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Benjamin David Collinge, is transported from Burwood Local Court. The teacher has been charged

Private school teacher allegedly ‘pressured’ vulnerable girl, 14, for abuse material

Police allege the former Newington College secondary teacher posed as a 17-year-old to offer the teenager cash in exchange for sexually explicit material.

  • Emily Kaine, Riley Walter and Amber Schultz

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Deklin James Donnelly arrested over the kidnapping and murder of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian.

Ringleader of Sydney grandfather’s botched kidnapping and murder arrested, police say

Deklin James Donnelly, 23, was contracted to abduct the father of a man linked to the Alameddine crime family when he mistakenly snatched Chris Baghsarian, police allege.

  • Riley Walter and Jack Gramenz
Flowers at the site of where two teenage boys were killed when the motorbike they were riding collided with a commuter bus.

Community mourns teen ‘daredevil’ and mate killed in horror motorbike crash

William Drake, 15, and his 14-year-old passenger Adrian Lai died after colliding with a bus in Sydney’s west. The intersection has long been a source of concern for residents.

  • Mostafa Rachwani, Emily Kaine and Lynette Eyb
Specialist police from the Crash Investigation Unit will examine the fatal crash.

Man dead, toddlers taken to hospital after crash

Police were called to Dharruk, near Mount Druitt, following reports that a Subaru had hit a tree.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
The school was put into lockdown and police were called, which led to the arrest of a student.

Teen charged after allegedly firing air gun at Rose Bay school

The 15-year-old boy spent the night in police custody after he allegedly fired an air gun at another student at Rose Bay Secondary College.

  • Emily Kaine
Rock and roll frontman Azaria Byrne and his hairdresser partner, Brooke Mitchell, have been charged with commercial drug supply offences.

Luck runs out for glamour rock couple arrested over Sydney drug syndicate

Frontman Azaria Byrne and Brooke Mitchell were living out the rock and roll dream. They’re now in custody after police raids on a music studio and homes across the city.

  • Riley Walter
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Alan Jones will fight his charges at a local court hearing in August.

Alan Jones seeks complainant’s email address in sex abuse case

Lawyers for the former broadcaster want to reach out to an alleged victim, claiming he has failed to hand over documents crucial to their case.

  • Perry Duffin
Police have released new CCTV as investigations continue into kidnapping and murder of Chris Baghsarian.

CCTV released, police seek three more men over Sydney grandfather’s death

The trio are seen walking towards the kidnapping stronghold on the night of Chris Baghsarian’s abduction.

  • Jamie Berry and Riley Walter
Police combing the unit complex where a man was shot on Monday morning.

‘The net is closing’: Two charged over fatal Sydney shooting as hunt continues for accomplices

Two men have been charged with murder after a man was shot dead in a Lidcombe apartment. Police say others allegedly involved should hand themselves in.

  • Jack Gramenz, Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
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The ‘gaping hole’ being used to get a gun licence in NSW

People claiming to be recreational hunters or sporting shooters but who do neither are slipping through the net.

  • Perry Duffin