A witness has told a Sydney Supreme Court jury about a drive with Beau Lamarre-Condon, who is on trial over the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. The witness, known as Elizabeth Kennedy, said he asked her to pay for an angle grinder and to cover number plates, and that he told her, I don't want to involve you. The accused has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers will argue self-defence. The Crown alleges he tried to sink the bodies in a dam at Bungonia, where they were later found.
Jurors have been shown CCTV footage of accused police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon. The footage allegedly shows him enlisting the help of several friends after he murdered his ex-partner.
A Canberra woman in her fifties shares her dating experiences after 50. She tried online dating, speed dating and a paid dating agency that cost about $3,500. Her encounters ranged from pleasant to unusual, including a date she did not recognise and a visit from her daughter at a tense moment. She concludes that people reveal themselves only over time, and that she has learned to trust herself with what she discovers. She says she is glad she kept going, and that dating after 50 was frustrating, funny and revealing.
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Prosecutors have told a Sydney court that Beau Lamarre-Condon earlier visited a family farm where he later allegedly tried to sink the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. He is accused of shooting the two men with his police service weapon at Baird's Paddington home in February 2024. The defence says the men were accidentally shot in two separate struggles. A firearms expert told the jury the wood door pattern suggested the gun was fired from close range.
From 2027, New South Wales will require real estate agents to disclose when rental advertisement images have been digitally altered or generated using AI, where they could mislead prospective tenants. Agents are already using AI to brighten rooms, add furniture and, in some cases, create features that do not exist. The author argues that a generic label tells buyers something has changed but not what, and that disclosure alone does not make a misleading image acceptable. Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania rely on rules against misleading property advertising regardless of how images were made.
A southern NSW council has recommended conditional approval for a 12-hectare solar farm near Adaminaby, finding that glare and visual impacts can be mitigated. The $8 million project, proposed by EDPR Australia, would include 10,260 solar modules and a battery storage system. The Snowy Monaro Regional Council assessed potential impacts on nearby properties, roads, and Lake Eucumbene, concluding they would be acceptable with proposed conditions. The development has been referred to the NSW Southern Regional Planning Panel for further consideration.
