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'Flaming balls' attacker charged in crackdown on fireworks abuse

December 30, 2008 09:23:00

A 24-year-old Sydney man has been charged by police after he launched fireworks at a police car at Auburn in Sydney's west overnight.[MORE]

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, police, antisocial-behaviour, nsw, auburn-2144

Police probe suspicious death at Auburn

December 22, 2008 08:00:00

New South Wales police are investigating the suspicious death of a 22-year-old woman at Strathfield in Sydney's inner west yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, murder-and-manslaughter, nsw, auburn-2144, strathfield-2135

No room at the inn: dialysis in western Sydney

December 9, 2008 07:03:00

The New South Wales Opposition says it is concerned renal dialysis services are operating at full capacity across western Sydney, potentially compromising patient care.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, states-and-territories, health, healthcare-facilities, older-people, health-policy, liver-and-kidneys, health-administration, nsw, auburn-2144, baulkham-hills-2153, castle-hill-2154, pennant-hills-2120, rouse-hill-2155, west-pennant-hills-2125

Man extradited over brutal hammer attack

November 20, 2008 08:06:00

A man has been extradited to NSW over a vicious hammer attack in Sydney's west last week.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000, vic, melbourne-3000

Bedroom bodies were decomposing

November 14, 2008 15:00:00

Police are unsure how long two Asian women had been dead in a Sydney bedroom before their decomposing bodies were discovered.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Murder suspected in Sydney bedroom deaths

November 14, 2008 07:21:00

Plans for security guards may have come too late for two women whose bodies have been found in a Sydney bedroom.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Bodies found in Sydney unit

November 14, 2008 02:09:00

Police have confirmed that the bodies of two women described as being of Asian appearance have been found in a unit in Sydney's west.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Man in coma, hammer attack suspected

November 13, 2008 07:24:00

A man in his 50s has been found with serious head injuries in the backyard of a vacant Sydney house.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Petrol protest: Servos slash prices

October 30, 2008 10:21:00

Up to a dozen independent petrol stations sold fuel for 99 cents a litre for one hour this morning in protest against the big petrol retailers.[MORE]

Tags: consumer-finance, consumer-protection, industry, oil-and-gas, nsw, auburn-2144, bankstown-2200, croydon-2132, earlwood-2206, haberfield-2045, mount-pritchard-2170, ryde-2112, smithfield-2164, sydney-2000

Traffic under pump as Sydney servos slash prices

October 30, 2008 07:12:00

Motorists are expected to cause traffic problems as they queue for cheap petrol in several Sydney suburbs this morning.[MORE]

Tags: consumer-finance, consumer-protection, industry, oil-and-gas, nsw, auburn-2144, bankstown-2200, croydon-2132, earlwood-2206, haberfield-2045, mount-pritchard-2170, ryde-2112, smithfield-2164, sydney-2000

Council fears fighting dogs killed roos, wallabies

October 15, 2008 10:16:00

A council in Sydney's west is investigating whether dogs killed 11 kangaroos and wallabies at a popular nature reserve.[MORE]

Tags: animals, law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, crime, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Teen charged over abduction

October 7, 2008 12:50:00

Police have charged a teenager over an abduction at Auburn, in Sydney's west on the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Parents urged to reinforce 'stranger danger'

September 17, 2008 14:07:00

Police are appealing for public help after two men tried to abduct a nine-year-old girl at Auburn, in Sydney's west, yesterday afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Mosque 'was local election political tool'

September 16, 2008 07:19:00

A member of western Sydney's Turkish Muslim community says the local mosque abused its position by supporting a rival candidate.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, islam, government-and-politics, elections, local-government, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Baby Tegan Lane search could take 5 days: police

August 4, 2008 19:32:00

Police say it could be five days before they know if the remains of missing baby Tegan Lane are buried under a Sydney house.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, missing-person, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, gladesville-2111, sydney-2000

Police dig under house for Tegan Lane

August 4, 2008 12:26:00

Police are using new technology and cadaver dogs to search for the remains of Tegan Lane under a house in Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, crime, missing-person, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, gladesville-2111, sydney-2000

Woman stabbed in chest with spear gun

July 25, 2008 07:25:00

A 32-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly stabbed a woman in the chest with a spear gun at Auburn, in western Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

18yo loses thumb, scalp parts in knife attack

July 8, 2008 08:43:00

An 18-year-old had a thumb and parts of his scalp and the palm of his hand severed when he was attacked by about seven men in western Sydney last night.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Turkish fans lament Euro defeat

June 26, 2008 10:17:00

Members of Sydney's Turkish community gathered at Auburn in the city's south-west this morning to watch Turkey play Germany in the European soccer championship semi-final.[MORE]

Tags: sport, football, european-championships, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Woman stabbed in head

June 10, 2008 08:40:00

Woman, 21, stabbed in head during an argument between three women, police say.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, australia, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

Auburn woman assaulted

April 27, 2008 07:19:00

A 21-year-old woman was assaulted during a home invasion at Auburn in Sydney's west last night.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, nsw, auburn-2144, sydney-2000

'Kidnappers' arrested over 17hr ordeal

April 17, 2008 15:00:00

Two men, aged 19 and 20, have been charged over a series of alleged kidnappings and armed robberies in Sydney's west.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, nsw, auburn-2144, parramatta-2150, pennant-hills-2120, sydney-2000

Police 'staggered' by $87.5m cocaine haul

March 12, 2008 11:20:00

New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has congratulated officers over an $87.5 million cocaine seizure in Sydney, the fourth-largest in Australian history.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, australia, nsw, allawah-2218, auburn-2144, hurstville-2220, sydney-2000

$87.5m cocaine seized, labelled 'green tea'

March 12, 2008 07:26:00

Australian authorities say they have made the fourth largest cocaine seizure in Australian history, intercepting 250 kilograms of the drug with an estimated street value of $87.5 million.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, australia, nsw, allawah-2218, auburn-2144, hurstville-2220, sydney-2000

Police arrest second man in cash van hold-ups

February 2, 2008 18:18:00

New South Wales Police have made a second arrest over three armed hold-ups of cash in transit vans. [MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, armed-robbery, auburn-2144