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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.

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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.

AAP

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.

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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.

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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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Paul Wellens hails ‘seismic moment’ as St Helens win World Club Challenge title

Saints stunned Penrith Panthers 13-12 in Sydney

The Independent UK

Storm sweeps through Sydney, causing mass power outages, fallen trees and traffic issues

A major tunnel was closed for several hours and there were network-wide delays to trains as wind gusts of up to 106kph swept through the city.

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St Helens hero warns doubters "never write us off" after World Club Challenge triumph

The England full-back, 21, delivered a monumental display as the Super League champions stunned NRL premiers Penrith 13-12 on a famous and historic night in Sydney

Daily Mirror

Some Old Codger Is Trying To Rent Their Sydney Shed As A House Ah, That’s Not Legal

A TikToker named Jordie van den Berg has exposed a dodgy landlord trying to market his unregistered Sydney shed as a whole house.

Pedestrian.tv

Flynn sizzles as Guan and Gale share TPS Sydney lead

Queenslander Lawry Flynn has lit up the TPS Sydney to join Paul Gow and Ernie Els as only the third man to card a round of 60 in an Australasian PGA Tour event.

AAP

Alleged directors of Sydney cocaine syndicate charged

NSW investigators have charged the alleged directors of an organised syndicate running a cocaine operation in Sydney.

AAP

Man arrested after assault on female jogger

A 29-year-old man has been charged with a series of offences after he allegedly chased down and attacked a woman while she was out for a jog in Sydney's west.

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Wanderers keen to unleash electrifyingly quick recruit

Western Sydney recruit Amor Layouni is on track to make his A-League debut against Adelaide despite the shock of coming from a Norway winter.

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Bijan is wearing rainbows in public for Sydney WorldPride after fleeing a country where it could have cost him his life

Bijan Kardouni kept his sexuality secret while living in Iran where homosexuality is punishable by death.

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Inside the Sydney disciplinary hearings of neurosurgeon Charlie Teo

For four days last week in Sydney, Dr Charlie Teo listened to evidence against him after the family of two deceased patients filed complaints with the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission.

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Disability royal commission questions lack of accountability from leaders of service providers after abuse uncovered

A disability royal commissioner says he has been struck by the fact that "nobody seems to have been held accountable" at a disability service provider in the two years since abuse was uncovered.

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International students are back, but they're struggling with Australia's rising cost of living

In 2020, Scott Morrison told international students to go home if they couldn't support themselves. Now, Australia wants them back, but will they be treated better as the cost of living rises?

The Guardian - AU

Out of the boardrooms and into the streets: is the Sydney Mardi Gras putting corporations before protest?

Despite the 1978 protest setting the scene for the evolution of Australian gay rights and one of the biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the world, some hold concerns corporates are edging out the activism that once lay at the heart of Mardi Gras

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MVP Xavier Cooks faces season's end with ankle injury

Sydney coach Chase Buford has taken aim at the NBL's referees but his main concern is Xavier Cooks' injured ankle heading into the semi-final against Cairns.

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Syd Landlord Who Was Taken To Tribunal Forced To Drop Prices Of Rentals & Karma Is A God

Yet another chapter in the rent spike saga.

AAP

Cooks hurt, Buford ejected as Taipans level semis

Xavier Cooks' season may be over and the Kings' title defence hanging by a thread after Cairns dramatically levelled their NBL semi-final series.

The Guardian - AU

‘I want to destroy whatever I want’: Bing’s AI chatbot unsettles US reporter

NYT correspondent’s conversation with Microsoft’s search engine leads to bizarre philosophical conversations that highlight the sense of speaking to a human

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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.

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Australia to Spend $4.8 Billion on 2032 Olympic Venues

Australia said Friday it will spend Aus$7.0 billion (US$4.8 billion) on venues for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, including a new 17,000-seat arena and a revamp of the Gabba stadium. The Queensland capital was awarded the 2032 summer Olympics and Paralympics two years ago, returning the Games to Australia for a…

The Conversation

Gaslighting, love bombing and narcissism: why is Microsoft's Bing AI so unhinged?

There’s a race to transform search. And Microsoft just scored a home goal with its new Bing search chatbot, Sydney, which has been terrifying early adopters with death threats, among other troubling outputs.

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