Man, 29, extradited from Victoria on Thursday after police alleged he threatened to release photos of assault
A man alleged to have drugged and kidnapped a woman before photographing himself sexually assaulting her and attempting to extort a $300,000 payment for the images has been extradited from Victoria to New South Wales.
Yanyu Mu, 29, was arrested at Oakleigh East in Melbourne’s south-east on Thursday, before being extradited to Sydney.
Continue reading...Library says it is ‘deeply distressed’ about incident and ‘does not condone discrimination on grounds of cultural dress’
The State Library of NSW has apologised after a student wearing a keffiyeh was asked to leave by security.
Issuing a public apology, the State Library said it was “deeply distressed” the student was asked to leave by a security guard on Sunday for wearing the keffiyeh.
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The Coalition has questioned why the government is using drones to monitor people released from immigration detention.
Cabinet minister Murray Watt confirmed on Insiders earlier that “drones are being used as part of this operation, but more in the sense of monitoring the accommodation that people are living in, in for example ensuring that it’s not too close to schools or other areas that they’re not supposed to be living close to.”
There’s a couple of issues here. One, either Andrew Giles accidentally and casually disclosed a previously secret drone surveillance program operating domestically in Australia in a Sky News interview with your colleague Kieran Gilbert. Or he made it up and it’s not actually happening at all.
And in a fresh statement provided by the Department of Home Affairs to SBS, I understand yesterday afternoon, they refer to using aerial surveillance to look at people’s locations and other buildings in the area.
Continue reading...KPMG analysis reveals 15,593 dwellings in NSW and 7,897 in Victoria are yet to break ground despite planning approval amid higher cost of materials and finance
Developers have yet to begin work on almost 40,000 new homes across Australia – including 11,170 in Sydney – despite being granted building approvals, with stubbornly high interest rates and construction costs being blamed.
According to KPMG analysis released on Tuesday, 15,593 dwellings with planning approval were yet to break ground across New South Wales by December 2023. It was only a slight improvement on the state’s figures a year earlier, when there were 15,818 approved dwellings across NSW where work was yet to commence.
Continue reading...Officers urge woman to go to hospital to receive care after placenta and umbilical cord found next to Cooks River at Earlwood
Police have deployed divers and a blood detection dog in the search for a mother and her newborn baby after finding evidence she may have given birth by a Sydney riverbank.
A resident walking his dog found what police believe to be a placenta and umbilical cord next to the Cooks River at Earlwood in the city’s south-west on Monday afternoon. Police said tests on the organs had revealed them to be human.
Continue reading...Moore, who has been in the job for past 20 years, says she would focus on climate change, affordable homes and green spaces after election
Sydney’s lord mayor, Clover Moore, will seek a record sixth term later this year, promising voters she would continue to focus on climate change, affordable homes, green spaces and revitalising city precincts.
The longstanding independent politician said she was “energised” about the work still ahead when she announced her re-election run on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Chef Josh Niland ‘quite emotional’ to learn his seafood spot named in extended list of restaurants ranked 51 to 100
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has released its extended list – and the Sydney seafood spot Saint Peter has become the only Australian restaurant to make the cut, receiving praise for spearheading a movement.
In a tweet this week, World’s 50 Best described Josh Niland’s Saint Peter as a “ground-breaking” restaurant that “takes the great Australian seafood tradition to previously unexplored heights”.
Continue reading...Sydney chef to close Lucky Kwong, saying she wants to focus on ‘sharing other people’s stories’
Kylie Kwong has announced she is quitting the restaurant business after 24 years as a restaurateur and will close her Sydney eatery Lucky Kwong in late June.
The news comes after other Sydney closures by high-profile chefs including the long-running fine-dining restaurant Tetsuya’s by Tetsuya Wakuda, and Fish Butchery and the takeaway shop Charcoal Fish by Josh and Julie Niland.
Continue reading...Accountancy firm argues it is not liable since it had taken ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent such behaviour
Employers can be found vicariously liable for alleged sexual assault that occurred between employees outside working hours but only where it was connected with their employment, according to a leading employment law expert.
PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks.
Continue reading...Encampment at Arts West building continues as tensions simmer at other university campuses
Pro-Palestine protesters and University of Melbourne administrators remain in a deadlock despite a warning that police could be called to enter the campus at any time.
As tensions simmer between university administrations and student activists across the nation, those camped inside the Arts West building have defied the University of Melbourne’s demands and the threat of police intervention.
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‘We don’t think production tax credits is way to go’: Angus Taylor on Future Made in Australia
Is the Coalition going to vote against the Future Made in Australia policy, which was fleshed out in the budget and includes tax credits (in 2028) for things like critical minerals mining and green hydrogen?
We haven’t seen the act. We don’t think production tax credits is the way to go in order to have a strong manufacturing sector.
It’s about getting those fundamentals right whether it be approvals, whether it be getting rid of red tape or making sure the construction costs are competitive with the rest of the world.
Oh, but it’s also a drop in the ocean, you know. What are we saying? It’s a Band-Aid on a bullet wound compared to the pain that mum and dads in Australia are actually feeling.
I can tell you, they’ve paid a lot more than $300 under Mr. Albanese for their electricity. For the life of me, though, what it does show is Mr Albanese, [and the government] they’ve got their priorities all wrong.
Continue reading...Cumberland councillors voted 13-2 to revoke the controversial ban amid angry scenes featuring crowds of rival protesters
A controversial ban on same-sex parenting books at libraries in part of western Sydney has been overturned at a marathon late-night meeting after large crowds of protesters clashed outside the council chambers.
Cumberland city councillors voted 13-2 in front of a crowded public gallery on Wednesday night to revoke the ban, two weeks after it was introduced.
Continue reading...SES issues minor flood warnings for the Hawkesbury River at North Richmond and the Colo River
Sydney’s Warragamba dam began spilling over for the second time in a month on Sunday after heavy downpours across New South Wales.
WaterNSW has confirmed the dam began spilling at 7.30am after widespread rain across the city’s catchments.
Continue reading...More rain is expected to lash NSW as BoM issues severe weather and flash flood warnings
Another wet and stormy weekend is ahead for New South Wales with widespread rain and thunderstorms expected to batter much of the state.
The heaviest downpours of up to 200mm are forecast to hit the South Coast and Illawarra, prompting widespread flash flood warnings.
Continue reading...NSW premier condemns western Sydney council’s ban on Holly Duhig’s children’s book as motion to rescind it lodged
The ban on same-sex parenting books at libraries in a western Sydney council area could be rescinded after widespread backlash and a warning from the premier, Chris Minns, that LGBTQ+ people were being used as a “political football”.
Four Labor councillors on Cumberland city council have lodged a rescission motion to overturn the ban, which they expect will be debated at the next council meeting on 15 May. The vote is expected to be tight.
Continue reading...Sydney airport is auctioning off more than 2,500 unclaimed items, including a wedding dress, an electric scooter and a collection of lightsabers
A jaffle maker, a leaf blower and a Darth Vader helmet are just some of the items left behind by passengers at Sydney airport that are up for auction in the airport’s annual charity event.
Millions of passengers pass through Sydney airport each month, and sometimes items go missing. Those left unclaimed are donated to local charities or sold at auction, with the proceeds going to charity.
Continue reading...Court told during bail hearing that 15-year-old wanted to ‘do an attack’ and had ‘hatred’ for ‘kuffar’
A “quiet and respectful” 15-year-old being held on terrorism charges was allegedly part of a group chat in which he professed to wanting to “stab” and “attack” non-Muslims, a court has heard.
The messages were revealed in Parramatta children’s court on Wednesday as part of the teenager’s application for bail, after he was arrested and charged after recent counter-terrorism raids.
Continue reading...More rallies to be held across the country on Sunday with attorney general claiming state and federal governments need to cooperate on plan of action
Thousands of people have rallied in Sydney calling for an end to violence against women amid growing anger at the number of those being killed in violent attacks across the country.
No More: National rallies against gender based violence were held in Sydney, Hobart and Adelaide on Saturday, with more due to be held across the country on Sunday, calling for greater action, including calls for a royal commission, to address the epidemic of women killed in violent attacks.
Continue reading...It comes as a sixth teenager was charged with terrorism-related offences after raids across Sydney as investigations continue into church stabbing
A tenth person has been charged in relation to their alleged participation in the Wakeley church riot, according to New South Wales police.
The 27-year-old was arrested at a home in Granville in western Sydney on Saturday after several items alleged to be linked to the incident were seized by the strike force.
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As we reported, X has provided an update on its legal challenge against Australia’s eSafety commissioner, stating it had complied with a direction to remove content from the Wakeley church stabbing.
However, underneath the post from the platform’s global government affairs team (which we quoted in our previous post), the video is available to watch in a reply to the post, as of 7.45am AEST.
The eSafety Commissioner required X to remove posts containing a video of the attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, filmed by an innocent bystander. [The bishop] has expressed his desire for the video to remain online.
X believes it has complied with the notice issued by eSafety, and with Australian law, by restricting all the posts at issue in Australia.
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