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The Latest Breaking News from Western Sydney

Stoush over symphony concert move after spending shift

A western Sydney council has hit back at the decision to move a concert that's long been a key attraction of the city's arts festival.

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'Dream big': PM's appeal to lift up key voters' kids

Anthony Albanese has been greeted by screams, high-fives and even a hug as he was mobbed by schoolchildren in a major battleground electorate.

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House Of Silky’s Father Xander Khoury on Ballroom’s Past, Present & Shining Future

Sydney's thriving ballroom scene is thanks in part to House of Silky. Its Father Xander Khoury tells us about the rise — and what's next.

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Temperatures soar with heatwave to hit Melbourne and western Sydney as fire bans declared

Victorian capital to swelter through 41C heat on Monday as BoM issues extreme heatwave warnings for NT and northern Queensland

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Critical Incident: new series set in Western Sydney examines the role of policing in diverse communities – with mixed results

The new Stan Original Australian crime series, Critical Incident, joins a long and impressive list of local crime dramas from streaming platforms, including Scrublands (2023) and Binge’s recent release High Country.

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Sydney tollway overhaul 'chance to fixed flawed system'

Lower and uniform charges have been recommended across all of Sydney's motorways after a sweeping review of the harbour city's "unfair" toll road system.

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Western Sydney Family Rescued By Firefighters After Using Outdoor BBQ As An Indoor Heater

NSW Fire and Rescue saved a family of five in Wentworthville that used a charcoal barbecue as an indoor heater.

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Stabber 'lost control' after rapper broke into his home

Hip-hop rapper Mak Muon was found dead from a stab wound after a man with a knife sought him out after a burglary in a western Sydney home.

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Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

The economic cost of heatwaves in western Sydney has reached $1.6 billion a year and is expected to balloon to $6 billion by 2070.

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Scorching weather forecast for western Sydney, Melbourne and northern Victoria

Heatwave warnings as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to dump heavy rain across parts of outback Queensland

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'Far from ideal': travel to Western Sydney to see bulk-billing GP

Healthcare access increasingly determined by 'fees you can afford to pay'.

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Shankari Chandran wins the Miles Franklin with a sophisticated take on racism, cultural erasure and what it means to belong

“Race and racial identity and what it means to be Australian and who gets to decide that … that has been a part of my life here, for my entire life …,” says Western Sydney author Shankari Chandran. “I’ve thought about it a lot but never had the courage to…

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NIMBYism in Sydney is leading to racist outcomes

Residents of the affluent east and north of Greater Sydney have strongly resisted housing development in their suburbs. This NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) resistance has led to urban sprawl in areas of Western Sydney with a well-documented lack of services, infrastructure and jobs.

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A 12 Y.O. Child Has Gone Missing In Western Sydney & Police Are Asking The Public For Help

Police hold serious concerns for Nykotah Dunham given their young age.

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Flight path fracas over Western Sydney Airport noise

A 20km stretch of land around the Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek will be subjected to noise levels around 70 decibels, according to new modelling.

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NSW to spend more on debt interest than on police, TAFE

NSW will pay more interest on its massive debt a year than it spends on police and TAFE combined, with an equivalent of $20,000 worth of debt per person.

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Featured jobs: Shona Joy, Ray White Projects Western Sydney & RideWrap

Shona began selling her hand painted designs at the iconic Bondi Beach and Paddington Markets in 2000. From humble beginnings, the Shona Joy brand has continued to grow and evolve and due to this growth they require an Ecommerce Assistant to join them in their newly expanded office in Sydney.…

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Queensland beats New South Wales 18-10 in Game I of the Women's State of Origin

The Maroons prevail 18-10 in a scrappy, high-intensity contest in Western Sydney to take a 1-0 lead in the two-game series.

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Independent MP Dai Le looks to spin success in western Sydney into new political movement

Despite Le’s self-belief, political experts aren’t convinced of necessity or potential reach of new party based in west of capital

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Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?

A massive project is unfolding in Sydney’s Western Parkland region. The building of a new city from the ground up is central to an infrastructure-led restructuring of metropolitan Sydney. The catalysts are the Western Sydney City Deal and the Western Sydney Airport being built alongside the new Bradfield City.

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Record NSW pokie profits fuelled by people desperate to buy food and pay the rent, advocates say

Poker machine losses are much higher in Western Sydney, where three local government areas account for 20 per cent of all NSW clubs and hotel pokies profits.

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Two men charged after man and woman escape alleged kidnapping in Western Sydney

The man and woman in their 20s were allegedly forced into a vehicle in broad daylight and held against their will. Police say they believe the alleged kidnappers falsely believed they had large sums of cryptocurrency.

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One million people in NSW living in poverty as inequality in Sydney deepens, research shows

New research based on census data indicates another 100,000 people in NSW have slipped into poverty since 2016 — and over half of them are aged over 65.

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‘Keeping them in school’: Sydney Easter Show ban ignores hip-hop’s positive impact on young, artists say

While many people may not understand the popular genre, it has ‘life-changing implications’ in western Sydney, locals say

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Measles has been identified in NSW, Qld and SA. 5 things to know about the virus

New South Wales health authorities have issued a measles alert after a baby who recently returned from overseas, and subsequently visited several sites in Western Sydney, tested positive to the virus.

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