Sydney

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...

Sydney workers overpower gunman

A man’s under police guard in hospital after he allegedly smashed his way into a south Sydney business with a sledgehammer and threatened staff with a gun in the early hours of this morning.

Man charged over Sydney strip club fire

A man charged over a fire that badly damaged a strip club in Sydney's Kings Cross is due to appear in Parramatta Bail Court today.

Poor priced out of Sydney rental market

Rachel Browne Less than 1 per cent of private rental properties in Sydney are affordable for people on low incomes or social security benefits, according to research from a leading welfare group.

A very Sydney bust-up

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Tim Elliott At 4.28pm on Saturday, horse trainer Gai Waterhouse sent an urgent text message to her bookmaker son Tom, in Melbourne.

Alleged killer of Sydney brothers dressed as an old woman before attack

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A man accused of stabbing two brothers more than 20 times in their Sydney home allegedly disguised himself as an old woman before carrying out the killings.

Sydney now ranks as nation's worst

A Qantas Airways plane passes a radar tower after landing at Sydney Airport April 29, 2013. An annual report on Australia's five major airports in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), found that overall quality of service levels dropped in 2011-12 local media reported. The report added that Sydney Airport is potentially the biggest concern

Jacob Saulwick Sydney Airport needs to either increase investment in its infrastructure or another airport should be built in the city.

Couple charged over Sydney train assault over school tie

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Ilya Gridneff A couple have been charged over a train assault in North Ryde.

All together now: Sydney's public transport united under one 'brand'

Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian launches Sydney Trains new uniform at Central Station.  Thursday 18th April 2013. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 130418

Jacob Saulwick Sydney's trains, buses, ferries, and trams will be united under one common transport "brand", the O'Farrell government has announced.

84 arrested at western Sydney rave

Police have made 84 mainly drug-related arrests at a rave in western Sydney.

Bikie club opens new Sydney chapter

Comanchero newly formed 'South' chapter in Brighton le Sands.

Ilya Gridneff One of Australia's most notorious bikie gangs, the Comanchero, is expanding with a new chapter opening in Sydney's south, taunting NSW police that the gang is growing.

'Suspicious' deaths of two women in Sydney's west

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Rachel Olding and Megan Levy A man returning home from work discovered the bodies of two women inside their home in Sydney’s west in a gruesome scene that was said to be confronting for emergency service workers.

Three injured in shooting in western Sydney

James Robertson Four men have been wounded in a shooting in western Sydney.

Sydney shooting not bikie-related: police

Police have ruled out bikie links to a shooting in Sydney's west in which four men were wounded.

Sydney teen allegedly stabs dad in row

A teenage boy has allegedly stabbed his father during an argument in their southwest Sydney home.

Ashen-faced child killer Allyson McConnell returns to Sydney

Allyson McConnell arrives in Sydney from Canada where she was convicted of drowning her children.
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Ilya Gridneff Convicted child killer Allyson McConnell has touched down in Sydney 10 months after being found guilty of manslaughter in Canada.

Sydney chef 'stabbed customer after service complaint'

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Megan Levy A chef has been charged by police after he allegedly stabbed a customer with a metal skewer when he complained about the service at a restaurant in Sydney's west.

Sydney teen's heart stomped on by boyfriend, court hears

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Stephanie Gardiner Sydney man Sean Lee King may have jumped or stomped on his girlfriend's heart with "extreme force", killing her almost immediately, his murder trial has been told.

Pregnant woman gives birth prematurely after falling over while chasing robbers at Sydney's Easter Show

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Ilya Gridneff A pregnant woman who fell over while chasing two men who robbed her at Sydney's Royal Easter Show has given birth prematurely.

Drug addict jailed after Sydney Airport rampage

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Stephanie Gardiner After two weeks without sleep, high on ice and amphetamines, Eric Craig Uglow went on a rampage at Sydney Airport, threatening people with a letter opener, before leading police on a high-speed...