New Year's Eve in Sydney: Mayor, police praise well-behaved revellers

An estimated 1.6 million people converged on Sydney Harbour's great look-outs to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks, and despite the large numbers police said everyone was generally well-behaved.
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Woman dead, pedestrian injured in separate New Year's crashes

A woman has died after a car smashed into a parked vehicle in Sydney's south-west just after midnight on New Year's Day.
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Sydney's Westmead Hospital welcomes its first baby of 2018

Sydney's public hospital system has welcomed its first baby of 2018.
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Woman killed in New Year's Day car accident in Yagoona

A woman died early on New Year's Day after the car she was travelling in crashed in Sydney's south west.
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Spectacular start to 2018 as thousands head home

A blazing red countdown of fireworks has brought in 2018 as Sydney's spectacular fireworks lit up the sky for another year.
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Staff raise concerns over St Vincent's Hospital's six-week slowdown and executives' $25k bonuses

St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney has significantly extended its usual holiday slowdown period to stanch its budget blowout.
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Going for gold pitched to the federal government

Cabinet endorsed prime minister Paul Keating's intention to decline a request from NSW premier John Fahey for an extra $500 million to help develop the site and services for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, arguing that support offered to the Olympics must be "tightly targeted" for optimal effect in boosting Australia's standing.
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Spent nuclear fuel storage

Spent nuclear fuel storage at Sydney's Lucas Heights was destined to be full within three years, cabinet was told in a December 1995 minute.
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Early fireworks dazzle, with bigger and brighter show not far away

As the clock nears midnight, Sydney is gearing up for a signature dazzling end to the year.
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Fisherman in a critical condition after being swept off rocks at Sydney beach

A fisherman is in a critical condition after being swept off rocks at Little Bay in Sydney's east.
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Sea plane crashes into Hawkesbury River in Sydney's north

A sea plane with up to six people on board has crashed into Cohen Creek at Jerusalem Bay in Sydney's north on Sunday afternoon. 
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Sydney Harbour to welcome 1.5 million people to its foreshore for NYE celebrations

Crowds have flocked to Sydney Harbour to welcome in the new year with 1.5 million people expected to take up a position along the water while another one billion people will tune in on television.
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Road closures and public transport changes: What Sydney's New Year's Eve revellers need to know

Transport authorities are urging people to catch public transport to the Sydney CBD and harbour foreshore for New Year's Eve celebrations, with major roads closures across the city.
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Observatory Hill: Sydney's unique repository of data on stars and storms

Sydney's Observatory Hill has witnessed a few storms over the years, and not all of them were meteorological.
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Backstage at the Joan Sullivan Theatre: a story of opera, chickens, and horses

When the Sydney Opera House's Joan Sullivan theatre reopens on Sunday after extensive renovations, the theatre's staff won't blame concert-goers who could not spot too many changes.
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Women charged after allegedly driving more than five times the alcohol limit

Two women will face court after they were caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit in separate incidents in Sydney's northern beaches.
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Sydney Modern expansion of Art Gallery of NSW draws mixed response from public

To its supporters it is a needed and elegant expansion of a gallery that has long suffered for lack of room, and a refreshing indication that authorities retain a commitment to public art.
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Trucks, bollards, and extra police will be out to keep Sydney NYE revellers safe

Alongside the fireworks, sparkling harbour, and celebrations on New Year's Eve will be a necessary reminder of the threat of terrorism, with authorities preparing to use trucks and bollards to block off Sydney CBD streets to keep revellers safe.
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You thought Sydney real estate was vicious? Let's talk beach etiquette

How close should you sit to the person next to you?
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University of Sydney elite mentoring program a 'waste of resources', critics say

The Dalyell Scholars program will give students the chance to undertake additional units in "Great Books" and access "enrichment opportunities".
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New Year's Eve revellers urged to avoid party poopers

New Years Eve traditions include watching fireworks, popping champagne, kissing at midnight, and fudging the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne. A less auspicious tradition in Sydney is being ripped off by event organisers,
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Major rescue launched after boat capsizes in Sydney's south

One man is unconscious and two were stranded on rocks after their boat capsized south of Sydney.
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Love is in the air: Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks celebrate marriage equality vote

"How could you not celebrate love?"
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Sydney's rail station upgrade program passes halfway mark

Government figures show that 54 per cent of Sydney's intercity and suburban rail stations are now fully accessible.
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Comanche skipper Jim Cooney wins tax dispute over waterfront trophy home

Sydneysider and Comanche skipper Jim Cooney might have missed out on line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, but the businessman will be celebrating a legal victory involving his waterfront trophy home.
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Where to watch Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks and events around the suburbs

Every year, locals and visitors flock to Sydney's Harbour to celebrate the new year by watching one of the world's most iconic fireworks displays. 
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Sydney man burns 12 pigeons to death

A man has been charged after a pigeon coop was torched, killing 12 birds in Sydney's south.
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Superstar singer and gay icon Cher firms to headline Sydney Mardi Gras

Sources close to the event say the 71-year-old is almost locked in to perform at the festival in March.
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Sydney expected to have warm and rainy start to the New Year

Sydney will have a wet and cloudy start to the New Year, with rains expected to clear in time for fireworks on New Year's Eve.
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Sydney Festival's Bayala: How we all speak some Darug

According to Jacinta Tobin, a Darug woman from western Sydney, without even being aware we all speak at least a little of her traditional language.
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Pyrmont quarries provide portal into Sydney's colonial past

Pyrmont is one of Sydney's most densely populated suburbs, its sandstone cliffs studded with apartment towers and luxury units angling for a glimpse of the shimmering harbour.
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Bike sharing companies have three months to comply with new council rules

An alliance of six Sydney councils has new rules of share bike companies.
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Semi-trailers block traffic at Pitt Street as crowds flock for sales

Sydney's most popular shopping destination featured some conspicuous new additions on Tuesday morning, as crowds queueing for a Boxing Day bargain took note of a number of large semi-trailers parked around Pitt Street Mall and the Queen Victoria Building district.
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Salim Mehajer's sister Sanaa set to wed Ibrahim cousin and convicted killer Mouhamed Tajjour

The ties binding two of Sydney's most controversial families, the Ibrahims and the Mehajers, are set to be tightened after a senior Nomads bikie and cousin of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim announced his engagement to Salim Mehajer's younger sister Sanaa.
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Towers on the way for rail stations in Sydney's south-west

The state government has cleared the way for the construction of about 20,000 new homes near six rail stations in Sydney's south-west.
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Kids can drown without a sound, says Sydney Children's Hospital

On a scorching day last summer, five-year old Amina Anderson almost drowned in the blink of an eye.
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Police met with bottles, boos attempting to break up Christmas Day beach party

Two police officers have been struck with bottles after they attempted to break up an unauthorised party at Little Bay Beach in Sydney's south.
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Where to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race will begin with a bang on Boxing Day with good wind conditions for the 107 yachts taking part.
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Three men arrested after stabbing near Bankstown

Three men have been arrested following a robbery and stabbing in Sydney.
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Two-year-old boy drowns in pool at Bass Hill home

A child has drowned after being pulled unconscious from a pool in south-western Sydney.
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Cool Christmas follows 40-degree scorcher

​Sydney has sweltered through a scorcher but Santa is bringing a change with him for Christmas Day.
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'Watch and act': Firefighters battle western Sydney bushfire

Firefighters are working to contain a bushfire at Mulgoa in western Sydney.
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'Gusty' Christmas Eve to pull temperatures down as storms subside

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of New South Wales' Metropolitan and Illawarra districts as a scorching day in Sydney winds down and Christmas Eve celebrations ramp up.
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Cool change to bring relief on sweltering Christmas Eve

Sydneysiders sweltering through a hot and humid day can expect some relief in the early afternoon, when thunderstorms and a cool change are expected to come through.
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Meet the people working this Christmas Day

Santa won't be the only one busy this Christmas Day. He is joined by people across Sydney who will be spending their December 25 working or volunteering.
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Fitness model Katiusha Stepanyan's '$220k bedroom cash stash'

She's a glamorous award-winning beauty, fashion and fitness model and a one-time high-flying marketing executive from northern Sydney.
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Rush hour: Families flock to fish market ahead of Christmas Day

The Sydney Fish Market 36-Hour Seafood Marathon has drawn huge crowds of local families and tourists, with more than 100,000 people expected to have visited by 5pm on Saturday.
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Woman dies after being struck by 4WD in St Leonards

A woman has died after being hit by a 4WD as she crossed the road on Sydney's lower north shore.
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Hit-and-run truck driver leaves more destruction than just a mess on the road

It was a case of the things that go bump - an extremely loud and large bump - in the middle of a Sydney summer suburban night. It was well after 3am last weekend when I noticed a police van outside my inner-west home with officers pointing flashlights around the rear of my car.
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'Absolute tragedy': Sydney teen dies in accident near Hobart blowhole

A Sydney teen has dies after possibly attempting a parkour jump across a Tasmanian blowhole, police said.
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Sydney Airport prepares for busiest period of the year

If you thought you'd beat the rush at Sydney Airport by getting away on Friday, you're in for a shock.
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Woman pulled from water off Sydney beach

A woman is fighting for life after she was pulled from the ocean at Yarra Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
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Almost 70 per cent of NSW residents opposed to Berejiklian stadium plan: survey

The Berejiklian government's plan to tear down and replace two Sydney stadiums has the strong support of 4 per cent of the state, according to a survey by a market research firm.
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Two men being investigated by RSPCA for eating live goldfish in Petbarn store

Two men are being investigated by the RSPCA after they ate a live fish in a Sydney pet shop and posted the video online.
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For 30 years, Marian has made the Christmas pilgrimage to see the David Jones choir

For 67 years, the David Jones Staff Choir has been entertaining Sydney shoppers, performing every morning - except Sundays - on the steps of the Elizabeth Street store in the two weeks leading up to Christmas.
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Alleged terror fighter Belal Betka stays behind bars

A young Sydney father charged with terror offences for allegedly travelling to a war zone in the Middle East has delayed his bail application until the new year.
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Woman hit pedestrian twice in Sydney road-rage incident: police

A woman has been charged after allegedly hitting another woman twice with a car in the inner city on Wednesday morning.
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The slow take down of an alleged foreign fighter

For the two years Belal Betka was back home from an alleged seven-month stint with Islamic State, authorities were working up their case against the young Sydney father.
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Broderick review criticised for 'watered down' sexual misconduct findings

A landmark report into sexual misconduct at University of Sydney colleges interviewed fewer than a third of the students it initially intended, relied heavily on focus groups and failed to speak to victims, raising concerns that it may have underestimated the extent of sexual assault and harassment at the colleges.
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'Freedom': How a Sydney man won in court after failing to vote

A man has won a legal battle in a NSW court after being prosecuted for failing to vote in the 2016 federal election, saying voting would have left him feeling "morally corrupt".
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Recluse who refused cancer treatment was dead in Drummoyne flat for weeks

A Romanian recluse lay dead in his Sydney flat for up to seven weeks before his decomposed body was found on his bedroom floor beside buckets he probably had used to vomit in.
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'Terrible tragedy': Golfer dies during Sydney heat

A man in his 60s has died after collapsing on the golf course in Sydney's south as NSW swelters through scorching conditions.
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Government delivers NRL clubs another win, lifting community funding by $10m

A new community and high-performance centre will be developed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Maroubra, part-funded by a $50 million outlay from the state government to NRL clubs.
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Sydney families jump on cheap tickets to Opera House shows

For some Sydney families, it was their first time inside the Opera House.
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Sydney man charged with 'foreign incursion' after raid at Mount Lewis

A man from Sydney's west has been charged with foreign incursion offences after police raided a home near Bankstown on Tuesday morning.
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Sydney men in Centennial Park arrest charged with supply of almost one tonne of cocaine

Two men involved in a dramatic arrest in Centennial Park last week have been charged with the supply of almost one tonne of cocaine, carrying an estimated street value of $360 million.
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Search for swimmer missing in water after jumping off Como rail bridge

A full-scale search is under way on the Georges River in Sydney's south after reports a man jumped into the water and failed to resurface.
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Man in hospital after alleged chainsaw attack in Annandale

Two men have been arrested and one remains on the run, after a man was allegedly attacked with a chainsaw in Sydney's inner west.
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Police searching for truck driver who smashed into parked cars in Leichhardt

Two cars were "totalled" in a late-night hit-and-run crash in Sydney's inner west.
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'Gridlocked and unworkable': Dire warning for Sydney's trains from former top execs

The state government's $20 billion metro train line under construction in Sydney "could have been built far cheaper with more sensible planning", four of NSW's top former rail executives have said in a highly critical assessment of the project.
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Cloudy Christmas: Mild temperatures and rain expected for Christmas Day in Sydney

Sydneysiders may need to bring a brolly to their Christmas dinner, with clouds and some rain expected across the city late on Christmas Day.
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Parliamentary inquiry finds Powerhouse Museum move 'an act of vandalism'

A parliamentary inquiry has savaged the decision to relocate the Powerhouse Museum to western Sydney before developing a business case, calling it an "act of vandalism by this government''.
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Alleged North Korean agent arrested in Sydney, charged with trying to arrange sale of missile technology

The Australian Federal Police has charged a 59-year-old Sydney man with being a broker and economic agent for the rogue North Korean regime.
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Police investigating death of man who fell at a Sydney music festival

Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man at a music festival in Sydney's inner west on Saturday night, after he tripped and suffered head injuries in the fall.
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Sydney man charged as 'agent' for North Korea

A 59-year-old Sydney man has been charged with allegedly brokering sales and discussing the supply of weapons of mass destruction to North Korea.
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Man shot multiple times in Villawood dies

A man has been shot dead in the Sydney suburb of Villawood.
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Sydney ferry collides with yacht near Fort Denison on Sydney Harbour

A ferry has collided with a private yacht on Saturday afternoon near Fort Denison on Sydney Harbour.
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'Bennelong Bruiser': Polling heats up in last few hours of byelection voting

As temperatures soar across Sydney, the battle grounds for the highly contested seat of Bennelong are also heating up.
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ABC Me Mustangs FC star Emmanuelle Mattana kicks goals in the HSC

For four months, Sydney Girls' High School senior Emmanuelle Mattana juggled 12-hour filming days with year 12 homework.
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Man charged after toddler kicked in face while sitting in his pram in Sydney CBD

An 18-year-old stranger allegedly approached a couple as they pushed their son along King Street and made demands of them, before turning on the child, police say.
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All aboard for Sydney, a big stop on the quantum world tour

With lustrous brown curls and an English drawl, 29-year-old Benjamin Brown could pass for a young rock'n'roller, especially when he mentions a recent world tour that took him across the United States and Canada before landing in Sydney. 
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Overcrowding on Sydney's trains rapidly getting worse as demand soars

Two in every five trains running through central parts of Sydney are overcrowded during the morning peak hour.
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Bridge to the past: heritage-style lamps light up Sydney icon

The hanging of 130 bronze art deco lamps on the Sydney Harbour Bridge will give a soft 1930s glow, disguising the new technology inside.
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Sydney cop jailed for pulling rank to avoid random breath test

The police sergeant wept as she was sentenced to jail on Friday.
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Late storms could be welcome after 'sticky' day in Sydney, after night of impressive lightning

A chance of further storms across Sydney on Friday evening could provide brief respite on what is shaping up to be a humid day.
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Rego rebate for Sydney motorists to cost taxpayers $550m over next decade

The government's carrot to regular toll road users of free vehicle registration is set to cost taxpayers more than $550 million over the next decade.
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Controversial Showground rezoning plans released

Hundreds of hectares of land adjacent to a metro rail station in Sydney's north west have been rezoned by the state government, following a controversial three-year consultation period.
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How did your school perform? We reveal the top schools in the 2017 HSC

James Ruse Agricultural High is again the top NSW school for 22nd year in a row, but Sydney Girls' High has returned to the top 10 list at number four and independent girls' school Ascham is the only non-selective school in the list of the best performers.
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Sydney weather: Twin alerts for fire risk and health impacts as big heatwave sweeps in

The first large heatwave of summer has prompted a fire weather warning and a public health alert with only modest relief forecast for the next few days before the heat starts to build again.
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Man faces 18 charges over alleged sexual assaults and robberies in inner west

A man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault over two attacks on women in Sydney's inner west.
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Two men arrested over alleged asbestos waste dump in Chester Hill

Two men have been arrested in Sydney's west over a suspected asbestos-filled illegal waste dump.
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Affordable housing policy extended to five new Sydney councils

Another five Sydney councils will be able to more easily require property developers to provide affordable rental housing, under changes to planning laws to be put on exhibition this week.
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'Lost the plot': Fans may provide low-cost heat relief that is often ignored

Public health guidelines that recommend turning off fans when temperatures exceed 35 degrees are likely flawed and may unnecessarily expose vulnerable people to health effects during heatwaves, researchers at the University of Sydney say.
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Uncle of Sydney student Mengmei Leng says he cannot remember killing her

The mother of murdered student Mengmei Leng says she hopes the "fiend" who killed her daughter will be jailed for life.
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Family Court judge blasts 'bitter, aggressive' litigation culture in Sydney

A Family Court judge has delivered a blistering judgment on the "culture of bitter, adversarial and highly aggressive family law litigation" in Sydney and blasted two law firms for charging "outrageous" fees.
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Pet found dead in car at Rose Bay after being left locked inside by dog walker

A dog walker has left a dog locked in a car for most of the day in Sydney's east, with the owner later finding her pet dead in the vehicle.
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Child-sex offender stopped at Sydney Airport under new laws

The man was stopped under laws that came into effect at midnight preventing registered child-sex offenders from leaving Australia.
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Shots fired during police operation at Centennial Park in Sydney

It is understood at least one man has been arrested.
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'Unusually intense': big heatwave may not crest until mid-next week

The first major heatwave of the summer will start to lap Sydney's suburbs on Wednesday and is unlikely to fully recede for another week.
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Family pleads for help to find missing Irish backpacker Craig Lambe in Sydney

The family of an Irish man missing in Sydney have appealed for help, after he disappeared in Sydney's eastern suburbs on Monday.
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Sydney sweeps list of top suburbs for same-sex couples

Same-sex couples tend to be younger, more well educated and earn more than their opposite-sex couple counterparts.
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Sydney Trains boss says no turning back on new rail timetable

Sydney Trains boss Howard Collins admits more services on the city's rail network makes it harder to recover after a major incident but says reverting to the old timetable would leave commuters standing outside large stations due to surging demand.
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Couple engaged at 'Yes' announcement to wed on Mardi Gras float

Moments after the same-sex marriage survey result was announced, James Brechney turned to his partner Stuart Henshall at Sydney Prince Alfred Park and asked him to marry him in a proposal that went on to make headlines.
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'Drug version of Uber Eats': Cab drivers sentenced over delivering cocaine

Four men operated a "sophisticated" cocaine delivery service across Sydney.
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Friends jailed for at least 16 years for stabbing murder after chase through Sydney backyards

Two close friends have been jailed for at least 16 years for the Valentine's Day stabbing murder of a man who was chased through backyards in western Sydney.
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Taxify's arrival in Sydney raises competition with Uber over Christmas period

Competition in Sydney's ride-sharing and taxi market will step up a gear in the lead up to the Christmas holiday period with Taxify launching services here on Tuesday.
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Businessman, 73, deserves 'significant custodial sentence' for tax evasion scheme

An elderly Gold Coast businessman ought to receive a "significant custodial sentence" for his role in multi-million dollar tax evasion and money laundering schemes, a Sydney court has been told.
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Anthony Cawsey inquest hears from sister of 'primary suspect'

Eight years since the bloodied body of Anthony Cawsey was found in Sydney's Centennial Park, a coronial inquest will re-examine the role of a homeless man
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Sydney commuters face significant delays to trains on multiple lines

Sydney commuters face significant delays to trains across the rail network on Monday evening after a fatality at Wentworthville in Sydney's outer west earlier in the day.
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Correctional officer fired after allegedly smuggling tobacco into prison

A correctional officer has been charged after an inmate allegedly paid her to smuggle tobacco into a Sydney jail.
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Tonnes of waste dumped in the middle of suburban Sydney street

Waste possibly containing asbestos has been illegally dumped in a suburban Sydney street overnight.
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High-density living: the rise of Sydney's 'vertical families'

One in five apartments in Sydney is now occupied by couples with children.
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'McMansions in the sky': ministers clash over north-west Sydney development push

Plans for hundreds of thousands of new apartments across the city to cope with population growth are provoking tensions within the top tiers of government.
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Transport Minister Andrew Constance returns fire at Sydney Uni over train timetable changes

The Transport Minister has returned fire at Sydney University for claims that recent rail timetable changes will have a serious impact on thousands of students and staff.
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Three rescued from overturned boat in Sydney's east

Three people have been rescued from an overturned boat off the coast of Sydney's eastern beaches.
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Owner sought for World War I medals found in box in Sydney street

Police are hoping that the owner of a collection of World War I medals can be found so that they can be reunited with the prized collection.
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Teenager arrested for allegedly buying a stolen police firearm

A teenager from Sydney's south-west has been charged over the alleged supply of a police-issued firearm which still remains missing.
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LGBTQ history made as first gay couples in Sydney lodge intention to marry

History was made inside interview room 12 at the Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages in Chippendale's Regent Street after a gay couple filed their "intention to marry" – Sydney's first to do so.
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Video captures dramatic arrest of Sydney man

The parents of a man who was arrested on Friday in Sydney's south-west claim police officers should be charged, after dramatic footage capturing the arrest was shared online.
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The Sydney stadium wars: how did we get here?

When Gladys Berejiklian announced $2.5 billion in spending for new sports stadiums, she reignited a controversy that had been previously resolved. So, how did we get here?
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NRL star Johnathan Thurston wins human rights award in eventful ceremony

Rugby league star Johnathan Thurston has teared up after being awarded a human rights medal at a formal ceremony in Sydney.
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Sydney law student one of 10 women in NSW history to become Rhodes Scholar

She won her university's graduate medal in law, has competed in moot courts around the world, speaks fluent French, and spends her weekends rock climbing.
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RBA finds 85 per cent of apartments and 93 per cent of homes beyond the reach of typical first time Sydney buyers

A new Reserve Bank study has found a "structural decline" in the quality of housing available to first homebuyers.
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Two men trapped in a tank in Sydney's west

Three men have been injured and two remain trapped after a workplace incident in Auburn.
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Breakthrough gene therapy offers cure for blood disorder haemophilia: Sydney scientists

Thousands of haemophilia patients who live with the daily risk of major bleeding could be cured with groundbreaking gene therapy
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Sydney Harbour Bridge the limit as Sirius goes on the market for development

Proceeds from the sale will be used to build new social housing.
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Dubbo to Sydney from 109 one way

For Travel: Tuesday 1 May 2018 to Friday 22 June 2018
For Sale: Until Thursday 14 December 2017

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Special mugshots prove crime does pay for Sydney Living Museums

For many criminal suspects, it was their first photo.
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City of Sydney 'dragged kicking and screaming' to webcasting council meetings

The City of Sydney will be dragged into the 21st century and forced to webcast its council meetings under new meeting requirements proposed by the state government.
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Woman found dead at home in Sydney's west

A woman has been found dead at a home in Sydney's west on Wednesday, prompting a search for her missing vehicle.
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Architects fight to preserve brutalist Bidura Children's Court in Glebe

The City of Sydney and local architects are fighting a rearguard battle to preserve the former remand centre.
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Three in hospital after gas explosion at Indian restaurant in Sydney's west

Three people have been burnt after a gas explosion at an Indian restaurant in Sydney's west.
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A record 720,564 patients flooded NSW emergency departments this winter

An unprecedented number of patients flooded NSW emergency departments over this year's horror winter period, the latest Bureau of Health Information report shows, putting staff under immense pressure and severely affecting wait times at several Sydney hospitals.
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Protesters rally at Milo Yiannopoulos' Sydney event

More than 100 anti-fascist protesters have rallied outside the controversial right-wing commentator's event in Sydney.
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John Barilaro finds Sydney stadiums a tough sell to regional councils

The acting NSW premier found himself confronted with a tough crowd as he attempted to spruik the government's controversial $2.3 billion Sydney stadium policy.
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Shooter who left innocent bystander a paraplegic has sentence slashed

A Sydney armed robber, who shot an innocent bystander rendering him a paraplegic, has had his "crushing" and "manifestly excessive" sentence slashed by the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal.
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With a new look, Sydney's George Street starts to open to pedestrians

It's a glimpse of what is to come from a $2.1 billion project that has created its share of headaches for contractors, businesses, residents and the state government.
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Supermoon and heavy rain cause flooding at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens

A high tide lapped at the top of the waterfront wall along Farm Cove and flooded the walkway around the gardens on Tuesday.
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Sydney man charged with trafficking wife and baby daughter

It is alleged the man used threats, coercion and deception to force his wife and Australian-born child to travel to India.
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Ride-sharing driver charged after passenger killed by a bus in Sydney CBD

A ride-sharing driver has been charged over the death of a passenger in Sydney earlier this year.
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Woman hospitalised after being attacked by her pet dingos

An elderly woman remains in a serious condition in hospital after she was attacked by her pet dingos in Sydney's south west.
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$2.5b stadiums plan more than half Sydney Olympics construction cost

The plan to knock down and rebuild ANZ and Allianz stadiums is being met with rising opposition
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Sydney train passengers swelter in 1970s-era trains

A week after Sydney's biggest public transport timetable overhaul, rail passengers are taking more journeys than they would like on older "S-set" trains without air conditioning.
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Sydney powers the nation, accounting for almost half of Australia's economic growth

Sydney has become Australia's economic powerhouse, accounting for 41 per cent of the nation's economic growth.
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Senator Pat Dodson calls on state governments to legislate 'duty of care' to prisoners

Senator Pat Dodson has called on state governments to create new laws to protect prisoners, saying he was "absolutely appalled" at the shackling of an Indigenous inmate on his death bed in Sydney.
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Large sculpture a loop into the future and a tilt to Wynyard Station's past

Parts of Sydney's last remaining wooden escalators live on in a 5-tonne sculpture at Wynyard Station.
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Katherine Abdallah found guilty of manslaughter of cousin Suzie Sarkis

A Sydney woman who fatally stabbed her cousin after a violent and prolonged argument over her Mercedes has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Man charged after alleged attempted abduction at Paddy's Markets

A man who allegedly attempted to abduct a young girl from Paddy's Markets in Sydney has been arrested after he was earlier seen taking an interest in two other children.
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Revealed: Sydney Trains warns timetable overhaul to make peak-hour delays 'irrecoverable'

Delays to Sydney's trains are likely to be "cumulative and irrecoverable" during peak hours following incidents, as the biggest overhaul of the rail timetable in years places greater strain on Sydney's rail network, an internal document reveals.
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Two trucks crash on M7 at Glendenning, causing long delays

A crash involving two trucks has closed the M7 in Sydney's west on Friday evening.
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