Jean Kennedy

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bridget Murphy |Courtney Yeandle |Jean Kennedy

Dozens of residents across parts of the New South Wales Hunter region were forced out of their homes overnight after evacuation orders were issued due to fears of major flooding. The State Emergency Service (SES) issued an emergency warning for residents in some streets in the communities of Dungog and Paterson, urging them to evacuate by 11:30 last night. SES crews and police door knocked the area and told residents that they could get trapped if they did not leave.

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

A little more than a year on from the Bondi Junction stabbings, the grieving families of the six victims are bracing for the start of the coronial inquest, which gets underway this morning. They will relive their loved ones' final moments as the five-week hearing examines the actions of knife-wielding killer Joel Cauchi, who went on his stabbing rampage on that Saturday afternoon at Bondi Junction's Westfield. In less than three minutes he stabbed 16 people; killing six and injuring 10 others.

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

A 38-year-old man has been charged over the data breach of a NSW court website believed to have been committed earlier this year. Last month, it was confirmed that almost 9,000 court documents had been downloaded following a major data breach of the NSW Online Registry website. Detectives arrested the man at a property in Maroubra, seizing two laptops in the process. NSW Police have charged a man over a major data breach involving the alleged downloading of thousands of sensitive court documents.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Sam Nichols |Jean Kennedy

Thousands of doctors across NSW public hospitals are walking off the job for three days from Tuesday over pay and conditions. The union says their members are working in unsafe conditions and have been pushed to "breaking point". The government has urged the union to call off the strike, saying patient safety would be adversely affected. Thousands of doctors in the New South Wales public hospital system are set to begin three days of strikes from today.

Mar 17, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jesse Hyland |Jean Kennedy

The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has recorded 85 murders in the state last year. It's an increase from 58 murder victims in 2023 and the most murders in New South Wales since 2014. Sydney's eastern suburbs recorded the most murders by statistical area for 2024, with six of the nine victims being related to the Bondi stabbing attack. NSW recorded its highest number of murders in 10 years in 2024.