Danuta Kozaki

Sydney

Senior News Reporter and Producer at ABC News (Australia)

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Motorists describe traffic chaos as cars stranded on M1 to Sydney after damage from metal shards

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki

Motorists have described the chaos caused by hundreds of vehicles being damaged by shards of metal that spilled from a truck along a vast stretch of the country's busiest roads. Drivers were left stranded and waiting for help after their tyres were pierced by the debris from a truck on the M1 southbound from the NSW Central Coast to Sydney on Friday morning. Some vehicles suffered multiple tyre punctures between Palmdale and the Mooney Mooney Bridge after 5am.
Eddie Obeid to keep $30 million made from corrupt coal licence deal

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki

Jailed former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid will not be pursued for $30 million made from a corrupt coal licence deal due to the web of complexity around the money. Obeid, 81, his son Moses, and former mining minister Ian Macdonald were jailed in October 2021 over the deal. A judge-alone trial found the three men guilty of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
Community in mourning after death of Claire Austin in alleged DV attack in Sydney's east

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki |Lia Harris

The death of another woman from an alleged domestic violence incident is being mourned in Sydney's east, with concerns not enough services for victims fleeing violence are being provided locally. NSW Police are continuing to investigate the death of 38-year-old Claire Austin in Randwick after she was injured trying to escape an alleged domestic violence incident last week.
Healthscope ready to return Northern Beaches Hospital to public system

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki

Sydney's beleaguered Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) looks set to be handed back to public control. Its private operator Healthscope said the public-private model used there was "no longer compatible" with the state government's objectives. In a statement issued on Thursday, Healthscope said it was willing to talk.
Federal election campaign switches to Western Sydney with pitch to voters

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki

The federal election campaign has swung into Western Sydney with both the prime minister and opposition leader making their pitch to voters. Many political experts believe the federal election could be won or lost in Western Sydney — a region made up of 14 seats.
Testing starts for new Sydney Metro line day after open door on crowded train

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki

Sydney Metro began testing on the new line connecting Sydenham to Bankstown, with a train taking a slow, five-hour trip. NSW Premier Chris Minns said the line would be a "real milestone" in the Sydney Metro project. Authorities are still investigating how a door on a crowded Sydney Metro train stayed open during a journey on Wednesday.
Chris Minns defends rushing hate speech laws through state parliament

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Joshua Boscaini |Danuta Kozaki

NSW Premier Chris Minns has defended rushing racial hatred laws through state parliament. The changes were introduced to parliament after a series of antisemitic incidents in Sydney. The laws do not cover other forms of hatred based on religion, sexuality or gender. Premier Chris Minns has ruled out the NSW government repealing its new hate speech laws, despite repeated claims the bill was rushed through parliament. Warning: This story contains an image of a Nazi symbol.
Archaeological dig to take place at demolished Lang Syne site before construction of a new home

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki

The 1920s bungalow Lang Syne at Tamarama Point was demolished in January last year. An archaeological dig will take place after the discovery of an Aboriginal artefact. Sydney architect Luigi Rosselli will design a new house at the site following the dig. An archaeological dig is set to take place on the now demolished site of the 1920s bungalow Lang Syne in Sydney's east before construction begins on a new home.
NSW government and rail unions head back to Fair Work Commission

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki |Jean Kennedy

New South Wales rail commuters will be hoping for a reprieve from disruptions across the train network, as the Minns government and rail unions head back into talks today before the Fair Work Commission. After months of industrial action over a bitter pay dispute, the state government and rail unions will argue their cases before the Fair Work Commission in Sydney on Wednesday morning.
Men accused of 'disgraceful' display of Nazi flag near Sydney Jewish Museum

Feb 6, 2025 | abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki

A magistrate has described the alleged display of a flag with a Nazi swastika near the Sydney Jewish Museum and War Memorial as "disgraceful, disgusting and abhorrent". Police were called to the Darlo Bar in Darlinghurst in Sydney's east after reports a man was displaying the flag on Thursday afternoon, which is banned under NSW law. Craig Elston, 51, and Charles Cameron, 44, were arrested nearby a short time later and the flag and several electronic devices were also seized.