Paige Cockburn
The big COVID debate dividing scientists and the WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has downplayed airborne transmission of COVID-19 since the pandemic began but now more than 200 scientists are...
‘Unacceptable’: Premier wants federal intervention at aged-care home
Another resident has died at the Newmarch House aged-care home in Western Sydney after contracting coronavirus, prompting the NSW Premier to condemn...
Coronavirus cases in NSW rise again, beach-goers slammed for not keeping social distance
The NSW Health Minister has expressed his disappointment in people who flouted social distancing rules on Sydney beaches after council relaxed the...
Coronavirus threat means NSW border with Queensland should close, Mayor says
The Mayor of Byron wants the NSW government to close its border with Queensland to stem the flow of people moving between...
Properties lost as four fires rage across southern NSW
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) says properties have been destroyed by an immense bushfire in the Snowy Monaro region of NSW...
Only ‘flooding rain’ can douse the flames – and there’s little chance of that
“Worst ever” and “unprecedented” have become the new norm this bushfire season, but when a blaze grows to the size of Sydney...
Torrington residents emerged from shed after blaze to find their world changed, but worse may be ahead
As she bunkered down in a shed in the small NSW town of Torrington, with fire fast approaching, Linda Birch accepted she...
Rain reaches parts of western NSW but no real relief from drought
Rain has fallen in some parts of western NSW but farmers in the most critically dry areas have been left disappointed after...
Sydney’s lockout laws scrapped, except in Kings Cross
Sydney’s controversial lockout laws will be dramatically rolled back in an effort to strengthen the night-time economy, the NSW Government has announced....
The Booty Parlour gym accidentally demolished after excavator slips
A woman had to be rescued by firefighters on Sydney’s northern beaches on Tuesday after the gym she was in was destroyed...