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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial hears alleged account of Sydney killings
A jury in the NSW Supreme Court has heard that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a close friend he had killed television presenter Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies shortly after the pair died in Sydney in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and charges…
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Man charged after 11-year-old boy shot in Norwest home
An 18-year-old man has been charged after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck inside a unit in Sydney’s north-west, leaving the child in a serious condition in hospital. Emergency services were called to a home on Fairway Drive at Norwest about 5pm on Monday following reports of a shooting. Paramedics treated…
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Five-Year-Old Boy Dies, Three Critical After Blue Mountains Stabbing
A five-year-old boy has died and two younger children and a 42-year-old woman remain in critical condition after a stabbing at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Emergency services were called to Waratah Road shortly before 1pm on Sunday after members of the public discovered four injured people inside a vehicle. Bystanders…
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Victoria Labor Pledges Australian-First Family Violence Offences
Victorian Labor has promised two new offences targeting gaps in family violence law if it wins another term at the November state election, including an Australian-first form of manslaughter for cases in which sustained abuse causes a person to take their own life. Premier Ben Carroll announced the proposed overhaul on Sunday as part of…
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Sydney woman sentenced over husband’s manslaughter after court hears of prolonged abuse
A Sydney woman who admitted killing her husband in what prosecutors accepted was excessive self-defence has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison. Nirmeen Noufl, 55, was given a three-year non-parole period in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday. Because the sentence was backdated to her arrest in October 2024, she will…
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Teen Boys Charged With Murder Over Alleged Mistaken-Identity Killing of Marco Tapia
Two school-aged boys have been charged with murder over the alleged mistaken-identity shooting of 23-year-old university student Marco Tapia at his family’s home in Sydney’s south-west. The boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested at separate homes in Fairfield on Wednesday after homicide detectives executed search warrants. Police allege they helped prepare for the attack…
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial hears alleged account of Sydney killings
A jury in the NSW Supreme Court has heard that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a close friend he had killed television presenter Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies shortly after the pair died in Sydney in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and charges relating to the alleged theft of Baird’s phone and wallet. The prosecution and defence agree that the two men were fatally shot at Baird’s Paddington home, but they have presented sharply different accounts of how and why the deaths occurred. Prosecution alleges planning and a…
Man charged after 11-year-old boy shot in Norwest home
An 18-year-old man has been charged after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck inside a unit in Sydney’s north-west, leaving the child in a serious condition in hospital. Emergency services were called to a home on Fairway Drive at Norwest about 5pm on Monday following reports of a shooting. Paramedics treated the boy at the scene before taking him to hospital for urgent, life-saving care. Police said their initial information indicated the shot was fired from inside the unit. An extensive crime scene was established as detectives began examining how the firearm came to be at…
Five-Year-Old Boy Dies, Three Critical After Blue Mountains Stabbing
A five-year-old boy has died and two younger children and a 42-year-old woman remain in critical condition after a stabbing at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Emergency services were called to Waratah Road shortly before 1pm on Sunday after members of the public discovered four injured people inside a vehicle. Bystanders contacted Triple Zero and provided first aid until police and paramedics arrived. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna said on Monday that all three children were aged under five. He described the woman as a suspect and said investigators were treating the incident as a…
CGT Changes Will Apply Across All Assets, Not Just Property
Australia's proposed capital gains tax (CGT) reforms are shaping up as one of the most…
Financial educator’s advice on how to reduce your home payment by up to $7000 in 2023
Mortgage holders are still having trouble as a result of the eight consecutive increases in…
The Reserve Bank of Australia increases the cash rate for a ninth month in a row.
The Reserve Bank of Australia increased the cash rate to its highest level in more…