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Sydney lashed by intense rainfall that downed trees and powerlines, and closed school

A least a dozen people are rescued and a school is closed after wild weather hit Sydney, while the Pacific Highway was cut in two places by fallen trees.

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Morning Mail: exclusive investigation into Sydney housing spread, ‘hive of spies’ exposed, Putin’s nuclear move

Why has land on the city’s fringes been rezoned for homes when it has no transport links, inadequate water and a koala population? And the Asio chief lifts lid on espionage

The Guardian - AU

Gay-hate murder inquiry probes for police missteps

A special inquiry is examining whether NSW police deliberately ruled out suspects in cold cases involving gay men being thrown off Sydney cliffs in the 1980s.

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Sydney’s growing pains: land rezoning a potential billion-dollar deal for developers after local council sidelined

Exclusive: Why has an area with no public transport, a water shortage and an endangered koala habitat been fast-tracked for rezoning to housing?

The Guardian - AU

Vacant shopfronts v the WorldPride takeover: is Oxford Street ready for Mardi Gras?

Once billed as Sydney’s golden queer mile, the strip has born the brunt of lockouts, lockdowns and gentrification. On the eve of its first parade since 2020 – and its biggest yet – the pressure is on

The Guardian - AU

TechScape: Google and Microsoft are in an AI arms race – who wins could change how we use the internet

In this week’s newsletter: The two tech behemoths are betting big that their ‘Bard’ and ‘Bing’ services will revolutionise the way we navigate the net

The Guardian - UK

Storms lash Sydney and parts of central NSW

Sydney and parts of Central NSW have been lashed by severe thunderstorms, causing flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones.

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A MAFS Bride Threw A Wild Viewing Party Invited Several Grooms But The One She Was Matched With

MAFS bride Evelyn Ellis threw a v. fun viewing party for her onscreen marriage to Rupert Bugden, except he wasn't there. Interesting.

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600 turn The Station rainbow for Pink Salt dinner

Six hundred people attended the long table dinner, which was the first official event for Sydney WorldPride 2023.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney council pledges to plug in to electric car trend

More electric vehicle chargers and a plan to retrofit old apartment buildings are part of a new transport plan passed by Sydney City Council.

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Accessibility at Sydney Laneway Festival leaves music fans with disability feeling unwelcome

Festival-goers with disability have said they were left stressed and disappointed by their experience at the Sydney Laneway Festival.

ABC News

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.

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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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

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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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The Conversation

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.

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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.

ABC News

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Conversation

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.

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'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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