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Mental health programs for new mothers struggle to meet demand in Western Sydney

Perinatal organisations are being forced to turn away women struggling with homelessness and mental health due to a surge in demand across Western Sydney.

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Western Sydney a hotspot for diabetes, according to Census data

Sydney father Jaybee Serrano was forced to make tough lifestyle decisions after ending up in hospital because of a sudden pain in the neck.

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Photographs capture the heartbreaking reality of life after the floods in Lismore and Western Sydney

As towns and suburbs continue to go under water, experts say Australia is at a critical moment where the choices made now will determine whether the misery will be repeated for generations to come.

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Western Sydney residents urged to use less water as rain eases, flooding subsides

Dozens of suburbs in Sydney's west have been issued a conserve water warning as the processing plant that services them is forced to slow operations down following the floods.

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'Patently ridiculous': state government failures have exacerbated Sydney's flood disaster

For the fourth time in 18 months, floodwaters have inundated homes and businesses in Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. Recent torrential rain is obviously the immediate cause. But poor decisions by successive New South Wales governments have exacerbated the damage.

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What's causing Sydney's monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again

Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being warned the crisis was escalating.

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Anniversary of Delta lockdown in NSW marked with trepidation as scars remain

A year on and the echoes of NSW's Delta lockdown remain for many. In parts of Sydney hardest hit by the lockdown, the path back has been slow and challenging.

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Convicted killer used an axe to terrify staff in second robbery at Lake Macquarie in a week

A man convicted of manslaughter over the home invasion shooting murder of a teenager in Western Sydney more than a decade ago held up two Lake Macquarie stores in a week in 2020, including using an axe to terrify staff at a Toronto supermarket.

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Western Sydney teenager fatally stabbed by partygoer 'defending' girlfriend

Police say three offenders fled a party in Sydney's west after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death by another guest who was "defending" his girlfriend.

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Four men charged with Omar Elomar's murder in 2020

Four men have been charged with murder after teenager Omar Elomar was shot dead in a quiet street in Western Sydney two years ago.

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NSW premier makes first budget commitment

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has made his first commitment ahead of next month's state budget, for a manufacturing research facility in Western Sydney.

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Kristina Keneally concedes defeat in south-west seat of Fowler, previously held by Labor since 1984

Former NSW Labor premier, frontbencher and outgoing senator Kristina Keneally has conceded defeat in the south-west seat of Fowler.

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Why some voters in Sydney's west are turning to Clive Palmer's United Australia Party this election

The United Australia Party is looking to boost its share of the vote in parts of Sydney and Melbourne, thanks to the legacy of COVID-19 and a reported uptick in support from the Muslim community.

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Western Sydney residents' trust in governments has been eroded by pandemic and here's how to win it back

The imposition of strict lockdowns has battered business in Western Sydney and left residents feeling like governments treat them as "second-class citizens". But, they say, a few key acts could help win back their trust.

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Milicic ready for final ALM bow with Bulls

Ante Milicic will coach A-League Men club Macarthur FC for the final time when the Bulls take on Western Sydney before heading to Croatia for family reasons.

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Gangland hits pile up in southwest Sydney

Sydney's gangland tensions have included 11 murders in the city's southwest over the past two years, with police pointing to drugs as the cause of the problems.

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Older single women and victims of domestic violence face increased homelessness as affordable housing falls short, report warns

Key workers are now battling to keep a roof over their head along with older single women and those fleeing domestic violence, a report finds, and Greater Western Sydney is failing to keep up with demand for social and affordable housing for the vulnerable.

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Sport in Australia's outer suburbs means long drives, jumping over fences and closed pools

Residents in some of Australia's fastest-growing areas have raised concerns over access to sports facilities in their community.

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Two Bodies Have Been Found In A Storm Canal In Western Sydney Amid Disastrous Flooding

The floods are still set to worsen.

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NSW is being hit by a one-two of east coast lows. But aren't those a winter thing?

It was Western Sydney’s turn for a drenching this week, as the region was hit by an east coast low – the infamous storm systems that periodically bring heavy rainfall to the New South Wales coast.

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Omar Sakr's 'epic, stunningly dirty' debut novel challenges macho heterosexual myths of Arab-Australian culture

Son of Sin, the debut novel from writer and poet Omar Sakr, tells the tale of Jamal Smith, a young Arab-Australian growing up in Western Sydney. Sakr’s two poetry collections, These Wild Houses (2017) and The Lost Arabs (2019), were widely admired, and the latter won the 2020 Prime Minister’s…

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Voters in Western Sydney feel 'disconnected' from the debate in Canberra over the religious freedom bill

Politicians have been consumed by the religious discrimination bill — but do voters really care? We asked people in the electorates of Reid and Parramatta what they thought.

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Investigations underway after 'thousands' of dead fish wash up along Parramatta River

NSW's environment agency is investigating a number of fish kill events across Western Sydney, with a "distressing" 4,000 fish found at one site alone.

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Western Sydney stabber 'angry at junkies'

Jay Lupton was fed up with "junkies and drama" at his girlfriend's mother's Western Sydney home so he stabbed one to death, his murder trial was told.

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