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Sydney soaked by wettest year on record...with nearly three months to spare

Australia’s biggest city beat its 1950 record of 2,194mm (86.4 inches) at 12.30pm on Thursday

Evening Standard

Baynes a "scary" challenge for NBL Kings

NBA champion Aron Baynes will test Sydney Kings defensive weapons Xavier Cooks and Justin Simon when the reigning NBL champions host the Brisbane Bullets.

AAP

Parking tickets help track ocean health

A team of eco-warrior scientists conducting a pilot program has figured out it takes an average 48 days for a piece of plastic to end up in Sydney Harbour.

AAP

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Sydney beats 1950 rainfall record with 3 wet months to spare

Australia’s largest city, Sydney, has been soaked by its wettest year on record with almost three months of expected above-average rain to spare

The Independent UK

Sopping Sydney Has Clocked Its Soggiest Year On Record Amid Serious Flood Warnings For NSW

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Pedestrian.tv

Teen charged with attempting to blackmail Optus customers using stolen data

The 19-year-old Sydney man allegedly sent SMS messages demanding $2,000 to 93 customers whose data had been released online after Optus breach

The Guardian - AU

Sydney teenager charged after allegedly blackmailing 93 Optus customers affected by data breach

A 19-year-old Sydney man is charged after allegedly using information obtained during last month’s Optus data breach to blackmail people.

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On our wettest days, stormclouds can dump 30 trillion litres of water across Australia

This week, rain has drenched almost all of Australia – even the arid interior. The heaviest falls have hit the continent’s southeast, where the huge deluge has just propelled Sydney past its annual rainfall record of 2.2 metres with three months to go until year’s end.

The Conversation

Heavy NSW rain due to climate change: BOM

The Bureau of Meteorology has linked the heavy rain battering NSW to warmer temperatures, as Sydney notches up its wettest year on record.

AAP

Scoreboard not our focus: AFLW Swans

Sydney may have kicked off their first AFLW season with six successive defeats, but co-captain Lauren Szigeti insists the scoreboard is not the team's priority.

AAP

Sydney marks wettest year since records began more than 160 years ago

This year is officially Sydney’s wettest on record after yet another downpour over the weather station in the CBD where data is gathered.

ABC News

Yagoona mother charged with manslaughter after death of her autistic son

A south-west Sydney mother has been charged with the manslaughter death of her autistic son after allegedly providing him with insufficient food and medical treatment.

ABC News

Eagle 'contributed' to NSW chopper crash

An ongoing investigation into a fatal helicopter crash north of Sydney has found a wedge tailed eagle carcass near the crash site.

AAP

Sydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods

Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east on Thursday, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days.

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese meets Solomons PM – as it happened

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Sydney news: Jewish community wants soccer bans over Sydney United 58 fan Nazi salutes

Representatives from the Jewish community want bans issued against more people who were filmed performing a fascist salute at the Australia Cup on Saturday night.

The Guardian - AU

Warragamba Dam: what’s driving the NSW government’s bid to raise the wall?

Premier Dominic Perrottet says his number one priority is protecting people, but others point to political factors

The Guardian - AU

Sydney on track for record annual rainfall of 2.2 metres as eastern states brace for flooding

Flood watch alerts issued for almost 40 waterways in NSW and severe weather warning in western parts of state

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AAP

Aldi underpaid Sydney workers, judge finds

The Federal Court has found supermarket chain Aldi underpaid workers at a Sydney distribution centre by making them commence work before their rostered start.

The Guardian - AU

‘People before plants’: NSW premier commits to raising Warragamba Dam wall 14 metres

Government deems controversial project critical state infrastructure in order to have it approved ‘as quickly as possible’

AAP

Reward offered for missing Sydney teen

A $500,000 reward is being offered for information about the suspicious disappearance of a western Sydney teenage girl more than 50 years ago.

ABC News

Sydney news: Southern suburbs move to lock out hoons from notorious road

MORNING BRIEFING: A council in Sydney’s south has moved to completely keep cars out of one street to curb hooning.

Newcastle Herald

Six Cities plan for Newcastle just sounds like bigger Sydney to me

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Daily Mirror

Groom spends wedding night in hospital after dislocating elbow while dancing

Adam Quinn and his wife Helen spent their wedding night in A&E after an attempt to woo her by belting out a metal song during their wedding reception in Sydney, Australia, ended with him dislocating his elbow

AAP

Parramatta hopeful now NSW Libs president

The Liberals have elected western Sydney businesswoman and federal candidate Maria Kovacic as president of the NSW division.

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