Nick Ralston

Nick Ralston is a Crime Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Surfer on life support after board mishap

Nick Ralston A father-of-three is on life support after he was struck in the head by his own surfboard while at popular Byron Bay beach.

Distraught father tells of teenager's tragic last moments

Henry Kwan, 17, who fell to his death at Killara on Sydney's north shore after taking what he believed to be LSD.

Lisa Davies, Nick Ralston It was a scene of unimaginable terror and chaos. On the third-floor balcony of the Kwan family's north shore unit, 17-year-old Henry gradually descended into a drug-induced psychosis as his mother...

Two punches, many reactions

simon cramp

Lisa Davies, Nick Ralston Simon Cramp was supposed to be at game one of the State of Origin series on Wednesday night. He had a ticket to join friends and 80,000 other screaming passionate NSW Blues fans for the first of the...

'He wanted to fly': father says son made a fatal mistake

Henry Kwan

Nick Ralston, Lisa Davies Sydney high school students are selling a cheap and dangerous synthetic drug to classmates that mimics the effects of LSD and which has been blamed for the death of a year 12 student on the North...

Teen jumps to his death after $1.50 drug hit

Supplied photos of Henry Kwan, 17, who fell to his death at Killara on Sydney's north shore after taking what he believed to be LSD. He fell from the third floor of his apartment building at 8pm on June 5.

Nick Ralston, Lisa Davies Sydney high school students are selling a cheap and dangerous synthetic drug to classmates that mimics the effects of LSD and which has been blamed for the death of a year 12 student on the North...

Charge over CBD bashing

Simon Cramp

Nick Ralston On his bed inside Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital Simon Cramp has woken to good news.

Sydney CBD attack: man charged

Accused

Nick Ralston and Megan Levy A man has been charged over the alleged unprovoked attack on Simon Cramp in Sydney's CBD. The 24-year-old from Haymarket was charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and affray.

'His head bounced off the ground': Telco worker on life support

Simon Cramp

Nick Ralston Twenty-four hours after fearing she would have to switch off her son's life support after he was punched in a random, unprovoked attack in Sydney's CBD Angela Cramp sees signs of hope.

Thief sought to donate stolen money to charity

Nick Ralston SIX weeks after he carried out an ATM robbery in Sydney a man under investigation for terrorism offences asked a hardline sheikh if it was okay to donate the stolen money to a "charity".

Hunt for missing Leisl: police search rural property

Leisl Smith

Nick Ralston A property belonging to the parents of a person of interest in the suspicious disappearance of a Central Coast woman is being searched by police.

Man arrested in Sydney terrorism raid denied bail

Milad bin Ahmad-Shah al-Ahmadzai

Nick Ralston A Sydney man under investigation for alleged terrorism offences has been charged after allegedly making a threatening telephone call to a Commonwealth official.

Dance community take steps to avoid potential abuses

Grant Davies from his RG Dance who is facing child pornography charges. Sourced from Grant's personal Facebook page. May 18, 2013.

Nick Ralston As prominent Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies appeared before a court in a green prison tracksuit, his former colleagues were working behind the scenes to prevent a similar scandal from happening...

Dance school closes after child abuse charges laid

Grant Davies

Nick Ralston A high-profile Sydney dance school has announced it has closed down days after one of its co-directors was charged with child abuse offences.

Dance teacher refused bail as new charges laid

Nick Ralston An investigation into allegations of child abuse by a high-profile dance teacher is only in its ''early stages'', with the possibility of more charges and victims coming forward, a court has been...

Dance teacher Davies charged with more child sex offences

Grant Davies from his RG Dance

Nick Ralston High profile Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies has been charged with six further child abuse offences.

No refund for dance classes at school in sex abuse case

Nick Ralston Angry parents who have pulled their children out of a leading Sydney dance school after a director was charged with child-abuse offences have been told they won't receive refunds because the alleged...

Mother knew dance teacher was grooming daughter for sex, court documents allege

Grant Davies

Nick Ralston and Lisa Davies Renowned Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies allegedly groomed a pre-teenage girl for sex with the "acquiescence" of her mother, with whom he also appeared to be having an affair, court documents have...

Wife thought teacher was having affair, court told

Davies

Nick Ralston, Melanie Kembrey The wife of high-profile dance teacher Grant Davies became suspicious when he placed a security lock on his phone and computer, court documents reveal.

'Betrayed': top dance coach arrested

Grant Davies

Nick Ralston, Melanie Kembrey, Tim Barlass, Megan Gorrey For almost a decade thousands of parents trusted prominent Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies as he told them he could make their children famous.

Family tries to make sense of bistro owners' deaths

Thomson

Nick Ralston Restaurateurs Marc and Cher Thomson thrived on the challenge of running their French-style eatery in the competitive Sydney food scene.