Police arrested a 45-year-old man after a 90-minute rampage through Sydney's western suburbs in an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) on Saturday. Police cars followed the APC as it destroyed six mobile phone towers and damaged an electricity sub-station. Police were finally able to arrest the man after the APC stalled, as it was heading towards another electricity sub-station.

Every criminal file in the New South Wales Supreme Court is being reviewed after an administrative blunder has resulted in a fresh appeal for murderers. Two of the murderers of Sydney woman, Ms Janine Balding have been granted special leave to take their case to the High Court due to a missing staple from their file. This effectively quashes the pair's unsuccessful appeal in 1992.

It came as a surprise to Australian custom officials when they found more than a dozen snakes and lizards stuffed inside garden gnomes and similar pottery during a recent international mail check. Since it is illegal to bring live reptiles into Australia without a license, some people use this method to ship reptiles. One of the customs officials found two snakes and three lizards inside ceramic garden statues during a routine postal inspection in Sydney on June 10.

A 42-year-old man from New South Wales, Australia lost a part of his finger in a bar brawl and walked out of the pub and down the street unaware of it. He did not realize that something was amiss until he saw blood dripping down. Police Inspector Mark Kellert told The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, "He was out on the street and realized there was blood on his hand, noticed his finger was missing, and went to hospital. "

Lincoln Ryman and his brother Byron may be the same age, but they are definitely not the same size. Twins Lincoln and Byron were born in Sydney on May 15 just minutes apart. However, Byron weighed in at 3. 39 pounds (1. 54 kilograms), while Lincoln was a tiny 1. 17 pounds (530 grams).