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10 injured after car crashes into rugby supporters in Australia

New South Wales police say the driver, an 18-year-old rugby league fan, has been arrested.

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Oct 3, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle

NSW Ambulance confirms multiple people injured after a car hit a crowd Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A car has crashed into a crowd of people in Newcastle injuring several as fans waited to farewell the Knights team bus before the NRL grand final. New South Wales police said that emergency services were called to Newcastle Link Road at the Transfield Drive roundabout in Wallsend about 9.30am on Saturday after reports a vehicle struck multiple people in a crowd. Continue reading...

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Oct 3, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84

Baird, father of former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird, helped win the Olympics for Sydney Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Bruce Baird, a former federal Liberal MP and deputy leader of the party’s New South Wales branch, has died aged 84. Baird, who also served as the NSW transport minister from 1988 to 1995, is the father of former state premier Mike Baird, the ABC journalist Julia Baird, and the marketing executive Steve Baird. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

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Oct 2, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Women hospitalised and three men charged with assault and choking after separate home invasions in Sydney

NSW police allege the men, aged 18, 19 and 20, broke into homes in Arncliffe and Bankstown this week before assaulting the women aged 31 and 32 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three men have been detained after two women were allegedly assaulted during separate home invasions in Sydney’s south-west. New South Wales police were first called to a home invasion in Arncliffe at about 12am on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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Oct 2, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Australia call up Maddinson after cancer recovery

Australia recall Nic Maddinson for the first Test against South Africa after the New South Wales batter recovered from testicular cancer.

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Oct 1, 2026 · byBBC

Ministers hand EY contract to scrutinise Tata Steel funding request

Ministers have awarded a seven-figure contract to scrutinise Tata Steel's request for hundreds of millions of pounds of extra taxpayer funding amid doubts over the timetable for constructing a new electric arc furnace (EAF) in South Wales.

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Oct 1, 2026 · bySky News

‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Swarms of bogong moths have surprised New South Wales residents over the last few days – with experts saying sightings of the endangered native insect are cause for excitement rather than alarm. Hundreds of moth sightings in coastal areas were posted over the weekend to the iNaturalist page for Bogong Watch , a citizen science initiative run by Invertebrates Australia. Continue reading...

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Mother charged after allegedly fatally stabbing one child and seriously injuring two others in Blue Mountains

A woman has been accused of murder and two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent to cause murder A mother has been charged after allegedly fatally stabbing one child and seriously injuring two others in the Blue Mountains. Emergency services responded to reports on Sunday that three children and a woman had been found in a vehicle in Valley Heights with stab wounds. New South Wales police said bystanders who were first on the scene attempted to perform first aid while contacting triple zero. Continue reading...

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Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Private investigator surveilled Liberal minister and supplied Jean Nassif with recording devices, Icac hears

Shane de Kauwe tells corruption inquiry he was instructed by Toplace laywer Sharangan Maheswaran to investigate minister David Elliott Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A private investigator says he was asked to surveil a Liberal minister and provided secret recording devices to a fugitive property developer, the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog has heard. Shane de Kauwe told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Tuesday he had installed a static camera on a building to record a person connected with the former NSW Liberal MP David Elliott. Continue reading...

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Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Political fight over gun buyback after boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney apartment

Police don’t know if shooting accidental as Labor attacks opposition vow to scrap gun buyback announced after Bondi massacre The shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Sydney’s north-west was a “tragic reminder” of the danger of guns, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said while the opposition defends “backflipping” on a gun buyback . The child was transported to Westmead Children’s hospital in a critical condition on Monday evening after suffering gunshot wounds to his face and neck at a unit in Norwest, NSW police said. Continue reading...

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Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian

‘Oh shit’: Labor councillor who attended 2021 Liberal fundraiser was worried about potential Icac inquiry, Icac hears

Texts reveal Sharangan Maheswaran had ‘an explanation ready’ but was worried about picture taken with premier prompted by ‘dumb’ Christian Ellis Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A Labor councillor feared his presence at a Liberal fundraiser attended by Dominic Perrottet would result in him being forced to give evidence to the New South Wales anti-corruption commission, the watchdog has heard. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) heard on Monday that following an incendiary speech by a NSW MP, which led to allegations being referred to the watchdog, Sharangan Maheswaran wrote “Oh shit, did he touch on me?” and asked for “that invoice for the Dom lunch fixed up”. Continue reading...

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Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian

One child dead and two children in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing

Crime scene established at Waratah Road, Valley Heights as NSW police say they ‘are not looking for any other people at this time’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A child has died in a stabbing attack in the Blue Mountains, with two other children and a woman in hospital in critical condition, New South Wales police say. In a statement on Sunday afternoon, police said emergency services responded to reports of three children and a woman with stab wounds in a vehicle on Waratah Road, Valley Heights. Continue reading...

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Sep 20, 2026 · byThe Guardian

How one plume of hot rock built two volcano chains off Australia's coast

Lord Howe Island sits about 600 kilometers (370 miles) off the New South Wales coast, a crescent of rainforest and sea cliffs that draws visitors to its beaches and birdlife. Few people realize they are standing on the worn-down remains of a volcano.

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Sep 18, 2026 · byPhys.org

Jeremy Greenwood denies giving ‘ridiculous’ evidence to Icac about ‘mum’s perspective’ from premier’s sister-in-law

Counsel assisting inquiry suggests Anita Perrottet’s alleged advice on vaping and greyhound industry was already on public record from other sources A Liberal factional figure has rejected a suggestion he gave “ridiculous” evidence that Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law shared in $660,999 for giving a “mum’s perspective” on lobbying clients, the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog has heard. Jeremy Greenwood told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Wednesday it was not relevant that Anita Perrottet’s children were under five at the time she provided advice on vaping among minors. Continue reading...

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Sep 16, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Jean Nassif swears during Icac evidence and declares ‘no one can make me shut up’

Fugitive property developer beams in from Beirut bedroom to declare ‘I’m not corrupt’ and waves handwritten notes at counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Fugitive property developer Jean Nassif has declared he cannot be silenced as he ranted about “crook” politicians and proclaimed his innocence during an expletive-laden tirade at the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog. Nassif, 58, on Tuesday dialled into the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s inquiry via video link from his Beirut bedroom. Continue reading...

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Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Guardian