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Call for brakes to be put on Great Western Highway upgrade from Sydney to NSW Central West

Taxpayers say the state government is wasting their money by starting construction on the Great Western Highway upgrade without a guarantee it will be completed.

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Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother Charles refuses to front NSW parliamentary inquiry

Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother confirms he will not front a parliamentary inquiry into Sydney's Hills Shire Council, calling it a "Labor/Greens circus".

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Do the benefits of ice baths or cold water immersion outweigh the risks?

The sun is rising over Bronte Beach in Sydney's east, and Norman Swan is about to sit in an ice bath. So what's the evidence for and against cold water immersion?

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Dozens of gay-hate cliff murder suspects not pursued

Dozens of suspects in a spate of homophobic murders weren't pursued by police or questioned by strike force detectives re-investigating the brutal attacks.

AAP

Cop stabber 'can live a crime-free life', judge says

Officers arriving at a southwest Sydney home in an unmarked car wearing hoodies influenced a man's mistaken, but genuine belief that they were not police.

AAP

Newcastle's first electric buses enter service in the Hunter

Newcastle has received the first electric buses to operate outside of Sydney, the first of which entered service today.

Newcastle Herald

Pat Cummins returns to Australia for personal reasons, Josh Hazlewood ruled out of India tour

Australia captain Pat Cummins will briefly return to Sydney due to a serious family illness but is set to fly back to India later this week, while fellow quick Josh Hazlewood has withdrawn from the remainder of the tour because of an Achilles complaint.

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Illegal Sydney warehouse parties, lives lost to AIDS, and gay liberation: photographer William Yang captured it all

Review: William Yang’s Sydneyphiles Reimagined, State Library of New South Wales.

The Conversation

One person dead after Sydney unit engulfed in fire

A person is dead and three others are in hospital after an explosion sparked a fire that engulfed a ground floor Sydney home unit and spread to other floors.

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LGBTQIA+ seniors open up for All The Sex I've Ever Had during Sydney WorldPride

The all-queer, senior cast of All The Sex I've Ever Had will share, year by year, what they've been doing in the bedroom, in clubs — or between the bookshelves, as the case may be.

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One person dead after fire tears through unit complex in Croydon, Sydney

Three people are taken to hospital and others are trapped as firefighters respond to reports of an "explosion" in an apartment building at Croydon on Monday morning.

ABC News

First Thai gay DJ chosen to perform at World Pride

The first ever Thai gay DJ is set to perform at the main stage of the World Pride event in Sydney this month, giving the performer a unique opportunity to promote Thai LGBTQ+ values on the world stage.

Bangkok Post

Long before the Voice vote, the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association called for parliamentary representation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people.

The Conversation

'McDonald's go up faster than schools': The families struggling with life in suburbia

These families moved to Sydney's fringes hoping it might provide a brighter future for their children. This is why some are reconsidering the decision.

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Brown steers Breakers past Jackies and into NBL decider

The Breakers, last year's wooden spooners, will tackle Sydney for the NBL crown after Barry Brown Jr masterminded a semifinal-clinching win over Tasmania.

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David Micheluzzi wins TPS Sydney with withering finish

PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit leader David Micheluzzi has won the TPS Sydney at Bonnie Doon to all but secured a DP World Tour card for 2024.

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Kings overpower weary Taipans, advance to NBL decider

The overworked and undermanned Cairns Taipans have finally ran out of puff as the Sydney Kings claimed a tough semi-final series to reach the NBL grand final.

Newcastle Herald

International flight's shock landing in Newcastle as wild weather lashes Sydney

"We understand that this would have been a frustrating experience"

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Rainbow of events across Sydney for WorldPride

WorldPride continues in full force in Sydney, with boxing, art, theatre, live music, parties, fine food, cocktails and a colourful fair day.

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Roosters CEO voted onto NSWRL board with push for peace

Sydney Roosters CEO Joe Kelly has been voted onto the NSWRL board, with directors hopeful peace can be found after a year of warring with the NRL.

ABC News

Sydney, San Francisco drag legend Doris Fish, star of cult classic Vegas In Space, celebrated for WorldPride

A genius of cosmetics with an absurdist, audacious sense of humour, Doris Fish's bad-girl drag pushed boundaries and made him a star from Sydney to San Francisco.

AAP

Man without helmet dies after being flung from scooter

A 44-year-old e-scooter rider in south-west Sydney has died overnight after suffering severe head injuries with police saying he wasn't wearing a helmet.

ABC News

How Kiama's 'blue diamond' helped build colonial Sydney, paving the way with basalt

As 19th-century Sydney grew, the discovery of basalt — known as blue diamond — on the New South Wales south coast proved pivotal. Today, the former basalt quarry is a treasure trove for geologists.

ABC News

The place where music artists, filmmakers and tech companies appear before they become household names

SXSW Sydney begins the slow reveal of creatives who will take part when the music, gaming, technology and screen festival travels outside North America for the first time in October.

The New Daily

Wild storm slams Sydney as the heat builds in the west

More than 60,000 homes and businesses were left without power and an international sailing tournament had to be cancelled after thunderstorms swept

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