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.

Doctor's wife murder case: anger outside court as bail refused

Rachel Olding A self-employed concreter accused of murdering a doctor's wife as he worked on their multimillion-dollar Sydney mansion will remain behind bars.

Woman hurt after shots fired at house

A woman who was in a house peppered by gunshots is injured after she was grazed by a bullet.

Terror six claim it was fix

Hamish McDonald A SET-UP BY a foreign intelligence agency and a cover-up by senior federal government officials led to the conviction and jailing of six Australians in Sydney for terrorism, a Herald investigation...

Sydney's fifth shooting in four days

Jonathan Swan A second bout of gunfire has rocked a suburban street in Sydney's west in a week as bullets hit the front wall of a house last night. It is the fifth shooting in Sydney in the past four days.

String of drive-by shootings in Sydney suburbs

There's been a string of drive-by shootings in several suburbs in Sydney's west and southwest, with police saying they're investigating whether some of them are linked.

Man's leg broken during brutal robbery attempt

A man's leg was broken during a brutal robbery attempt in Sydney's west.

Officers shoot and kill man outside Castle Hill police station

Stephanie Gardiner and Glenda Kwek Police shot and killed a man outside Castle Hill police station this afternoon.

Five men in court over one of city's five shootings in five days

Rachel Olding, Nick Ralston A COMPLEX mix of groups are behind the constant string of drive-by and targeted shootings in Sydney, say police.

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One man's mission to crack Milat

Phil Denmeade is a professional charter boat skipper who ferries tourists around Queensland's Great Barrier Reef onboard a five-star luxury cruise vessel.

Man faces kidnap charge after couple located

A 53-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping after police made a public appeal to find a missing couple.

Pregnant driver charged after crash

A pregnant P-plater has been charged with high-range drink-driving in western Sydney.

A leap of faith for church and state

Andrew West The Princes of the Church arrayed themselves across the stage, jostling – albeit diplomatically – for space and attention.

Hells Angels pay $6m for members

Les Kennedy A MASS defection of Bandidos bikie members to the Hells Angels in Sydney came with a price tag of $6 million in an extraordinary peacekeeping deal struck between the two former rival gangs.

Arabian success is key to spicing up west's wealth

Andrew West THE economic future of western Sydney lies in exploiting the strong links between the Arabic business community and its home countries, a study by the University of Western Sydney has found.

City feels heat from just a few gun crime hot spots

Nick Ralston GUN crime is heavily concentrated in a few areas of Sydney - the Fairfield area has recorded more than 400 incidents in the last six years, compared to just five in Hunters Hill.

Carjacking of Maserati latest in wave of gun crime

Nick Ralston A WOMAN had a gun pulled on her and was told she would be killed as thieves carjacked her Maserati in broad daylight yesterday, just hours after police sought to allay concerns about gun crime being...

Three wounded in shooting linked to Ibrahims

Nick Ralston A MEETING in a Sydney street arranged to settle a dispute between two groups of men has led to another shooting linked to the Ibrahim family.

Shooting victim may be Ibrahim nephew

One of three men injured in another shooting in Sydney’s west is believed to be a member of the Ibrahim family, some of whose members have been the target of gunfire.

Life never a picnic for the dirt-poor, troubled Milat clan

Malcolm Brown and Rick Feneley THE Milat family, which included 14 children, was ''very close … like a family should be'', a friend of the convicted mass-murderer Ivan Milat once said.