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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.

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.

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.

Blacksmithing is far from the outdated image of medieval sword-making. It's one of the dozens of trades recently added to the government's Apprenticeships Priority List.

With a flower tucked behind his ear, Eliam Royalness regularly practises street dance in Sydney's public spaces. His crew is preparing to perform ahead of Sydney WorldPride, and expressing identity is an important part of what they do.

Two teens faced off in the final of amateur world snooker championships as hundreds of talented players fought for a coveted spot on the professional snooker circuit.

For many listeners, Christmas wasn't the same without the former CWA judge coming on air to share her recipes and give tips ahead of the festive season.

Sydney's small restaurants and bars are feeling the bite from rising ingredient prices, rent hikes and staff shortages in a fatal double blow that is forcing some hospitality venues to close their doors.

The NSW government could lose its hold on power, with a key independent threatening to withdraw his support over Premier Dominic Perrottet's comments on transgender people in sport.