Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling has been cleared over a violent street fight because a court found police were not acting in their duty when they punched him in the face multiple times.
As the SES cleans up the debris from a freak storm which slammed NSW, authorities are hoping a storm forecast for this afternoon is not as severe as predicted.
Smoke may settle in low lying residential areas tomorrow and over the weekend across Greater Sydney particularly in the north, north west and Central Coast.
The large-scale burn, occurring in the Wattamolla area, is expected continue over next few days with residents in the area warned of reduced visibility and air quality this weekend.
Central Coast Council has been suspended and a public inquiry will take place after it was found the council was facing more than half a billion dollars' worth of debts.
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The intense weather pummelling New South Wales is "far from over" as two major systems collide to bring more heavy rain and major flooding to a state already in crisis.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for large parts of NSW, sparking fears of a new emergency for a state that has already been savaged.
The man had been attempting to break into an outbuilding at a rural property in Hamlyn Terrace, near Wyong, at around 10am today when police caught up to him.
An 18-year-old ride share driver who allegedly ran over a group of teenagers on the NSW Central coast while drunk leaving two seriously injured, was breaking a court curfew that night, a court has heard.
Darren Hill, 45, never made it home after a stolen vehicle crossed to the wrong side of the road on the NSW Central Coast and slammed head-on into his car.
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