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Man charged with running down woman after domestic dispute
Megan Gorrey A man who allegedly ran a woman down in his car following a domestic dispute in north-west Sydney on Friday night has been charged.
Councillor facing legal action from his own council
Leesha McKenny A Sydney councillor renting out units in an apartment block where half the flats are not approved for occupation is facing legal action by his own council.
Crime stats say NSW is a safer place to live
Ilya Gridneff Don't believe the radio shock jocks, NSW has become a safer place to live according to crime statistics released on Wednesday.
Boy drowns in mop bucket
Megan Levy Two young boys have drowned in separate incidents within 15 minutes of each other in Sydney's west.
Leaders warn of battle to stop merger plan
James Robertson Sydney mayors say they will reject a proposed reform to cut the number of metropolitan councils down to nearly a third of present numbers.
Mergers: a tale of three cash-rich cities
Kirsty Needham A radical shake-up of NSW councils proposed this week would see two new powerbrokers join Sydney's lord mayor Clover Moore in presiding over metropolitan cities with revenue flows approaching, or...
Nightmare week of crime leaves police fed up
Emma Partridge, Eamonn Duff Police are ''fed up'' with gun saturation in Sydney after one of the worst weeks of crime in NSW history.
Man run over by car that just crashed into his vehicle
Megan Levy An elderly man has died in a shopping centre car park in Sydney's west after he got out of his car when it was involved in a collision, and was then run over by the other vehicle.
Rats, bugs and kitchen filth are fodder for naming and shaming restaurants
Esther Han One in 10 restaurants and cafes across NSW have been fined for food safety breaches, from preparing meals in filthy kitchens to failing to control bug infestations.
Multiple charges for man dealing drugs to minors
Anne Tarasov A man arrested for trying to sell ecstasy to minors in the middle of the day near a police station in Sydney's south west was denied bail at Parramatta Bail Court today.
Gillard to back push for tougher NSW gun laws
Ilya Gridneff Prime Minister Julia Gillard will urge State governments at next month’s Council of Australian Government meeting to adopt tough new powers making it easier for NSW police to seize illegal guns.
Cash van raid accused was cleared of previous robbery
Lisa Davies, Ilya Gridneff In October last year, a 26-year-old man was one of four accused armed robbers to be acquitted over a string of crimes that allegedly netted him $1.2 million.
Raids smash gangs' drugs, gun networks
Ilya Gridneff It began a little after dawn on Tuesday, with 350 heavily armed police kicking down doors in what authorities believe has disrupted a massive organised crime network that was allegedly dealing drugs,...
Secret meeting held over gun crime tensions
Amy McNeilage Senior police and Middle Eastern community leaders held a secret meeting in a south-west Sydney cafe on Wednesday night in a bid to quell recent tensions over the force's attempt to tackle gun crime.
Club's election ends in chair slinging and all-in brawl
Kate McClymont THE traditional season of peace and goodwill has not extended to the scandal-plagued Calabria Community Club.
Petrol stealing fuels Sydney fraud increase
Anna Patty Fraud in Sydney's inner suburbs has increased by almost 23 per cent in two years, with petrol stations, supermarkets and chemists suffering most.
MP 'breaks Parliament rules' in backing council candidate
Heath Aston A state government MP has been caught out using the resources of the NSW Parliament to attempt to have a staff member re-elected to council.
Two years on, brothers charged with murder
Rachel Olding When he didn't show up for his mother's funeral, alarm bells started ringing. Mohammed Ayman Abouhait's girlfriend and family members started calling his phone constantly.
Poor areas 'a deliberate pokie target'
Stephanie Peatling The supermarket giant Woolworths has been accused of deliberately concentrating its poker machines in low income areas to take advantage of some of the poorest people.
Greens have record task in bid to grow in Labor heartlands
The Greens will field a record number of candidates at next weekend's NSW council elections as they seek to capitalise on their federal success and extend the party's support base to Sydney's outer...
