61 h. ago Russell Brand charged by UK police with rape and sexual assault

The charges follow an 18-month investigation that was sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.

Events

6 d. ago The great divide over this north shore council’s housing plan

There was only one item on the agenda at Ku-ring-gai Council’s extraordinary meeting on Monday, yet it was hours before councillors could debate it.

Politics

1 week ago Gerard Depardieu is standing trial for sexual assault. He says he doesn’t know what that means

The French actor, 76, told a court that placing a hand on someone’s buttocks isn’t sexual assault and that the #MeToo movement is “a form of hysteria”.

Events

1 week ago Former NSW Liberal MP told alleged child sex victim he was 17, prosecutors claim

Details of the sexual and indecent assault allegations against former Pittwater MP Rory Amon can be revealed after documents were released by a Sydney court.

Events

1 week ago This Sydney council has fought TODs all the way. Now it has revealed its own plan

Ku-ring-gai’s plans have been revealed months after the council took the state government to court in an attempt to block more intensive development.

Politics

1 week ago Hospitality king Maurice Terzini resigns as Bondi Icebergs director

His resignation comes after allegations he protected his son Sylvester Terzini following multiple sexual assault claims. Both have denied the allegations.

Politics

1 week ago North shore council unveils its own housing plan after fighting the government all the way

Ku-ring-gai’s plans have been revealed months after the council took the state government to court in an attempt to block more intensive development.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Her innocence was cruelly taken from her’: Perth man jailed for horror Ellenbrook sexual assault

The mother of a child choked and sexually assaulted as she slept in her bedroom has tearfully described how the crime shattered her family.

Events

1 week ago ‘Hot little pocket’: Young family splashes $8.45m on north shore home

Five young families competed for an estate with swimming pool and tennis court, though the real drawcard was its access to schools.

Politics

2 w. ago Tunnel breakthrough connects Sydney’s $7 billion harbour crossing to north

Excavation equipment has now churned through about a million tonnes of rock deep below the north shore, completing two-thirds of the entire project.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Devastating, damaging, hurtful’: Maurice Terzini responds to sexual assault claims against son

The Icebergs founder also says he is a victim of attacks on his reputation. 

Events

2 w. ago Man charged after woman bit alleged attacker to escape sexual assault on north shore

The 36-year-old woman was walking home from work when the man allegedly grabbed her from behind and pushed her into a garage door in Neutral Bay.

Events

2 w. ago Woman bites and kicks alleged attacker to escape sexual assault on north shore

The 36-year-old woman was walking home from work when the man allegedly grabbed her from behind and pushed her into a garage door in Neutral Bay.

Events

3 w. ago Two sisters were left a $4 million Cremorne home. One refused to move out

The multimillion-dollar home on Sydney’s prized lower north shore was at the centre of a messy interpersonal drama in the Supreme Court.

Economics

3 w. ago North Shore Rapist met with sex worker in secret the day he ‘attacked teen’

Graham James Kay will be hit with new charges of breaching his extended supervision order when he faces court for allegedly touching a schoolgirl in a Sydney pharmacy.

Events

3 w. ago Fleet of new buses to be ordered for Sydney’s north after commuter hell

The state government will make the order in a bid to end long queues at stops along northern beaches and north shore routes.

Politics

3 w. ago Alan Jones allegedly indecently assaulted latest victim in northern NSW

Jones was charged last year over dozens of allegations of indecent assault and sexual touching against men between 2001 and 2019. His youngest alleged victim was 17.

Events

4 w. ago After a $20,000 retreat, north shore councillors to vote on spending audit

Following fiery rate rise debates across the city, two Ku-ring-gai councillors will file a motion to examine the council’s spending.

Economics