Police have revealed the driver of the car that killed three people including two children near Casino on Tuesday was disqualified from driving. A 28-year-old man, his son, aged 6, and his daughter, 5, were waiting for the school bus at Stratheden when their parked car was struck by a sedan. All three died at the…
DetailsAs Sydney’s fifth annual Vivid Festival draws to a close, The Newsroom reflects on the breathtaking festival of light, music and ideas. Vivid began in 2009 as a gamble according to Destination NSW, a unique way to bring a bit of warmth to the harbour as Sydneysiders start to feel the chill of winter. But…
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The Sydney Writers’ Festival is under way as lovers of literature flock to Sydney to hear, read and watch esteemed authors and storytellers from all over the world. Jemma Birrell, the renowned Australian director of the Parisian Shakespeare and Company Literary Festival is this year’s artistic director of SWF. The Newsroom caught up with Jemma this…
DetailsPolice are investigating the attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl in Sydney’s South. The girl was walking alone along Sturt Road in Woolooware at about 12:30pm yesterday when a black van stopped beside her. A man got out of the vehicle and grabbed her but she managed to break free and run from the scene uninjured. Police…
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Bernard Tomic’s father, accused of assaulting Barnard’s practice partner, has been suspended from the ATP Tour until further notice. “Following last week’s incident in Madrid concerning John Tomic, and the ensuing investigation, Mr Tomic’s credential privileges have been suspended at all ATP tournaments until further notice,” the ATP said in a statement this morning. French…
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Kings Cross police have arrested a man in connection with the torching of a strip club early today after a dispute with a stripper. Police and firefighters were called to the Love Machine on Darlinghurst Road at 3:15am. The blaze damaged two rooms on the third floor before it was extinguished. Five people escaped the club without…
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UK news publisher Guardian News and Media has found a Sydney home for the launch of its new Australian project, Guardian Australia. Guardian Australia will be based in Surry Hills, around the corner from rival News Limited. The site can accommodate 40 journalists and is located on Reservoir Street, according to The Property Observer. The Guardian’s deputy editor, Katharine…
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John Singleton has acknowledged the sources whose comments led him to drop Gai Waterhouse as trainer for his horses. The dispute arose over comments allegedly made by Ms Waterhouse’s bookmaker son Tom Waterhouse about champion mare More Joyous’s chances of winning the All Aged Stakes at Randwick last Saturday. What was said, if anything, is…
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