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Woman downloaded porn to role-play with men, court told

Posted August 7, 2008 18:30:00

A Sydney court has heard a 40-year-old woman downloaded pornographic images of children because she was role-playing with men.

Tags: pornography, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, nsw, surry-hills-2010, sydney-2000

Two band members quit Wolfmother Photo

Posted August 7, 2008 18:19:00

Two members of award-winning Aussie band Wolfmother have left the group.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, qld, brisbane-4000

Accused drug importer granted bail

Posted August 7, 2008 16:18:00

A Sydney man accused of involvement in a $77 million drug importation to Perth has been granted bail.

Tags: courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-professionals, drug-offences, sydney-2000, wa, jandakot-6164

Man charged over string of armed hold-ups

Posted August 7, 2008 14:21:00

Police have arrested a man they believe carried out a number of bank robberies in Sydney last year.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, nsw, goulburn-2580, sydney-2000

Woman's child porn 'in the worst category'

Posted August 7, 2008 14:12:00

A Sydney court has heard a woman charged with child pornography offences possessed videos and images in the worst possible category.

Tags: community-and-society, pornography, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, nsw, surry-hills-2010, sydney-2000

Man arrested over car park stabbing

Posted August 7, 2008 14:01:00

A man in his 30s has been arrested after a motorist was stabbed several times in the stomach in Sydney's south-west.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, nsw, fairfield-2165, sydney-2000

Falun Gong's Olympic 'call for justice'

Posted August 7, 2008 13:25:00

About 100 protesters from the Falun Gong sect have gathered in Sydney's CBD calling for greater scrutiny of China's labour camps during the Olympics.

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, law-crime-and-justice, rights, human-rights, sects, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, china

I did it for the good of the game: Sonny Bill Audio Photo

Posted August 7, 2008 13:01:00 | Updated August 7, 2008 13:14:00

Sonny Bill Williams has broken his silence over his controversial switch to rugby union.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, rugby-union, australia, nsw, belmore-2192, canterbury-2193, france

Nurses, midwives deserve greater role: Meagher

Posted August 7, 2008 12:44:00

New South Wales Health Minister Reba Meagher says she will continue to push for nurses and midwives to take on more responsibility in the state's hospitals.

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, pregnancy-and-childbirth, nsw, sydney-2000

Teen 'shone laser light at railway staff'

Posted August 7, 2008 12:01:00

A teenager has been charged with possessing a laser pointer after staff at a Sydney train station reported having a laser light shone at them.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, nsw, sutherland-2232, sydney-2000

Kidman, Urban plead for privacy Photo

Posted August 7, 2008 11:29:00 | Updated August 7, 2008 11:43:00

New parents Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban tell the local paparazzi to back off.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, music, people, actors, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Three charges dropped against Catchpole Photo

Posted August 7, 2008 11:16:00 | Updated August 7, 2008 11:47:00

Three drug charges against former rugby union player Mark Catchpole have been dropped in a Sydney court.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, sport, rugby-union, drug-offences, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Woman dies after crashing 4WD into tree

Posted August 7, 2008 10:06:00

A woman died after crashing her four-wheel drive into a tree in Sydney's Hills District last night.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, nsw, kenthurst-2156, sydney-2000

Wesser joins Rabbits' ranks Photo

Posted August 7, 2008 10:01:00 | Updated August 7, 2008 10:17:00

South Sydney have signed Panthers full-back Rhys Wesser on a two-year deal beginning next season.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, penrith-2750, redfern-2016

Consumers embrace name-shame website

Posted August 7, 2008 09:30:00 | Updated August 7, 2008 09:31:00

New South Wales restaurant-goers have embraced a month-old website that names and shames establishments for breaching health standards.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, food-and-beverage, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, food-safety, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Petrol Commissioner 'must do his job' Photo

Posted August 7, 2008 08:34:00 | Updated August 7, 2008 11:29:00

The NRMA says the Petrol Commissioner must investigate the failure of oil companies to pass on petrol price cuts to country areas.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, oil-and-gas, government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Rogue jurors 'must be punished' Photo

Posted August 7, 2008 07:41:00

The NSW Law Society says the aborted Gordon Wood trial shows there needs to be a better education program for potential jurors.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, laws, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Air traffic controller expresses regret over plane crash Photo

Posted August 6, 2008 17:10:00

An air traffic controller has expressed regret over a plane crash near Benalla in 2004.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, air-and-space-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, benalla-3672, melbourne-3000

Police confirm Hyslop finding

Posted August 6, 2008 16:46:00

Northern Territory police have confirmed human remains found in hills near Alice Springs last month are that of a man from Liverpool in Sydney's south-west missing since June.

Tags: missing-person, nsw, liverpool-2170, nt, alice-springs-0870

Keating calls for super contribution increase

Posted August 6, 2008 15:00:00

The former prime minister, Paul Keating, has called on the Rudd Government to increase compulsory superannuation contributions from 9 per cent to 15 per cent of income.

Tags: welfare, federal-government, superannuation, rudd-kevin, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

14-day rail pass 'cutting station queues'

Posted August 6, 2008 14:28:00

The New South Wales Government says a trial of a new fortnightly discounted rail ticket is proving to be a success.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, rail-transport, nsw, sydney-2000

Reforms urged after sex attacks bungle Photo

Posted August 6, 2008 14:00:00 | Updated August 6, 2008 14:42:00

Civil libertarians are calling for tighter controls on what police can release following a man's wrongful detention.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, rights, sexual-offences, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Sydney's F5 upgrade officially opened

Posted August 6, 2008 13:50:00

The Federal and New South Wales Governments have officially opened an upgrade to the F5 Freeway in Sydney's south-west.

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, states-and-territories, programs-and-initiatives, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Gasnier fit for Tigers game Photo

Posted August 6, 2008 13:33:00

St George Illawarra captain Mark Gasnier is confident he is fully fit to play against the Wests Tigers in Friday night's NRL game.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, balmain-2041, wollongong-2500

Teen charged over bus rage incident

Posted August 6, 2008 13:27:00

A 19-year-old man has been charged over a road rage attack on a Sydney bus in The Rocks.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia, nsw, sydney-2000