Police raids strain relations with LGBTQI community One of Australia's most recognised LGBTQI districts has been hit with multiple police raids, leaving the community feeling targeted by the force. AAP · Jun 19
Mardi Gras marchers rest feet after night of nights The task of cleaning up Sydney's streets after the biggest LGBTQI party of the year is under way after Mardi Gras revellers celebrated the festival's 48th year. AAP · Feb 28
Knife in Easter Show death was a 'security blanket' A teen gang member jailed for using a knife to kill an Easter Show ride attendant carried the weapon to reduce his anxiety after being stabbed three times. AAP · Dec 19, 2025
'Nothing is the same': family grieve for knifed teen A teen found guilty of the manslaughter of a young Easter Show ride attendant, knifing him in the heart, heard the agony and grief of his affected family. AAP · Dec 4, 2025
'Impulsive' teen cleared of Easter show stabbing murder A young teen's decision to join a gang after being stabbed while walking to football training led to disastrous consequences for two families. AAP · Nov 27, 2025
Teacher 'unaware' about risks of student sexual abuse An ex-teacher has avoided compensating pupils she allegedly molested in the '70s after a court found she was unaware abusing the boys caused harm. AAP · Nov 21, 2025
'I took his soul': teen's poem of Easter show killing A teenager has admitted stabbing a young worker at an Easter show but denies intent to kill despite claims he was fighting a war with a rival gang. AAP · Nov 10, 2025
'Extreme inattention': deadly driver sent 44 Snapchats A young driver sent and received 85 Snapchats while driving down on a busy country road before he hit and killed a man, and injured a six-year-old boy. AAP · Jul 17, 2025
Passenger dies after getting stuck between carriages The death of a passenger who became lodged after trying to cross an inner-city tramway between light rail carriages has prompted an investigation. AAP · Jun 5, 2025
Cricket legend backs ex-spinner over 'biggest mistake' Ex-spinner Stuart MacGill has described his role in a cocaine deal as his "biggest mistake" before being spared jail time for a "colossal lapse in judgment". AAP · May 8, 2025
Broken brains: how physical and mental health connect A new Australian book offers insight, humour, comfort and hope to anyone who has faced physical or mental illness, and those who care for them. AAP · May 5, 2025
Harm to boys abused by women teachers 'not foreseeable' Four child sexual abuse cases had no merit because 1970s society was not aware that female teachers having sex with students caused harm, a court has been told. AAP · Mar 27, 2025
Key witness attacked in Test cricketer's cocaine trial A drug dealer's honesty has been put under the microscope as ex-Test legspinner Stuart MacGill denies a key role in a cocaine deal before he was kidnapped. AAP · Mar 11, 2025
Born, raised in secret: kids to get birth certificates A young Chinese woman studying in Australia covertly gave birth to two children, leaving them to grow up without citizenship or any form of legal documentation. AAP · Jan 10, 2025
AAP · Jul 3, 2024 No jail for 'morally repugnant' rioter who punched cop A man who attended violent riots after a church bishop's stabbing and was pepper sprayed after punching a police officer will not spend any more time in prison.
AAP · Jun 20, 2024 Teen church rioter in 'wrong place at wrong time' A teenager who joined violent riots after a bishop's stabbing will have to wait to be sentenced after being told he should give something back to the community.
AAP · Jun 18, 2024 Church rioter's sentencing delayed due to new charges The first sentence against a participant of an angry mob riled up by a bishop's stabbing has been delayed as the rioter faces new domestic violence allegations.
AAP · Jun 13, 2024 Church rioters 'underestimated' detectives, police say A teenage boy is the latest to be charged over a riot outside a Sydney church where a bishop was stabbed as police vow to hunt down all remaining suspects.
AAP · May 15, 2024 Same-sex book ban reversal 'a rejection of culture war' Cumberland City Council has scrapped its ban on a kids' book featuring same-sex parenting, a move welcomed by LGBTQI advocates.
AAP · Apr 15, 2024 Teen accused of church attack had knife-crime history A knife attack at a western Sydney church has been deemed a terrorist act, granting NSW Police expanded powers to act without a warrant.