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'Severed penis' not human: NSW police

A suspected severed penis found by a member of the public did not belong to a human, NSW police have confirmed.

NSW man sentenced after ’marrying’ girl

More than a year after he ’married’ a 12-year-old girl, giving her $500 as a wedding gift, a NSW man has been sentenced to seven and a half years' jail.

Knox to drop Paterson's name from centre

The current headmaster of Knox Grammar school in Sydney says a centre named after Ian Paterson will get a new name.

Xenophon pushes for new ABC charter as Adelaide studios prepare to close

The ABC's charter should be re-written to ensure television program content is not centralised in Sydney, independent senator Nick Xenophon says.

Foley's northern NSW cash splash

State Opposition Leader Luke Foley has wrapped up his two-day northern NSW tour with some big ticket funding promises.

Jessica Silva given two-year suspended sentence for manslaughter of James Polkinghorne

A Sydney woman who stabbed and killed her abusive former partner has been handed a suspended sentence.

Sydney abuse killing exceptional: judge

Woman who stabbed her abusive estranged partner to death on Mother's Day in 2012 has avoided jail.

NSW cop avoids jail for groping colleague

A NSW police officer convicted of two indecent assaults has been given a three-year bond and ordered to serve 180 hours of community service.

Search for person in Sydney rubble

Firefighters are looking for a person who could be trapped under four storeys of scaffolding that collapsed in Sydney's south.

Former detectives Glen McNamara and Roger Rogerson plead not guilty to Jamie Gao murder

Two former detectives charged with murder have formally entered pleas of not guilty during a Supreme Court arraignment hearing.

Accused NSW wife killer pleads not guilty

A man who allegedly murdered his young wife about 20 years ago on the NSW south coast will go to trial after pleading not guilty.

Child approached near NSW Tyrrell search

A nine-year-old boy was reportedly approached by a man on the NSW mid-north coast close to where police searched for missing William Tyrrell.

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