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Alleged $26m Sportsbet fraudster released on bail, new video shows NRL stadium dinner
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Alleged $26m Sportsbet fraudster released on bail, new video shows NRL stadium dinner

Ben Carter placed a $37,000 bet on the State of Origin days after learning police were investigating him for allegedly defrauding clients of tens of millions of dollars, a court has heard.

  • by Perry Duffin

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Man charged over woman’s fatal stabbing in St Marys home
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St Marys

Man charged over woman’s fatal stabbing in St Marys home

Police are investigating a rambling phone call they allegedly received from Shaun King, 35, nearly 10 hours before his partner was killed, sources say.

  • by Perry Duffin and Olivia Ireland
‘You’re driving so get in’: Terrified mum recounts alleged carjacking by prison escapee
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‘You’re driving so get in’: Terrified mum recounts alleged carjacking by prison escapee

Rachelle was unpacking groceries in her driveway when the escapee allegedly approached and demanded her car keys. When she refused, he ordered her to drive.

  • by Emma Partridge, Perry Duffin and Olivia Ireland
Man charged with making alleged bomb threats on plane refuses to come out of cell

Man charged with making alleged bomb threats on plane refuses to come out of cell

Canberra man Muhammad Arif was set to appear before Downing Centre Local Court after being charged over the dramatic incident in Sydney on Monday. 

  • by Olivia Ireland and Amelia McGuire
‘Not your case’: Sexual assault survivors speak of hope and hostility pursuing justice

‘Not your case’: Sexual assault survivors speak of hope and hostility pursuing justice

A landmark study into the NSW justice system reveals sexual assault survivors, in their own words, facing doubts and barriers on the road to justice.

  • by Perry Duffin
The secret high-tech ways supermarkets are watching you

The secret high-tech ways supermarkets are watching you

Retail theft is on the rise, leading supermarkets to invest in tools incorporating artificial intelligence, surveillance tags and trolley locking technology.

  • by Amber Schultz
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William Tyrrell foster parents to plead guilty over $4.1 million auction

William Tyrrell foster parents to plead guilty over $4.1 million auction

The pair asked a third party to make dummy bids at the auction of their Sydney home in an attempt to increase the sale price, according to court documents.

  • by Georgina Mitchell
Golf course body had likely been in pond for days

Golf course body had likely been in pond for days

Police are trying to identify a badly decomposed body that was discovered at a prestigious Sydney golf course.

  • by Olivia Ireland and Sarah Keoghan
Boy, 13, arrested after chase in stolen car

Boy, 13, arrested after chase in stolen car

The teenager was arrested after the Volkswagen sedan crashed and rolled early on Wednesday morning. Police are searching for two others who fled the scene.

  • by Olivia Ireland
Brawl at Sydney shopping centre captured on video, man charged over replica handgun

Brawl at Sydney shopping centre captured on video, man charged over replica handgun

Emmanuel Saatoese allegedly hit a woman in the head during a fight at Westfield Mount Druitt, before pointing the replica handgun at her and the crowd.

  • by Olivia Ireland and Sarah Keoghan
Accused childcare predator reported to police for ‘kissing’ child a year before arrest

Accused childcare predator reported to police for ‘kissing’ child a year before arrest

Childcare manager Yolanda Borucki says she alerted police to the worker who was seen allegedly “kissing” a child but he was then cleared for lack of evidence.

  • by Perry Duffin