Tag: NSW
One record assured in Sydney-Hobart
Wild Oats XI's bid for a historic fourth consecutive line honours win is likely to grab most of the headlines in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race.[MORE]
Rescued teens 'tried to cross flooded causeway'
Three Victorian teenagers had to be rescued after their car was swept off a causeway during heavy storms in northern New South Wales overnight. [MORE]
Byrne murder case: Timeline of events
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Gordon Wood has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Sydney model Caroline Byrne, in 1995. Here is a timeline of the main events in this protracted legal case:June 8, 1995 - Twenty-four-year-old Sydney model Caroline Byrne's body found at the base of The Gap in Sydney's east.May 29, 1996 - Homicide detectives revive inquiry into her death after the state coroner said he was not satisfied it was suicide.Feb 11, 1998 - Coroner John Abernethy records an open finding into the death, saying there was not enough evidence to make a finding of suicide and although there were suspicions that "a known person was involved in the death". Oct 22, 1998 - Inquiry into the model's death is reopened.March 9, 2004 - Police complete five-year investigation into Ms Byrne's death and send a report to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).May 1, 2005 - Sixty-year-old stockbroker Rene Rivkin, the boss of Ms Byrne's boyfriend Gordon Wood, found dead after killing himself at his elderly mother's Sydney apartment.April 4, 2006 - Wood arrested in London, weeks after DPP agreed there was enough evidence to charge him with murder.May 3, 2006 - Wood arrives in Sydney after being extradited from the UK.May 4, 2006 - Wood granted bail when he appears in Sydney's Central Local Court charged with murder.July 6, 2007 - At conclusion of committal hearing, a magistrate orders Wood to stand trial for murder.July 28, 2008 - Wood's murder trial begins in the NSW Supreme Court.August 6, 2008 - Trial aborted after "misconduct" by jurors who planned a forbidden visit to The Gap.August 25, 2008 - Jury of 15 members empanelled for Wood's new trial.November 13, 2008 - Jury retires to consider its verdict, after ballot reduces their number to 12.November 21, 2008 - Jury finds Wood guilty.[MORE]
Reality TV bush tucker angers RSPCA
The RSPCA has attacked a British celebrity TV show set in Australia for making its contestants eat insects and swallow kangaroo testicles.[MORE]
Wood verdict 13 years in the making
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When Gordon Wood's trial opened in August 2008, Justice Graham Barr told the jurors he was a judge of the law, but they were judges of the facts.[MORE]
Wood found guilty of model's murder
A Sydney jury has found Gordon Wood guilty of the murder of model Caroline Byrne.[MORE]
Blues welcome back some experience
New South Wales batsman Usman Khawaja says the return of bowler Doug Bollinger for today's Sheffield Shield match against Queensland has lifted the team.[MORE]
NSW to 'negotiate' for federal hospital funds
The NSW Govt says it would publish information about the state's hospitals for extra federal funding.[MORE]
Mariners challenge table-topping Victory
The Central Coast travels to Melbourne tonight to take on the Victory in a top-of-the-table A-League clash.[MORE]
Farmers can't make hay until the sun shines
Many farmers in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland who have spent the past few years praying for rain are now wishing for a little sunshine.[MORE]
Ombudsman's Taser report 'inaccurate'
A Taser supply company has rejected a report that suggests the weapon may have caused a man's death.[MORE]
SES called back as storms hit nth coast
New South Wales emergency crews assisting with rescue work in the wake of Queensland's storms were called back last night to attend fierce storms lashing the north coast. [MORE]
Mt Isa Mayor picks up 'sexist' Ernie
The Mayor of Mount Isa has won the Golden Ernie Award for the most sexist public comment of the year.[MORE]
Man charged with 'grooming girl for sex'
New South Wales Police have laid charges against a man who allegedly tried to groom a young girl for sex over the internet.[MORE]
Violent storms rip through Tweed
The New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) says it has received 25 to 30 calls for assistance since violent storms swept through the Tweed Rivers area in the state's north-east.[MORE]
Hockey urges Govt to buy Graythwaite Estate
The federal member for North Sydney, Joe Hockey, says the Federal Government should buy the historic Graythwaite Estate after the Supreme Court ruled the New South Wales Government could sell it.[MORE]
Gold Coast United sign Jets' Griffiths
Socceroos defender Adam Griffiths has agreed terms on a three-year deal with new Australian A-League club Gold Coast United, the club said Thursday.[MORE]
Man charged after smuggling coke in skateboards
A 33-year-old Victorian man has appeared in a Sydney court charged with importing more than half a kilogram of cocaine into Australia.[MORE]
Wood jury's deliberations to enter 7th day
Jury deliberations in the Gordon Wood murder trial will enter a seventh day.[MORE]
Police sting nets man 'grooming girl for sex'
A 40-year-old Sydney man has been arrested by police for allegedly grooming a young girl for sex over the internet.[MORE]
NSW cleared to sell Graythwaite estate
The New South Wales Government has won a long-running battle that allows it to sell the historic Graythwaite estate at North Sydney.[MORE]
Bird set for three-day hearing in April
NRL star Greg Bird faces a three-day hearing in April next year over an alleged assault on his girlfriend.[MORE]
Axing rural research centres 'treacherous'
Anger is growing in rural New South Wales over the State Government's planned mini-Budget cuts. [MORE]
Merrick to unleash star quartet
Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick has named Carlos Hernandez along with Ney Fabiano, Archie Thompson and Danny Allsop in the side to play the Central Coast in the A-League match tomorrow night.[MORE]
Crown appeals street racer's 'lenient' sentence
The Crown is appealing against the sentence given to one of two illegal street racers in Sydney's west.[MORE]
