Ashleigh Gleeson
Mercury
Australia
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Children aged between 5 and 11 to begin getting Pfizer vaccine on January 10
Australian children aged five to 11 will start getting their Covid-19 jab before school begins next year, with the nation’s immunisation authority giving the final approval. → Read More
Bushfire: ‘Where was our warning?’
FIREFIGHTERS were forced to go house to house, urging residents of the seaside town of Tathra, on NSWs far south coast, to evacuate ahead of a huge bushfire because poor phone reception in the area meant most people failed to get any form of text alert as the fast-moving blaze approached. → Read More
Commuters hit with major Harbour Bridge changes
TRAFFIC is starting to bank up in the city-bound lane heading into York Street this morning now that major changes to southbound lanes on the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been introduced. → Read More
Wettest Sydney day in more than a year
SYDNEY has had its wettest day in more than a year after nearly half a months worth of rain fell overnight in some parts of the city. → Read More
‘Hell of a buck’s party’: Woman charged over cruise ship brawl
A Russian woman has been charged over a violent brawl among several men on a cruise ship off Sydney during an argument about a queue for the toilets. → Read More
Passengers injured as train hits barricade
A TRAIN has reportedly hit a buffer and derailed in Sydneys west this morning. → Read More
Lalor Park: Six-year-old girl shot dead inside house
A SIX-year-old girl died after she was shot in the neck at a home in Sydneys west. → Read More
Barcelona terror attack: Julian Cadman’s mum out of intensive care after horror injuries
THE mother of murdered schoolboy Julian Cadman was moved out of intensive care on Thursday as she continues to make progressafter being seriously injured in the Barcelona terror attack. → Read More
‘Furious’ Education Minister orders high level investigation into HSC maths blunder
THE NSW Education Minister has ordered a high-level investigation into an appalling HSC blunder that has jeopardised the futures of a number of HSC students who were taught the wrong maths course all year. → Read More
CCTV images of witnesses to fatal Central Station shooting released
DETECTIVES have released images of 11 witnesses they need to speak to for their investigation into last months fatal shooting at Sydneys Central Station. → Read More
Friends of Barcelona terror attack victim Julian Cadman raise cash for wounded mother
FRIENDS of murdered Sydney schoolboy Julian Cadman are frantically raising money for his parents as it can be revealed Julians mother is facing years of surgery that may not be covered by insurance. → Read More
Man dies, teenager injured as wild winds cause walls to collapse
A CARPENTER has died after a brick wall collapsed in Sydneys north west while a teenager suffered critical head injuries in another building collapse as wild winds wreaked havoc across the city today. → Read More
Lane Cove house fire causes traffic chaos
A MASSIVE blaze that engulfed a North Sydney home tonight created dangerous traffic conditions after large amounts smoke spilt onto the road. → Read More
Maroubra homeless man Peter Hofmann’s death: Brothers charged over stabbing murder
TWO brothers have been charged with the stabbing murder of homeless Maroubra man Peter Hofmann. → Read More
Two charged over syndicate stealing high-performance cars across Sydney and Central Coast
TWO men have been charged over the co-ordinated theft of high performance cars during break-ins across Sydney and on the Central Coast. → Read More
Narara rapist: Camouflage experts say attacker used ‘unusual’ ghillie suit mask to assault Central Coast schoolgirl
THE camouflage mask worn by a man when he raped a 12-year-old girl on the Central Coast is extremely unusual, a camouflage gear expert who helped police with their investigation says. → Read More
Let terror criminal rot in prison, Attorney-general George Brandis says
CRIMINALS with links to terrorism should be kept locked up under tougher parole laws, Attorney-General George Brandis says. → Read More
London terror: Australian woman in miracle slashing survival
AN Australian woman was brutally slashed in the neck while another has described how she spent hours huddled inside a restaurant back room while police and SWAT teams secured the London Bridge area in the wake of a deadly terror attack. → Read More
Human remains found in Royal National Park confirmed as Matthew Leveson’s
HUMAN remains found in Sydney bushland have been confirmed to belong to Matthew Leveson, bringing closure to his family after a decade of searching. → Read More
Woman’s racist rant on Sydney bus caught on video
FOOTAGE has emerged of a woman going on a racist rant about Muslims on a bus before she is captured slapping the driver after he tells her to get off. → Read More