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Patrick Begley

Patrick Begley

Patrick Begley is an investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Police were called to a home in Tweed Heads early this morning.

‘Eerie’ morning as police respond to Bondi incident, one alleged victim

Police are investigating after responding to reports of an assault in the beachside suburb. All roads have now been re-opened and there is no public threat, police said.

  • Patrick Begley and Clare Sibthorpe

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Gary Grief, head of the Texas Lottery Commission at the time of the mass purchase, was indicted by a grand jury last month and charged this week.

Lottery boss criminally charged after Australians’ $US95m win

Gary Grief has been accused of abusing his office after Australian gamblers were allowed to buy nearly 26 million tickets in 72 hours.

  • Patrick Begley
Mia Kline says she went through a process of “de-Jewing” after she moved out of her share house.

Witnesses tell of ‘guttural fear’, high anxiety and trying to ‘de-Jew’ amid racial slurs

The royal commission has heard testimony from students and teachers, as well as a volunteer phone counsellor who was forced to give up her role because of ongoing anti-Jew slurs.

  • Alexandra Smith and Patrick Begley
The massacre at Bondi, in which 15 people were killed, led to the royal commission on antisemitism.

Antisemitism royal commission as it happened: Eight witnesses share their experiences on day five of hearing

Former High Court judge Virginia Bell heard from a Jewish convert, non-Jews and students about experiences of antisemitism.

  • Patrick Begley and Alexandra Smith
Joel Davis at the neo-Nazi rally outside parliament.

Man charged with hate speech after neo-Nazi rally outside NSW Parliament House

Notorious neo-Nazi Joel Davis has been charged with inciting racial hatred after a rally outside NSW Parliament House last year.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Patrick Begley
NSW Premier Chris Minns read a poem during the service.

‘War never solves anything’: Veterans honoured across Australia on Anzac Day

As dusk draws near, 111 years after Gallipoli, pubs are swelling with camaraderie and two-up following dawn services and marches to honour those who served and died for their country.

  • Patrick Begley, Jack Gramenz and Sally Rawsthorne
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A NSW public servant has been charged after allegedly accessing thousands of sensitive government documents

Treasury official charged over alleged data breach involving thousands of government documents

More than 5600 sensitive documents had allegedly been accessed and downloaded.

  • Max Maddison, Michael McGowan and Patrick Begley
Police suspected the company was a front for the Comancheros bikie gang.

‘You’ll hear from my lawyer, bro’: Rich-lister’s company a suspected front for bikies

The businessman, whose identity has been suppressed by a court order, sued to recover his phone and $8000 in cash from police. He’s worth well over $50 million.

  • Patrick Begley
Joel Davis led a neo-Nazi protest outside NSW Parliament.

Neo-Nazi protesters outside parliament did not incite racial hatred, police find

Police have decided not to press charges as the Minns government rejects a parliamentary order to produce a secret report into hate speech laws.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Patrick Begley
Rhoda Roberts has died aged 66.

Indigenous leader Rhoda Roberts, who coined ‘Welcome to Country’, dies aged 66

The Widjabul Wieybal woman was one of the first Indigenous presenters on prime-time Australian television and directed part of the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony.

  • Patrick Begley