Teenager paralysed in horror rugby tackle in NSW
A young mechanic from rural NSW has defied a million-to-one odds after he suffered a quadriplegic injury in a bad rugby league tackle. Lincon Goard, 17, was just seven minutes …
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‘I’m really sorry’: Premier explains delays to new Sydney Metro opening
NSW Premier Chris Minns has apologised after critical safety checks were not properly factored into the timeline to launch the long-awaited Sydney Metro City rail service. Just days before the …
SA and NSW governments jointly host social media summit over teenage ban
The evidence supporting the South Australian government’s move to ban social media accounts for young teenagers will be detailed at a joint summit in Sydney and Adelaide in October. Responding …
Federal government open to bailing out struggling Rex Airlines as regional flights, jobs in limbo
Taxpayers may end up bailing out beleaguered Rex Airlines because of the importance of its services to regional communities. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers expressed relief that Rex will keep servicing …
Australian Federal Police report significant increase in human trafficking cases
Reported cases of human trafficking increased by 12 per cent last financial year, Australian Federal Police data reveals. That included 109 reports of human trafficking, 91 of forced marriage, 69 …
Serial rapist Wayne Wilmot back in jail after breaching bail 11 days after release
One of the men convicted of abducting and raping Sydney bank teller Janine Balding before her murder in the late 1980s has been returned to jail, where a magistrate says …
Sydney Metro City rail line opening delayed
The opening date for the long-awaited Sydney Metro City rail service has been delayed, just days before commuters were due to hop on board. The Office of National Rail Safety …
Teenage boy killed in Cessnock house fire in NSW Hunter Valley identified as Jack Bajric
A boy killed in a house fire in the NSW Hunter Valley at the weekend has been identified as “bright and bubbly” 16-year-old Jack Bajric. Jack died in the blaze …
‘Beautiful’ single mum wakes from coma after horror crash in northern NSW
A single mother faces further critical surgery to be able to walk again after a horror crash in northern NSW. Maddi Hambly, 27, was heading home from a friend’s baby …
Family’s terror as boy, 3, disappears for hours in bushland near Riverstone home
A three-year-old boy who went missing for almost four hours had wandered off looking for kangaroos near his home in Sydney’s northwest. A major search began for little Xavier Death …