Crime
Sacked transport official convicted for avoiding ICAC, breaching bail
The man at the centre of a $343 million kickback scandal engulfing a NSW government agency appeared in court on Thursday.
- Cindy Yin
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Celebrity dentist identified as man shot dead by police in Potts Point
Steven Lin, author of The Dental Diet, was armed with a knife when he lunged at officers responding to reports he had assaulted two women in an apartment complex.
- Riley Walter
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‘Confronted by something very violent’: Police shoot man dead after attack on Sydney women
The knife-wielding man allegedly lunged at officers responding to reports that two women had been assaulted at a Potts Point unit complex.
- Jack Gramenz and Perry Duffin
Paul Douglas Smith arrested
Paul Douglas Smith arrested for child abuse allegations in September 2025. (Source: AFP Media)
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‘Obvious’ former NSW MP’s rape complainant looked ‘like a child’, court hears
Rory Amon has been repeatedly questioned about how he could have thought a 13-year-old boy looked 17 when he allegedly sexually assaulted him in a carpark toilet.
- Clare Sibthorpe
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- Domestic violence
She tried to leave her abusive partner. It cost Sophia her children
Two in three women seeking to leave domestic abuse can’t access a caseworker and domestic violence services are overrun, according to a new report.
- Kayla Olaya
Man with suspected firearm in a Sydney brothel sparks six-hour stand-off
Police were called to an address on Sunday afternoon, where a long standoff ensued with a man believed to have a firearm.
- Angus Dalton
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Two teens charged after allegedly stabbing stranger with large knife at Bondi Beach
Emergency services found the 54-year-old man with a stab wound to his upper body on Friday night.
- Sarah McPhee and Anthony Segaert
There was once a code even the most ruthless crims lived by. Those days are long gone
Accepted norms in Sydney’s underworld are crumbling and the vicious killing of Chris Baghsarian is just one example of the shift.
- Riley Walter
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Ringleader of botched kidnapping fled overseas, police fear
New details have emerged about two men charged with the abduction and murder of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
- Perry Duffin, Riley Walter and Emily Kowal