‘Own up’: Parents’ desperate plea after Kye Schaefer murdered in Coffs Harbour stabbing

The parents of a young surfer stabbed to death in a Coffs Harbour beach carpark after a morning surf earlier this month, have made a desperate plea for the perpetrator to come forward and own up to their “mistake”. Kye Shaefer, 21, was still wearing his wetsuit when he was stabbed multiple times in the … Read more

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ father in ICU in hospital following ‘massive’ heart attack

The father of NSW Premier Chris Minns is in an induced coma in hospital after suffering a “massive” heart attack at the weekend. A spokesperson for the premier confirmed the news on Monday, saying Minns’ father, John, was rushed to St George Hospital in Sydney’s south following Sunday’s health episode. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Premier’s … Read more

Police look beyond borders for motive in Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing massacre

NSW Police will head to Queensland as they try to unravel the motives of a man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre, as the country reels from the massacre. Five women and one man were murdered in the stabbing on Saturday at Bondi Junction Westfield. Eight victims remain in hospital, including … Read more

Dozens of new NSW Ambulance vehicles sitting dormant despite high demand

A fleet of new ambulances ready to be rolled out across NSW is instead sitting dormant, 7NEWS can reveal. Politicians had promised to open dozens of new stations. However, two years down the track, only one site has been locked in. The 70 new ambulances are parked in yards at Parramatta and Fairfield, with some … Read more

Fears asbestos-tainted material could have spread to Sydney homes

There are fears Sydney’s asbestos crisis may include residential homes following the detection of contaminated mulch in at least 22 sites across Sydney. The material was first found at the Rozelle Parklands in Sydney’s inner west last month. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sydney’s asbestos mulch crisis Stream your local 7NEWS free on 7plus >> The … Read more

Fury over Anzac Day rock concert Pandemonium prompts Sydney event shift

A controversial rock concert set to play out in the centre of Sydney on Anzac Day has prompted furore from a veterans group as promoters look for another venue. The Pandemonium concert in the Domain, headlined by rockers Alice Cooper and Placebo, was scheduled to take place near the annual Anzac Day march through the … Read more

Calls to free Palestinian refugee detained in Australia for a decade

Down and out from a decade in Australian immigration detention, Khaled El Ali’s heart sank even further when he learned his first cousin and his young family had been killed in Gaza. Mr El Ali, 37, is a stateless Palestinian man born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees who were never granted Lebanese citizenship and only … Read more

Young man fighting for life after being hit by car near Sydney Harbour Bridge

A 25-year-old man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he was hit by a car on a highway in Sydney’s CBD. The crash happened about 8.50pm on Saturday, when the car travelling north along the Bradfield Highway, approximately 400m south of the southern pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, hit the … Read more

More than one million NSW drivers could get demerit point scrapped in the new year

More than one million drivers across New South Wales could get a demerit point wiped from their licence in weeks. Under the one-year trial, drivers who have kept a squeaky clean record between January 17 this year and January 17, 2024 will have one demerit point scrubbed from their record. The NSW government on Monday … Read more

Donald Buckley went missing decades ago. The mystery of his disappearance has just been solved

The case of a NSW father-of-three who was only reported missing 70 years after he disappeared has been solved. Donald Gordon Buckley was about 24 years old when he left his home in Warwick Farm in Sydney’s west in 1953. An appeal launched in October to determine his whereabouts prompted a member of the public … Read more