Jason Om

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jason Om |Rahni Sadler

"Pretty much everyone's battlers."That is one sentiment that has been conveyed by voters in Western Sydney. Exclusive YouGov polling, commissioned by 7.30, has found that an overwhelming majority of voters in the area don't believe any election policy will benefit them. Almost three in four — or 72 per cent — of Western Sydney voters said they couldn't think of a policy from the government or opposition that would improve their lives.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jason Om |Richard Mockler

On Sydney's doorstep lies an ancient landscape of deep eucalypt forests, waterfalls and dramatic sandstone gorges. The natural bushland of the Blue Mountains, according to UNESCO, is "of high wilderness quality and remains close to pristine". The water supply there has an enviable reputation, according to water scientist Ian Wright from Western Sydney University. "This would be one of the cleanest water catchments in Australia," Dr Wright told 7.30.

Mar 12, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jason Om |Raveen Hunjan

It was the middle of the night when Ehab Elhila realised his truck was on fire. His neighbour ran to tell him, after seeing a man yelling Islamophobic abuse, shortly before the blaze had started. "I ran downstairs, got a couple of buckets [of water] and poured that on the fire," Mr Ehila told 7.30.

Jan 30, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jason Om

A man claiming to own the Dural property linked to a counterterrorism investigation says police got the search warrant wrong. Rob, who would not give his last name, strenuously denied he or the residents of his property on Derriwong Road had anything to do with a caravan police say was filled with explosives, which he said was parked a few metres from the land. He also claimed police roughly treated a young man, who is a tenant in one of the homes.

Nov 12, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jason Om

In the 1990s, the Keating government allowed young people to trade in their welfare payments for a loan to pay for everyday expenses. Around 140,000 Australians in the scheme still collectively owe $2.1 billion to the government. Around 350 people involved in the scheme have registered their interest in a potential class action against the government.