCarrie Fellner,Harriet Alexander andSally Rawsthorne
The omnishambles that Bruce Lehrmann unleashed on himself
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Defamation

The omnishambles that Bruce Lehrmann unleashed on himself

Bruce Lehrmann has gone from cause celebre to disgrace. Along the way he has managed to damage and hurt many lives and reputations.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Police examining gang links following deadly Doonside stabbing
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Police examining gang links following deadly Doonside stabbing

Residents in Sydney’s west can expect a heavy police presence across the next few days as authorities hope to make more arrests following the stabbing.

  • byAmber Schultz andHarriet Alexander
Two bodies discovered in shipping container in Central West
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Crime

Two bodies discovered in shipping container in Central West

Police are investigating after two bodies were found in a shipping container in a small town in the state’s Central West on Saturday.

  • byHarriet Alexander
The crime commission demanded action. Gamblers called their bluff

The crime commission demanded action. Gamblers called their bluff

An early test of a plan to thwart the billions of dollars in dirty money being laundered through pubs and clubs has highlighted a key weakness.

  • byHarriet Alexander
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Taylor Auerbach took us down the rabbit hole – and Justice Lee brought us back
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Defamation

Taylor Auerbach took us down the rabbit hole – and Justice Lee brought us back

The defamation case of Bruce Lehrmann was again captivated by the sensational claims of former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Good Taylor,Naughty Taylor do battle in a bomb-throwing display
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Defamation

Good Taylor,Naughty Taylor do battle in a bomb-throwing display

Taylor Auerbach’s evidence was the wildest and weirdest development in a case that has careened from the Canberra bubble to the Emerald City.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Strategic backburns that run wild should be referred to coroner,inquiry finds

Strategic backburns that run wild should be referred to coroner,inquiry finds

A backburn escaped containment lines within hours of ignition during the Black Summer bushfires but the NSW Rural Fire Service never investigated the cause.

  • byHarriet Alexander
A journalist and a naked socialite:Photos of top cop’s new media adviser raise fresh questions

A journalist and a naked socialite:Photos of top cop’s new media adviser raise fresh questions

Asked about the images,a NSW Police spokesperson says the force “has been provided with information which is currently being reviewed”.

  • byJordan Baker,Kate McClymont andHarriet Alexander
Big stink at the fish market as ‘greedy’ tenants drag out design stoush
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Big stink at the fish market as ‘greedy’ tenants drag out design stoush

A former fish market boss says the new billion-dollar taxpayer funded building is destined to become a white elephant:“You don’t need the Taj Mahal to flog dead fish.”

  • byHarriet Alexander