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The glitz and the glam from the NRL's Dally M Awards in Sydney.

Hail has been reported up and down the NSW Mid North Coast and at Penrith in western Sydney, with the most intense hail between Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.

DAVE the band drummer Gabe Argiris remembers fondly performing at Lass O'Gowrie's Beach Street festival and how it rapidly expanded their audience. Years later Argiris, now a promoter, musician and co-owner of Novotone studio, is aiming to shine a spotlight on the latest crop of bands germinating in the fertile…

The Sydney Opera House will welcome a star-studded line-up of Australian and international artists in a busy year of celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary.

The potential for "explosive" numbers to emerge in the area over the summer months is an unwelcome but real prospect.

MORNING BRIEFING: Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House in 1973, and now the iconic building is holding a yearlong 50th-anniversary party.

Sydney is now one of the most tolled jurisdictions in the world, costing drivers $2 billion a year — and the costs are becoming unaffordable for business owners like Sean.

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The husband of fraudster Melissa Caddick is too distressed to continue giving evidence at her inquest, the NSW Coroners court has been told.