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Post mortem done on robbery suspect
POLICE are investigating a link between a shooting during a bungled armed robbery in Sydney's west last night and the death of a man taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Prognosis 'grim' for abandoned baby whale
AN international call for help has been made to rescue a baby humpback whale left stranded and starving in Sydney's Pittwater.

Fire boss threatened to shoot colleague
ONE of the New South Wales Fire Brigade managers accused of a $2.5m rort threatened to shoot a former colleague and told another his children would "suffer", an inquiry has been told.

Prognosis 'grim' for baby whale
BLOOD tests on an abandoned baby whale will be carried out while it increasingly shows signs of distress after being separated from its mother.

Victim made gurgling sounds, killer says
A WOMAN who has admitted murdering a couple has broken down as she told a judge how an accomplice had brutally killed them.

Baby whale adoption attempt fails
ATTEMPTS to lure a stranded baby humpback whale back to sea off Sydney have failed, the New South Wales Government says.

Shot man dies after bungled robbery
A MASKED man shot in the chest by security guards during a bungled cash van hold-up in Sydney's west died after being dumped at a nearby hospital.

Man arrested in cocaine bust
A MAN has been arrested in a police operation targeting drug supply in Sydney that has resulted in more than $100,000 worth of cocaine and about $100,000 in cash being seized.

Police search for dumpster children
POLICE are trying to find three young children who may have been sleeping rough in a dumpster in NSW's Hunter Valley.

Internet, iPods okayed for exams
A SYDNEY girls' school will let its student use iPods, the internet and mobile phones during exams as a new method of assessment.