Sydney

Police set up parameters near Martin Place

UPDATE: Sydney siege continues

A hostage situation in a Martin Place is still continuing two and a half hours since it begun. 2GB’s Ray Hadley is reporting raids are being carried out in Lakemba by NSW and Australian Federal police but these are unconfirmed reports. Sources say that 20 police are doing a pre-arranged tour of a Lakemba mosque […]

People taken hostage in Martin Place

Staff and customers were standing with their hands up in the windows of the Lindt chocolate café earlier this morning where police officers have their guns drawn outside. Police were called to the popular eatery at about 9.45am this morning. The café is roughly 40 metres from the Channel 7 offices so they have cameras trained […]

Phil Hughes remains in a critical condition

Cricketer Phil Hughes remains in a critical condition after suffering a head injury during a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG on Tuesday afternoon.

Philip Hughes hit by a cricket ball to the back of his head during a match.

Cricketer Phil Hughes knocked out by bouncer

There are serious concerns for SA Cricketer Phil Hughes who is reportedly in a critical condition after being struck in the head by a cricket ball at the SCG.

No conviction for student who leaked information about Frances Abbott’s design scholarship

Freya Newman, a former part-time librarian at the Whitehouse School of Design, was handed a two-year good behaviour bond with no conviction against her on Tuesday for accessing unauthorised data. The 21-year-old accessed information about the director’s scholarship awarded to Frances Abbott in 2011 by using another staff member’s passwords without permission. In May The […]

A baby boy abandoned in a drain in Sydney's west.

Mother of baby found in a Sydney drain refused bail

The mother of a newborn baby boy that was left in a stormwater drain in Sydney’s west for five days has been refused bail in court today. The 30-year-old woman’s case was heard in Blacktown Local Court after she was charged with attempted murder overnight. She did not appear in court and there was no application […]

A Sydney mum tells police that a man tried to steal her pram with he baby in it.

Man tried to snatch pram from Sydney mother, police say

Police are investigating a report that a man grabbed hold of a pram containing a 14-month-old boy while the child's mother was out jogging in Sydney's inner-west yesterday.

The general scene of the explosion in Darling Street, Rozelle, that killed three people.

Man charged for Rozelle blast that killed three people

The operator of inner western Sydney convenience store destroyed by fire earlier this month has been charged over the deaths of three people killed in the Rozelle blast UPDATE: Police arrested 44-year-old Adeel Khan today at his hospital bedside and charged him with three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and three counts of […]