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Parents happy for IVF success, but clinics' business-like behaviour has lasting impact

Over a decade, she went through a tragic stillbirth, 16 rounds of IVF, and hundreds of thousands of dollars. She says clinics behaved more like a business than a health service.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

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

Car strikes, bad diets and tree falls are killing Sydney's ibises and WIRES wants your help

Animal rescue group WIRES is trying to recruit more people to volunteer and help a bird that has become an icon of the city since its introduction in the 1970s.

ABC News · Apr 19, 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

Blacksmiths added to Australian Apprenticeships Priority List as trade remains in hot demand amid dwindling numbers

Blacksmithing is far from the outdated image of medieval sword-making.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.

ABC News · Feb 28, 2023

Australian-first queer museum Qtopia opens as Sydney WorldPride kicks off

Qtopia, located at Green Park and the National Art School in Darlinghurst, documents the struggle for rights and recognition by advocates, as well as the confronting history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Sydney WorldPride performer Eliam Royalness and his crew are using street dance to push back against homophobia

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.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Age proves no barrier as young guns dominate amateur world snooker titles in western Sydney

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.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2023

Sydney small restaurants and bars feeling the bite from ingredient price hikes

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.

ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

How the busiest bees in Sydney keep the Royal Botanic Gardens thriving

Sydney's famous gardens have their own native and European beehives for pollination.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022