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A former legal secretary has told the Supreme Court that missing NSW woman Amber Haigh believed her "life would be taken" by Robert Geeves after she gave birth.

Sue Powell, a nurse who cared for the teenager and her newborn baby, told the court she was concerned something might happen "at the hands of Robert Geeves" after learning details about his history with police.

Formerly married couple Robert Samuel Geeves and Anne Margaret Geeves were the last people to see Amber Haigh alive. Twenty-two years after her disappearance, they are facing trial for her alleged murder.

Neighbours told the Supreme Court in Wagga Wagga that Ms Haigh did not want Robert Geeves on her son's birth certificate "due to how [he] treated her".

Robbie Geeves, whose parents are accused of murdering Amber Haigh in a plot to gain custody of her son, told the court his parents confronted him after he refused to accept the newborn boy as his brother.

The missing woman's great-aunt Stella Nealon told the court that alleged murderer Anne Geeves was "nasty" to Ms Haigh and threatened to "take" her baby, during a disjointed day at court.

The opening day of a murder trial in the Riverina has heard Robert and Anne Geeves allegedly killed a teenager living on-and-off with them as part of a plot to gain custody of her five-month-old son.

Mariam Raad, 32, was one of four women and 13 children who returned to Australia from Syria in October 2022. 

So-called ISIS bride Mariam Raad faces a potentially lengthy jail term after returning to Australia from Syria.

Mariam Raad was arrested in January 2023 and charged with entering or remaining in an area controlled by the Islamic State group.

The trajectory of ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily will ensure the southern portion of Warragamba's catchment receives sufficient rain to push the dam level closer to 100 per cent.

Working as a metal fabricator and livestock truck driver, Emma Godsell says most of her colleagues are men, but it's not something that troubles her.

Shannon James Doble, 42, appeared via video-link less than 12 hours after his mother, Nerol, died from injuries suffered in the blaze in southern New South Wales.

Some mills have been given new life as art installations, but this southern NSW mill is still turning local wheat into flour much like it did in 1888.

The Young Roller Flour Mill has been operating for 130 years and this season is shaping up to be a significant one.

Fire investigators, ignitable fuel detection dogs, and police officers are sifting through the debris of a unit in Young to work out how the blaze started.

A proposal to limit pet ownership has been voted down by a NSW council following concerns it would be "like getting rid of a child". Similar policies have been voted down in other NSW LGAs in the past year. 

Robert and Anne Geeves, who were living with 19-year-old Amber Haigh at the time of her disappearance in June 2002, have been committed to stand trial on murder charges.

The Murrumbidgee Local Health District has confirmed a man in his 50s in the state's Riverina region was hospitalised after contracting the MVE mosquito virus between January and February.

International demand for Australian cherries is driving big expansion in orchards. At home, cherry growers would like their berries to be known for more than just a special occasion fruit.

Their return last year sparked debate, and an arrest this week fanned the flames, but a look overseas provides insight into how other countries have dealt with some returned IS wives.

Returned IS wife, Mariam Raad, is granted bail in Griffith Local Court after being charged with a terrorism offence over her time in Syria, as her lawyer says her night in custody was "terrible".

Australian Federal Police allege Mariam Raad willingly travelled to the region to join her husband in 2014, and was aware of his activities with the terrorist group.

If you've ever ridden a horse you've probably wondered how you can form a closer bond with your equine friend. The challenge of better understanding the animals has made Australian horsemen and women stars on the international stage.

Australian cherry supplies are expected to be tight this Christmas, thanks to wet weather on the east coast delaying and damaging crops — and experts say they could be more expensive too.