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Tracy Lee said she was never interviewed by police with an adult present.

Sex assault victim’s outrage after arrest of notorious gang rapist Mohammed Skaf

Tracy Lee says she was just 15 when she allegedly became one of the first victims of the Skaf brothers.

  • Amber Schultz

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Ahmed al Ahmed arriving at the Sydney Opera House in January on a national day of mourning for victims of the Bondi Beach attack.

Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed accused of assaulting, intimidating father

The 44-year-old was thrust into the international spotlight after wresting a rifle off one of the Bondi gunmen. He allegedly assaulted his father at home in Sydney’s south-west.

  • Jack Gramenz
Patrons gamble on the poker machines at Bankstown Sports Club.

Second mega-club in firing line over dirty cash claims

The state’s top two most profitable clubs by gambling revenue are believed to have allowed organised criminals to use their poker machines to launder money.

  • Harriet Alexander
The site of Bankstown Airport.

Revealed: The secret plan to turn this Sydney airport into housing, extend metro

The Bankstown Airport operator has spoken with both state and federal governments.

  • Michael Koziol and Anthony Segaert
Naveed Akram pictured in 2019 with members of an Islamic street prayer group.

Jewish group warned police about alleged gunman before Bondi massacre

The security organisation was monitoring Naveed Akram and other members of an Islamic fundamentalist group.

  • Perry Duffin
Bankstown residents gather most days to practise Chinese Tai Chi led by 90-year-old master Wang at Paul Keating park.

My suburb’s about to be transformed. But constant change is part of its DNA

As one of the most diverse suburbs in Australia, Bankstown is a place of feverish hope, full of lives built from scratch and cultures fiercely preserved.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
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Controversial Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad.

Sydney council warned of illegal prayer hall years before Bondi attack

The controversial prayer hall allegedly linked to one of the Bondi shooters was flagged as operating illegally more than two years before the local council finally shut it down.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
Former minister Eddie Obeid leaves Long Bay Prison in August after serving time for conspiring to commit misconduct while in public office.

State puts freeze on secret Obeid properties

The NSW Crime Commission has placed a caveat over properties in Bankstown in which an Obeid family trust holds a secret stake worth around $30 million.

  • Ben Cubby
Christopher Laurie Turner arrives at Downing Centre local court on Thursday.

‘Negligent, careless and lazy’: Father’s anguish as man jailed over hospital baby tragedies

Christopher Turner was contracted to install and test oxygen and nitrous oxide gas lines in a Sydney hospital.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
An artist’s impression of the MetroWay running through Lillian Lane in Campsie.

First GreenWay, now ‘MetroWay’: Sydney’s next cycling route revealed

The 13.8 kilometre bike and pedestrian route will “unlock” suburbs along the M1 metro rail line corridor but residents face a long wait for it to be ready.

  • Megan Gorrey