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Much-loved radio presenter dies after cancer battle

A radio and music personality has passed away after a cancer fight and is being remembered as a voice of warmth and wit across the airwaves.

AAP · Apr 22

Shocking Videos Of Sydney Protest Against Isaac Herzog’s Visit Emerge: ‘Corporal Punishment’

NSW police are under scrutiny after officers used pepper spray and made 27 arrests at a packed Sydney Town Hall rally against Israeli President Isaac Herzog

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 9

Chris Minns defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after video emerges of officers punching protesters in Sydney

Politicians who attended protest against visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog say police actions against demonstrators were ‘wildly inappropriate’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9

Singing is healing for Richard Haeata, who is refusing to let dementia take the joy of music

For the past seven years Richard TeRito Haeata has performed a powerful Maori hymn with a choir at the Dawn Service in Sydney's Martin Place. But a diagnosis almost stopped him from singing for good.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2023

Iconic rocket ship playgrounds inspired by Cold War 'propaganda exercise'

Set up during the Space Race, the playgrounds were made to help build the physical strength of young children and foster a fascination with rockets.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

Family searches for taxi driver who helped mother give birth before revealing incredible connection

The remarkable story of Ish Kaba's birth in the back of a taxi has been retold in his family many times. Now they're sharing it publicly to search for a key player who they never saw again.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2023

City of Sydney councillor Jess Scully resigns citing lack of maternity leave

Cr Jess Scully feels she cannot balance the demands of council and being a new parent, as she is expecting her second child this year.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2023

Spate of bird deaths at Sydney's Victoria Park sparks water quality investigation

Wildlife rescuers, the City of Sydney, and the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health at Taronga Zoo are looking into the cause of around 25 animal deaths at Camperdown's Victoria Park, conducting urgent water testing.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2023

Report warns candidates not to treat western Sydney as 'electoral battleground' this election

The Centre for Western Sydney is urging Liberal and Labor candidates not to treat seats in the region as an "electoral battleground".

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Hawkesbury's back-to-back, record-breaking floods are high on voters' minds ahead of New South Wales election

The Hawkesbury River in New South Wales has flooded multiple times since the last state election. As voters prepare to head to the polls this month, debate rages about how to manage future floods for those residents determined to stay.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023