Changes to US tap water standards have called into question Australia’s aqua resources as historical test data shows contaminant levels way above what is allowed stateside. Analysis by The Sydney Morning Herald shows particular chemicals have been found in the drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians since 2010,Continue Reading
Elle Edwards was meant to be wrapping Christmas presents with her dad. But her phone pinged with a text. The 26-year-old’s mates wanted her to come out for a drink. It was Christmas Eve. They were at the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village, on the Wirral peninsula, just across theContinue Reading
A former Sydney Airport worker pocketed almost half a million dollars from selling electronics stolen from cargo while he was employed as a freight handler. The 38-year-old man has been handed a three year and four month jail term after pleading guilty to a raft of offences, including dealing withContinue Reading
A police strike force probing a wild riot at a Sydney church, sparked after an Assyrian bishop was stabbed by a teenager, have released new images of men and women they believe can help them with their investigation. The fresh appeal follows NSW Police making multiple arrests after the chaoticContinue Reading
Stricter school discipline is making a comeback to Australian classrooms in a bid to help teachers stamp out disruptive behaviour. New guidelines are being rolled out to schools nationally to give teachers skills to set high expectations and implement rules on how students should behave. The framework was created byContinue Reading
A Sydney mother who was found dead in bushland with acid burns covering 80 per cent of her body remains a mystery, a coroner has said. An inquest into Monika Chetty’s demise has found that the acid attack, which was inflicted weeks before her eventual agonising death, was a homicideContinue Reading
A bank teller at one of the big four banks has saved a customer from being scammed out of millions by an “overseas boyfriend”. Westpac team member Marlena Karbowski said alarm bells went off when a woman walked into the Liverpool branch, in Sydney’s southwest, saying she needed to sellContinue Reading
Fury is brewing among hospital workers over drastic increases to parking in metropolitan Sydney hospitals, with staff across 16 hospitals walking off the job over hikes to staff parking amid a cost-of-living crisis. About 1000 workers, including psychologists, scientists, theatre technicians, kitchen staff, cleaners, and security guards, will down toolsContinue Reading
A man in his 30s has died in Liverpool Hospital of gunshot wounds, in what police suspect is a gang-related incident. Authorities from Liverpool City Police Area Command were called to the Sydney-based hospital at around 1.20am on Saturday where an injured man had presented himself. The injuries were consistentContinue Reading
Police are investigating after a string of Melbourne Airbnb properties were allegedly fraudulently rented out by the same man. Detectives opened their investigation in September after a tenant reported being scammed out of a Queens Rd rental advertised on social media the month prior. The alleged victim signed what theyContinue Reading