'Lot of bureaucracy': Premier acts over Bondi attack payments
By Miriah Davis and Nick Dole
Chris Minns revealed he had received phone calls from businesses and families who have struggled to access the appropriate compensation payments.
'Lot of bureaucracy': Premier acts over Bondi attack payments
By Miriah Davis and Nick Dole
Chris Minns revealed he had received phone calls from businesses and families who have struggled to access the appropriate compensation payments.
Waltzing Matilda tribute for youngest victim of the Bondi shooting
By Victoria Pengilley and Miriah Davis
More than 2,000 people attended a vigil for the Bondi shooting victim at the Bondi Pavilion, marking the end of the Jewish period of mourning.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/bondi-attack-mourners-vigil-at-pavilion/106218946
#FuneralsandMemorialServices #VictoriaPengilley #MiriahDavis
New concern brews for NSW firefighters after heatwave peak
By Miriah Davis and Digby Werthmuller
More than 600 firefighters have been deployed and conditions are being closely monitored, but a southerly change forecast on Saturday afternoon is a concern among authorities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-10/fire-danger-heatwave-winds-expected-across-nsw/106215426
#Heatwaves #ExtremeWeatherEvents #Bushfires #Fires #MiriahDavis #DigbyWerthmuller
'Money talks': Big win to stop Sydney marina expansion could be short-lived
By Miriah Davis
Local groups that helped save heritage-listed Kelly's Bush Park from being impacted by a marina expansion proposal are calling on the NSW government to do more to protect the foreshore.
#LocalGovernment #Activism #MonumentandHeritageSite #EnvironmentalImpact #MiriahDavis
High-dose MDMA warning for New Year's Day music festival in Sydney
By Miriah Davis and Nandini Dhir
A pill testing trial has been expanded to Sydney's Field Day music festival, but authorities are urging partygoers not to be complacent.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-01/nsw-holder-nyd-music-festival-drug-warning/106190504
#Drugs #PublicHealth #CarnivalsandFestivals #MiriahDavis #NandiniDhir
Sydney council to light harbour with menorah after open letter
By Miriah Davis and Ruby Ritchie
More than 30 Jewish-Australian creatives wrote to Lord Mayor Clover Moore on Monday morning, urging for a "Jewish-specific symbol" to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attacks.
#LocalGovernment #Judaism #TerroristAttacks #Events #MiriahDavis #RubyRitchie
Minns confident proposed NSW protest laws constitutional
By Miriah Davis
Three prominent protest groups flag they will launch a constitutional challenge to NSW Premier Chris Minns's new laws restricting protests in the state.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-23/nsw-proposed-protest-laws-challenge-parliament/106172910
#Activism #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Courts #MiriahDavis
With a 98.70 ATAR, Sidney shared an elated video call with his mum
By Miriah Davis and Lydia Feng
Students at Delany College in Granville are among the 83,000 students across NSW who are learning of their HSC results on Thursday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-18/nsw-more-than-80000-students-learn-hsc-results/106156714
#SecondaryEducation #Universities #Education #MiriahDavis #LydiaFeng
'We don't get a second chance': Inquiry into Bondi massacre flagged
By Miriah Davis and Victoria Pengilley
As sunset unfolded on Monday evening, mourners turned out at sites across Sydney to lay floral tributes for the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting, with the Opera House sails lit up in support of the Jewish community.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/nsw-sydney-bondi-beach-mass-shooting-inquiry-update/106145160
#Shootings #Crime #Terrorism #TerroristAttacks #MiriahDavis #VictoriaPengilley
Parents praise 'hero' son for tackling gunman during Bondi Beach attack
By Nabil Al-Nashar and Miriah Davis
The ABC has spoken to the parents of Ahmed Al Ahmed who was shot after he heroically wrestled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers.
Woman critical after allegedly being run over in domestic violence incident
By Miriah Davis
A 36-year-old woman has been airlifted to Liverpool Hospital in critical condition.
Woman's body went undiscovered outside police station for three days
By Tony Ibrahim and Miriah Davis
A critical incident has been declared after a 48-year-old woman's body was found inside a car at a police station car park.
NSW to cut power of e-bikes as rider killed in Sydney garbage truck crash
By Miriah Davis
The rider, a man aged in his 30s, was treated by paramedics but could not be saved.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/nsw-ebike-garbage-truck-death-sydney-cbd/106090300
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #DeathandDying #StateandTerritoryGovernment #MiriahDavis
'Unjust': International students trading their rights for a bed
By Miriah Davis
International students relying on education agents to study in Australia might be misled about the country's housing situation.
Bomb squad called in after grenade found by police following shooting
By Miriah Davis
The NSW Police bomb disposal unit and Australian Defence Force attended to safely remove the grenade.
'Dirty and gross': The growing housing option operating in the 'grey area'
By Miriah Davis and Sean Tarek Goodwin
A new face of Australia's housing crisis is emerging with companies making lucrative business out of university student tenants desperate to find somewhere to live.
John Laws remembered for kindness as hundreds attend state funeral
By Miriah Davis, Anton Rose, and Freya Noble
Family, politicians and the who's who of Australian broadcasting have gathered at Sydney's St Andrew's Cathedral to farewell the legendary John Laws.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/nsw-john-laws-farewelled-at-state-funeral/106024140
#FuneralsandMemorialServices #Entertainment #Radio #Broadcasting #MiriahDavis #AntonRose # #FreyaNoble
Live: Media and political identities turn out for radio titan John Laws's funeral
By Miriah Davis and Anton Rose
Family, friends and long-time listeners of the late radio broadcaster John Laws are gathering at Sydney's St Andrew's Cathedral for his state funeral.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/nsw-john-laws-state-funeral-sydney-live/106026460
#FuneralsandMemorialServices #Celebrities #Radio #MiriahDavis #AntonRose
High profile MP's parliament push for medicinal cannabis reforms
By Miriah Davis
Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich says it is time to "get the ball rolling" on medical cannabis reforms in NSW.
#Cannabis #Drugs #Laws #HealthPolicy #StateandTerritoryParliament #MiriahDavis
'Radio has lost its king': Hosts pay tribute to John Laws
By Miriah Davis
The biggest names in Australian radio have paid tribute to "Golden Tonsils" John Laws, who died aged 90.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-10/nsw-john-laws-radio-industry-tributes/105990642