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‘Living a nightmare’: Family speaks out after Australians killed in Philippines

‘Living a nightmare’: Family speaks out after Australians killed in Philippines

The family of an Australian couple killed in their Philippines hotel room have spoken out as police hunt for a man captured on CCTV.

  • by Jessica McSweeney

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Battle of wills plays out over high-flyer’s $20 million estate

Battle of wills plays out over high-flyer’s $20 million estate

A mystery former lover, family feuds, a trophy home named Camelot and a tragedy which gripped the city all featured during the hearing played out in Courtroom 10D at Queens Square.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Bodies of mother and teenage daughter found in Sydney home

Bodies of mother and teenage daughter found in Sydney home

Police were called to the home in Sydney’s north-west on Thursday morning, responding to reports of a concern for welfare.

  • by Clare Sibthorpe and Anthony Segaert
First responders had to ‘wrestle’ child from father accused of fatal blaze
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First responders had to ‘wrestle’ child from father accused of fatal blaze

The 28-year-old man who allegedly set fire to his home, trapping three children inside, has been charged with their murder.

  • by Jessica McSweeney and Clare Sibthorpe
Woman dies after being hit by Sydney train

Woman dies after being hit by Sydney train

The woman had jumped onto the tracks to retrieve something when she became stuck, police believe.

  • by Jessica McSweeney
A mother’s love and a father who ‘tried to kill us’

A mother’s love and a father who ‘tried to kill us’

Images posted by the mother of the children killed in the Lalor Park house fire reveal “a bond like no other”.

  • by Jordan Baker, Perry Duffin and Clare Sibthorpe
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Man arrested after woman stabbed to death in Sydney’s west
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Man arrested after woman stabbed to death in Sydney’s west

A 21-year-old woman has died after being found with two stab wounds to her chest.

  • by Perry Duffin and Ben Cubby
‘How low can you be’: Flowers allegedly stolen from roadside memorial

‘How low can you be’: Flowers allegedly stolen from roadside memorial

Photos show a couple appearing to load flowers into the boot of their car from a memorial to a young tradesman killed in an alleged road rage incident.

  • by Jessica McSweeney and Ben Cubby
‘Dad tried to kill us’: Father dragged children into fatal inferno, police say
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‘Dad tried to kill us’: Father dragged children into fatal inferno, police say

One of the surviving children tried to save their siblings before their father allegedly fought off rescuers, police believe.

  • by Perry Duffin
Boy, 16, dies after car carrying five teenagers crashes into tree

Boy, 16, dies after car carrying five teenagers crashes into tree

Police say a 17-year-old learner driver was behind the wheel in Port Stephens on Friday night and recorded a positive roadside breath test.

  • by Sarah McPhee
Synthetic opioid detected in four found dead in Broadmeadows
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Synthetic opioid detected in four found dead in Broadmeadows

The director of drug harm reduction charity warned the deaths were “a major wake-up call” as medical professionals fear an opioid crisis could engulf Australia like it has overseas.

  • by Lachlan Abbott