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Swans snare home final

August 30, 2008 22:39:00

Sydney has secured a home AFL final with a 17.12 (114) to 6.17 (53) demolition of Brisbane at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, qld, brisbane-4000

Elderly man arrested in Hong Kong over double stabbing

August 30, 2008 17:02:00

An elderly man has been arrested in Hong Kong after fleeing Australia following the double stabbing of an aged couple in Sydney, police have said.[MORE]

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

Molotov cocktail thrown into Sydney house

August 30, 2008 17:00:00

A 67-year-old Sydney man has escaped with minor cuts after a molotov cocktail was thrown through a window of his house last night.[MORE]

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

Man attacks woman on Sydney train

August 30, 2008 16:06:00

Police are still looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman on a train in Sydney's west last night.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, nsw, blacktown-2148, sydney-2000

Party-goers attack family with bats, bottles

August 30, 2008 15:35:00

Police say a family in Sydney's south west were attacked by several men after complaining about a loud party.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, australia, nsw, mount-annan-2567, sydney-2000

Police investigating man found injured on Sydney road

August 30, 2008 14:38:00

Sydney police are trying to determine what happened to a man who was found lying on a road with severe head injuries in Sydney's west.[MORE]

Tags: crime, police, nsw, sydney-2000

Aust travellers stuck in Thailand as protests spread

August 30, 2008 13:33:00

Hundreds of Australian passengers are stranded in Thailand as political protests continue to spread.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, world-politics, travel-and-tourism, unrest-conflict-and-war, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, thailand

Sticky praises Sharks' character

August 30, 2008 09:20:00

Cronulla coach Ricky Stuart hailed the Sharks' gutsy 32-6 win over Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval on Friday night, saying his players "created a statement".[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, balmain-2041, cronulla-2230, sydney-2000

Stoner ejected during Parliament power debate

August 29, 2008 17:40:00

New South Wales Nationals Leader Andrew Stoner has been thrown out of Parliament after a rowdy question time on the Government's new plans for the electricity sector.[MORE]

Tags: electricity-energy-and-utilities, privatisation-and-deregulation, states-and-territories, nsw, sydney-2000

Court hears rumours of Wood, Rivkin affair

August 29, 2008 17:34:00

The trial for Gordon Wood has heard there were rumours Wood was having an affair with Rene Rivkin.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, nsw, sydney-2000

Carlton sacking is illegal, union claims

August 29, 2008 17:17:00

The federal secretary of the journalist's union says the decision to sack Fairfax columnist Mike Carlton is illegal.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, media, industrial-relations, unions, nsw, sydney-2000

20yo charged over Macquarie Uni attack

August 29, 2008 17:02:00

A 20-year-old man has been charged over an attack in Sydney's north-west this morning that left another man in a critical condition. [MORE]

Tags: crime, assault, nsw, sydney-2000

Fairfax cuts 'will erode quality of journalism'

Feature

August 29, 2008 15:11:00

Fairfax journalists across Australia are on strike in protest at the company's plans to cut 550 jobs.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, media, industrial-relations, nsw, sydney-2000

No red herring: Police recover stolen tuna

August 29, 2008 15:09:00

A 34-year-old Sydney man has been charged with receiving $56,000 worth of stolen tinned tuna.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia, nsw, guildford-2161, sydney-2000

Air Force jets to speed over Sydney Harbour

August 29, 2008 13:10:00

Five Australian Air Force and US National Guard jets will fly over Sydney Harbour this afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, army, nsw, newcastle-2300, sydney-2000

O'Keefe in doubt for Swans

August 29, 2008 13:08:00

The Sydney Swans say Ryan O'Keefe is in doubt for tomorrow night's AFL match against the Brisbane Lions.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

SMH columnist Carlton sacked over Fairfax strike

August 29, 2008 12:45:00

Columnist Mike Carlton has been sacked from the SMH after reportedly refusing to write his column due to the current strike.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, media, industrial-relations, nsw, sydney-2000

Teen guilty of autistic man's manslaughter

August 29, 2008 12:08:00

A teenager has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a mildly autistic man in a public toilet block on Sydney's northern beaches.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, narrabeen-2101, sydney-2000

Wood trial: Model's dad denies depression claim

August 29, 2008 11:18:00

The Caroline Byrne murder trial has heard she was depressed before her death and that her mother had committed suicide.[MORE]

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

O'Shane's drink-drive charge dropped

August 29, 2008 11:11:00

NSW magistrate Pat O'Shane has succeeded in having her low-range drink-driving charge dropped.[MORE]

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

Angry journos picket Fairfax offices

August 29, 2008 10:18:00

Fairfax newspaper journalists are picketing outside their offices against the company's decision to cut 550 jobs.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, industry, media, industrial-relations, print-media, australia, nsw, newcastle-2300, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500, vic, melbourne-3000

Partygoer 'bashed with skateboard'

August 29, 2008 09:46:00

A man in a critical condition after being bashed while walking home from a party in Sydney's north[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, nsw, marsfield-2122, sydney-2000

Acting community mourns Priestley's death

August 29, 2008 08:44:00

The Australian acting community is mourning the death of All Saints star Mark Priestley.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, death, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, wa, perth-6000

Man 'stabbed couple, fled to Hong Kong'

August 29, 2008 08:18:00

A 74-year-old man has been arrested in Hong Kong over the stabbing of an elderly couple in Sydney's south yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, assault, australia, nsw, beverly-hills-2209, sydney-2000, hong-kong

Roosters, Rabbits to settle bad blood

August 29, 2008 08:00:00

Mark O'Meley says the Roosters are on red alert for a vengeful Rabbitohs outfit when the historic rivals clash at the Sydney Football Stadium this evening.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, nsw, redfern-2016, sydney-2000