Bail authority previously ignored changes for sexual assault offences
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Bail authority previously ignored changes for sexual assault offences

Chris Minns has asked a top lawyer for legal advice regarding potential changes to the Bail Act after Molly Ticehurst was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner.

  • byMichael McGowan andJessica McSweeney

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The inside story of how Rosehill got on Sydney’s housing map
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The inside story of how Rosehill got on Sydney’s housing map

In a two-week period late last year,the Australian Turf Club went from insisting there was “definitely no plan” to relinquish Rosehill Racecourse to approaching the government with a plan to build 25,000 new homes.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
Minns launches review after Molly Ticehurst’s death
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Minns launches review after Molly Ticehurst’s death

Just weeks before Ticehurst was found dead in a NSW home,the man accused of her alleged murder was released on bail over a series of allegations of sexual assault against her.

  • byMichael McGowan andPerry Duffin
The Labor HQ email that panicked local council candidates

The Labor HQ email that panicked local council candidates

A NSW Labor Party email has prompted a flurry of panicked correspondence from local officials ahead of September’s local government elections.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael McGowan
NSW Police want tougher penalties for parents who let kids carry knives
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NSW Police want tougher penalties for parents who let kids carry knives

NSW Police have asked for tougher knife-crime penalties despite data showing the overall rate of violent crimes involving blades has steadily fallen over the last decade.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
Marina’s mentally ill son attacked her with a knife. It finally got him the help he needed

Marina’s mentally ill son attacked her with a knife. It finally got him the help he needed

Almost 11 years ago,Marina Solar was leaving a chemist in Leichhardt when her son,who has schizophrenia,stabbed her in the back of the neck with a serrated kitchen knife.

  • byMichael McGowan
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‘Lost touch with reality’:Grieving family of Bondi Junction killer speak

‘Lost touch with reality’:Grieving family of Bondi Junction killer speak

The anguished parents of Joel Cauchi speak out as Premier Chris Minns launches an $18 million coronial inquiry into the attack styled on the state’s response to the 2014 Lindt Cafe siege.

  • byAngus Dalton,Eryk Bagshaw,Michael McGowan andChristopher Harris
Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%
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Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%

An internal investigation uncovered a string of defects in the awarding of tens of millions of dollars,including deals which increased by more than 10 times their original value.

  • byMichael McGowan
Crakanthorp ‘breached public trust’,ICAC finds
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Crakanthorp ‘breached public trust’,ICAC finds

The corruption watchdog’s report into the conduct of Tim Crakanthorp has been released. The former NSW minister says he “should have done more”.

  • byMax Maddison,Alexandra Smith andMichael McGowan
ICAC ‘terminates’ probe into sacked NSW minister Tim Crakanthorp
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ICAC ‘terminates’ probe into sacked NSW minister Tim Crakanthorp

The Newcastle MP will not be returned to cabinet immediately despite the findings that there were “no reasonable prospects” he would be found corrupt.

  • byMichael McGowan andAlexandra Smith
Minns orders review after $700,000 spent on police spin doctor payouts

Minns orders review after $700,000 spent on police spin doctor payouts

The long list of senior media officers hired and fired under NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has led the NSW premier to order a review into severance packages for senior bureaucrats.

  • byMichael McGowan