Tuesday 31 October 2017

Ibrahims return to court over alleged tobacco and drug smuggling conspiracy

Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim's brother Fadi and son Daniel have appeared in court over their alleged roles in an international tobacco and drug- smuggling conspiracy.
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Falling profits to blame for Canberra to Sydney cancellations: former Qantas economist

Falling profits and passenger demand on flights could be to blame for nation leading cancellation rates.
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End of return toll on Sydney Harbour crossing for taxi trips

Passengers crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Harbour Tunnel northbound in taxis will no longer have to pay the cost of a return toll of up to $4 after new laws covering the taxi industry and ride sharing came into effect on Wednesday.
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Last chapter for Gould's Book Arcade

Gould's Book Arcade, for 50 years the last word for Sydney's discerning left-wing readers, has been priced out of gentrifying King Street, its future uncertain.
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Millionaire businessman John Kinghorn charged with fraud over $30m tax debt

Controversial Sydney businessman and philanthropist John Kinghorn is facing a maximum 10-year jail term after he was charged with defrauding the tax office of $30 million.
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Monday 30 October 2017

Thousands of Catholic school teachers to stop work

Thousands of teachers at more than 100 Catholic schools across Sydney will go on strike on Wednesday morning as the union representing independent schools and the Catholic schools employment body struggle to negotiate a new enterprise agreement.
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Sitting magistrate charged over alleged child sex offences

A sitting Sydney magistrate has been charged over historic alleged child sex offences
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Man assaults sister and pushes her into a window

A man has been given conditional bail after assaulting his sister at a home in Sydney's north-west on Monday night.
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Sydney teenager charged over Halloween party brawl

A teenager has been charged following a brawl a a Halloween party in suburban Sydney left a teenage boy fighting for his life.
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Samantha Azzopardi posed as teenager, enrolled in Sydney school

Harper Hart seemed strange from the moment she enrolled at a high school in Sydney's inner west in late 2016.
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Sunday 29 October 2017

Sydney's transport network lags Brisbane in global rankings

Sydney's public transport system has been ranked second in Australia behind Brisbane for sustainability and effectiveness in a report by a design and consultancy firm.
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Sydney weather: From sweltering to chilly in one afternoon as buster rolls in

A classic southerly cool change is on the way for Sydney.
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Sydney man Tamim Khaja pleads guilty to terrorism charges

A Sydney man accused of planning a terrorist attack has pleaded guilty on the day he was expected to face trial.
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Sydney Modern goes bush in search of feedback from the people of NSW

Clark Barrett didn't hesitate when asked what he wanted from Sydney Modern.
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Bankstown Line upgrades for underpasses, 23 bridges a 'construction nightmare'

Twenty-three road bridges and underpasses in Sydney's west will need to be upgraded or rebuilt to enable the Bankstown rail line to be converted to carry metro trains, posing significant disruption to already congested streets during construction.
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Sydney businessman Grant Burley one of two killed in light plane crash

The man who died in a light plane crash near Taree on Saturday afternoon was a Sydney businessman aged in his 50s and a passionate pilot.
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Faulty sprinkler causes 'extensive flooding' at NSW Supreme Court in Sydney

The Law Courts building in Sydney will be shut on Monday after a faulty sprinkler caused extensive water damage to at least four floors of the court complex, including the Supreme Court registry.
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Saturday 28 October 2017

Arrival of seventh Chinese airline to Sydney marks new era for tourism

The seventh mainland Chinese airline to launch flights to Sydney will touch down on Monday, illustrating the enormous growth in visitors from the world's emerging superpower.
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Sixteen-year-old boy in critical condition after being punched in Gladesville

A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was punched in northern Sydney on Saturday night, falling and hitting his head.
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Cone of silence: Streets ice-cream boycott to be launched on Sunday

After 18 years working at the Streets ice-cream factory in the Sydney suburb of Minto, Michelle Parkin is "hugely nervous" about her future on a single income. The 57-year-old grandmother is among 140 workers facing an uncertain future since the company applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate their existing enterprise agreement on wages and conditions.
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Sydney schools plead for state to rethink locations of smokestacks for road tunnels

Schools in North Sydney are demanding the state government guarantee that ventilation stacks from road tunnels for the proposed Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link not be built within one kilometre of their grounds.
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Friday 27 October 2017

Convicted child sex offender quietly exits International Grammar School board

A convicted child sex offender has quietly exited the board of a top Sydney private school after a prospective parent conducting background checks inquired whether board members had any contact with children.
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Thursday 26 October 2017

'Like throwing a piece of meat to a pack of wolves': Convicted rapist's boasts

​A man convicted over the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at a party two years ago said it was "like throwing a piece of meat to a pack of wolves," a Sydney court has heard.
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Yueqiong Fu granted bail after manslaughter charge over botched breast procedure

A woman charged with manslaughter over a fatal breast procedure at a Sydney beauty clinic will be placed in an immigration detention centre after she was released on bail.
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Sydney and Hunter battered by heavy rain, thunder and lightning

Sydney and the Hunter region have been battered by storms overnight with heavy rain, hail and flash flooding.
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Commission holds firm on housing targets for Sydney councils

Sydney councils will be required to develop strategies to boost housing supply within their district over the next five years, as the Greater Sydney Commission reaffirmed its ambitious housing targets in revised plans.
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Charles Waterstreet banned from advertising for staff on University of Sydney website

The University of Sydney has banned high-profile criminal barrister Charles Waterstreet from advertising for paralegal staff on its online careers hub after a female student alleged he sexually harassed her in a job interview and on her first day of work.
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Wednesday 25 October 2017

Stormy weather ahead for Sydney with heavy rain and hail forecast

Stormy weather is forecast for Sydney this afternoon with damaging winds, hail and flash flooding.
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Man charged over alleged road rage attack on motorcyclist in Chippendale

A man will face court on Thursday after an alleged road rage attack in Sydney's inner city.
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Late night trading proposed for Newtown's party strip

A 1.7-kilometre stretch of King Street could now be open for late-night trading, coming into line with City of Sydney regulations.
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Tuesday 24 October 2017

Heavy traffic after car and motorbike collision on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney commuters experienced delays after a car and motorbike collided on the Harbour Bridge at peak hour.
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Bankstown properties raided as part of a money laundering investigation

Police are raiding homes in Sydney's south-west as part of an investigation into allegations of money laundering and dealing in the proceeds of crime.
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$115 million in Sydney road upgrades to support housing growth

The state government will spend nearly $115 million developing roads infrastructure to accelerate the supply of new housing in future centres of Sydney's population growth, the planning minister will announce on Wednesday.
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City of Sydney accused of failing to stop illegal sex trade

Complaints about illegal brothels operating close to schools and within residential buildings are on the rise.
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Monday 23 October 2017

Census 2016 reveals a smarter, more professional Sydney

Sydney's workforce is dominated by professionals and managers.
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Census 2016: Locals are moving out as new arrivals target Sydney

Sydney is running a ''population deficit'' with the rest of the country, new census figures show.
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World's biggest bike-share company Ofo to bring hundreds more bikes to Sydney

Undeterred by controversy over bikes cluttering public spaces., the world's biggest bike sharing company will put hundreds of yellow bikes on Sydney streets.
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Sunday 22 October 2017

Pressure on Sydney public transport fares as operating costs set to hit $5.7b

A draft NSW government report calls for a 'fair' balance of funding from users and the rest of the community
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Uber rival ride-sharing app Taxify to launch in Sydney by Christmas 2017

Ride-hailing company Taxify plans to launch services in Sydney by Christmas, promising to pay drivers more in an attempt to challenge Uber's grip on the market.
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Suburbs in Sydney's north worst hit by storms, NRMA insurance data shows

You know it's storm season when weather reports compare hail to golf balls.
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A historic day as glossy documents hail a 30-minute future

It was inside a shed furbished like a train platform, next to a fake elevator leading to nowhere, and an hour's drive from the city centre that the NSW government chose to unveil its new plan to make Sydney a 30-minute city.
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Saturday 21 October 2017

Labor promises major planning overhaul for Sydney if elected in 2019

The state opposition has promised a major shift in NSW planning policy should it win government at the 2019 election.
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Qantas flight to San Francisco turned back to Sydney

A Qantas flight bound for San Francisco has turned back to Sydney because of a technical issue.
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'A final push': 15,000 marriage equality campaigners rally in Sydney

Up to 15,000 "yes" campaigners in Sydney marched in a bid to encourage remaining voters to mail in their postal forms this week.
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Friday 20 October 2017

Driver arrested after hit-and-run involving police officer in September

A 22-year-old western Sydney man has been arrested for an alleged hit-and-run incident in which a police officer was struck by a vehicle travelling at 121km/h last month.
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Man aged 20 dies after being struck by utility at Gladesville

A 20-year-old man has died after being struck by a Holden utility in the early hours of Saturday morning in Sydney's north-west.
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‘Drug ring’s $150k cash drop’ at Australian Tax Office

Erhan Kurtulmus was standing outside the Sydney office tower that's home to the Australian Taxation Office, continually looking down at his phone, waiting.
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Pets welcome? Bill seeks to return dogs to Sydney's pub culture

Dogs may soon be safe to return to city pubs with a proposal before parliament to protect an old part of Sydney pub culture that has recently been overturned by council rangers and health and safety laws.
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Thursday 19 October 2017

Tareq Mikhael Setto granted bail after allegedly raping woman at Woolloomooloo

A man has been granted bail after he allegedly raped a young woman after offering her a ride in Sydney two months ago.
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Gladys Berejiklian agrees to exempt cultural icons from 'Orwellian' logo directive

The Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo and the Australian Museum were among the institutions granted a reprieve.
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Anti-lockout Keep Sydney Open ponders NSW upper house bid

The protest movement is seeking members ahead of a possible run in the 2019 election
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Wednesday 18 October 2017

Half a million people expected to flock to Bondi for Sculpture by the Sea

More than half a million people are expected to attend Sculpture by the Sea, with heavy traffic and delays in Sydney's east predicted.
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Heavy rain is on the way for Sydney after months of dry weather

At long last, rain is on its way to Sydney, the weather bureau says.
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Tuesday 17 October 2017

Alleged killer told friend he'd messed up, court hears

An anxious and upset Trent Errington tapped at his friend's window in the early hours of the morning to say he had messed up and killed his half-brother, a Sydney court has heard.
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Sydney's Sirius building recognised by World Monuments Fund

An international body has recognised the heritage significance of Sydney's Sirius building and called on the NSW government to save the apartment block.
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Sydney weather: Wettest day in months on the way, which is not saying much

Sydney may get its wettest day in more than four months later this week, bringing brief respite to the city's parched parks and gardens.
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Electricity deregulation has seen prices fall over five years: IPART

Sydney consumers are paying less for electricity than five years ago, according to the surprising findings of a review of household electricity prices released by the state's pricing regulator on Tuesday.
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Gladys Berejiklian commits to first stage of F6 Extension but shelves National Park plan

The NSW government has committed to building the first stage of the F6 extension from Arncliffe in Sydney's south to Kogarah but shelved the most controversial section.
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Monday 16 October 2017

Sydney manhunt underway after crime spree leaves multiple victims across city

Six people were allegedly attacked and robbed across four Sydney suburbs last night, leaving one man seriously injured.
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Police officer praised after Georges River rescue

The police officer who plucked a woman from her car seconds before it sank in Sydney's Georges River has been hailed as a hero.
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Sunday 15 October 2017

Tackling the horse manure mountain and pungent smells - Sydney's 175th birthday

There was public outcry in 1929 when spring tides washed up assorted debris, including rats and butchers' offal, onto city beaches.
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Sydney retailers face yet another Christmas of rail disruption

Inner Sydney retailers face their second – and some their third – Christmas of disruption from construction of the $2.1 billion light rail line.
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City of Sydney fails to back Sydney bid for international design award

Sydney has narrowly missed out on being named the World Design Capital for 2020 after mounting a "compelling" bid, despite receiving no official support from the City of Sydney.
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Sydney commuters to benefit from new public transport services from November

Thousands of new public transport services will start in late November with the state government beginning a campaign on Sunday to alert commuters to changes across the network.
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Saturday 14 October 2017

Pranksters cause headaches for Sydney councils wanting to control share bikes

A large pile of share bikes dumped at a park in Sydney's eastern suburbs underscores the challenge for operators and councils in overseeing thousands of the distinctive bicycles that have turned up on the city's over the past three months.
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Friday 13 October 2017

Pedestrian hit by car and robbed in Marrickville: police

A man was allegedly hit by a car and robbed while walking in Sydney's inner west.
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Sydney-bound Etihad flight makes emergency landing in Adelaide after 'warning indication in cockpit'

A plant travelling from Abu Dhabi to Sydney was forced to make an emergency landing at Adelaide Airport after a smoke alarm sounded on board.
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FACS in 'ongoing crisis' when 13-year-old boy took own life at Sydney home

A doctor's "inadequate" medical care and a government department in "ongoing crisis" were unable to save a 13-year-old Sydney boy before he took his own life, an inquest has found.
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Woman in critical condition after crash with 14-year-old driver in Werrington

A woman who was badly injured when her ute crashed head-on with a car driven by a 14-year-old boy in Sydney's west is in a critical but stable condition 24 hours after the smash.
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oBike and Reddy Go won't lock share bikes

Dockless share bike companies oBike and Reddy Go have agreed to meet with a Sydney council that's threatened to fine operators whose machines are left "strewn" across the city but insist they won't be locking up their bikes as requested.
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John Coates marries Orieta Pires on Sydney Harbour

With his new hips in position, Sydney's Mr Olympics, John Coates, married for the second time in Sydney on Friday afternoon.
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Thursday 12 October 2017

Deniz Kanmaz charged in money laundering raid; gun, silencer, $3.6m cash seized

Police have arrested and charged a third man in connection with a major money laundering operation linked to the drug trade in Sydney, seizing more than $3.6 million in cash, a gun and a silencer from a western Sydney home.
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Wednesday 11 October 2017

Laws pass to keep Springvale coal mine open as Labor raises fears over Sydney's water

The NSW Energy Minister said the new laws would allow the mine to continue supplying the Mount Piper power station.
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Inner city Sydney property prices slump

Houses in Sydney's inner city and eastern suburbs have taken the biggest hits as the city's five-year property boom comes to an end.
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Randwick City Council council to crack down on share bikes

A Sydney council has warned companies operating dockless share bikes in the city to ensure they're locked up or face fines.
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State rejects only bidder for construction of WestConnex spaghetti junction

The state government has rejected the only bid it has received from the private sector to build a major road interchange at Rozelle in Sydney's inner west, regarded as the most complex part of the entire $16.8 billion WestConnex toll road project.
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Tuesday 10 October 2017

Savas Guven charged over alleged $3.5 million money laundering operation

Controversial Sydney businessman Savas Guven has been arrested as part of a money laundering investigation.
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City of Sydney to allow shops to stay open until 10pm in bid to revive night life

The City of Sydney has proposed extending trading hours and requiring new residential developments to be soundproofed in a bid to revive night life.
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'Get yourself a friend': Government defends bill to weaken water protection

Standards set decades ago are fine for coal mines operating in Sydney's catchment, the government's new bill suggests.
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Monday 9 October 2017

Neil Scallan comes to Sydney to collect his 2000th Monopoly set

Neil Scallan's hobby started innocently enough. Eleven years and 1999 Monopoly sets later, it has grown into an obsession.
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Neil Scallan comes to Sydney to collect his 2000th Monopoly set

Neil Scallan's hobby started innocently enough. Eleven years and 1999 Monopoly sets later, it has grown into an obsession.
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Savas Guven arrested in money laundering operation

Controversial Sydney businessman Savas Guven has been arrested as part of a money laundering investigation.
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Anglican Diocese of Sydney donates $1 million to oppose same-sex marriage

The Anglican Diocese of Sydney has donated $1 million to the "no" campaign which is lobbying Australians to oppose legalising same-sex marriage.
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Western commuter concourse in planning for Central Station revamp

Extending a major underground concourse for commuters towards the western end of Sydney's Central Station will form part of a longer term overhaul of Australia's busiest train station.
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Sunday 8 October 2017

City of Sydney closing the gap on gender pay equity, but still more to do

The City of Sydney has claimed trailblazer status when it comes to gender pay equity, after a recent review found more women employees were in higher paying jobs across the organisation.
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'Think of the children': developers reject view that Sydney is full

They argue more apartments in established areas will allow children and grandchildren to live near their parents
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NSW bids to skirt court's coal mine ruling by weakening laws protecting Sydney's water

Opponents of the move have called the plan "reckless" and an "offence to the rule of law".
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Woman, 25, found dead in alley near Chatswood train station

Police are investigating the death of a young woman whose body was found in an alleyway on Sydney's north shore early on Monday morning.
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'It was always going to happen': Sydney's disappearing freestanding homes

The demand for well-located land has transformed the economics of housing in Sydney.
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Sydneysiders in revolt over development as two thirds declare the city is 'full'

The finding comes amid tensions within the NSW government over how to meet a housing shortfall
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University of Sydney senior executive staff member takes legal action over dismissal

The University of Sydney's first deputy vice-chancellor for Aboriginal services, Professor Shane Houston, is taking legal action over his dismissal from the position.
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Saturday 7 October 2017

Sydney weather: Record dry spell set to extend on Sunday as chances of rain fade

The last rain that fell on the city was 0.2m on September 14 and before that 1.2m in late August.
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Philosophy lessons lead to better behaviour and marks in Sydney school

Every Wednesday afternoon in term 3, all students at Malabar Public School put away their textbooks and gather in their classrooms to talk about everything from beauty and fear to terrorism and other global issues.
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Sydney nurse dies on honeymoon in Fiji following mystery illness

The honeymoon of Sydney couple Chase and Kelly Clarke has ended in tragedy after Kelly, a 24-year-old nurse, died in Fiji on Friday.
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Friday 6 October 2017

Electrical workers stop work at Opera House again over asbestos concerns

Electrical workers have stopped work on the $200 million Sydney Opera House renovation for the second time in two months over asbestos concerns.
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Thursday 5 October 2017

Two men make off with furniture from verandah in Georges Hall home

Police are hunting two men allegedly involved in a daylight robbery in Sydney's south.
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Census 2016: Sydney's Bible belt is losing the faith

Sydney's south-west has emerged as the city's believer belt - and the north shore is losing its religion.
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Wednesday 4 October 2017

Eight men arrested over over Mehmet Yilmaz kidnapping and gangland shooting

Eight men have been arrested over their roles in a gangland shooting murder in Sydney's west last year.
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Lone Wolf bikie Erkan Keskin arrested on kidnapping charges

A man who sports the monikers "Eric the Wolf," and the "naked bikie" has been charged in relation to the kidnapping of Sydney drug dealer.
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Fitness model Zoƫ Daly sues dating agency Elite Introductions after bad date

A Sydney fitness model has won a legal battle with an elite dating agency after she demanded a refund following an unsuccessful meeting with a potential suitor.
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Tuesday 3 October 2017

60 years ago today, Russia launched Sputnik 1 - and the Space Age began

First published in The Sydney Morning Herald on October 7, 1957
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'Yes' letterbox defaced, dog faeces left on doorstep, Sydney couple claim

The couple say others in the area have become too afraid to show support for same-sex marriage.
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Sydney health issues two measles alerts

Sydney health authorities are on high alert two people were diagnosed with the measles after visiting multiple public spaces.
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Sydney Opera House conservation plan preserves architect Jorn Utzon's vision

A new conservation management plan aims to preserve the integrity of one of the world's great buildings.
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Monday 2 October 2017

Sydney terror plotter 'has anxiety attack' at sentencing hearing

A Sydney man who conspired to prepare for a terrorist act has had an apparent anxiety attack at his sentencing hearing alongside his co-accused.
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Sydney's most congested CBD commutes revealed

CBD workers who commute during the morning peak period add 11 minutes, on average, to their travel time, compared to driving the same route at midnight with no traffic, according to a new study which has revealed the city's most congested CBD commutes.
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Entrepreneur Louise Lyelle referred for perjury for misleading court over home evictions

A PR professional with a habit of falling behind on rent has been recommended for perjury charges for serially misleading courts to prevent her eviction from houses in Sydney's well-heeled suburbs.
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Sunday 1 October 2017

State of the Beaches 2016-2017 report reveals Sydney's cleanest and dirtiest beaches

A new report reveals which swimming spots are cleanest and which ones you should avoid.
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Woman injured after 10m fall from balcony in Dulwich Hill

A woman has had a lucky escape after surviving a 10-metre plunge from the balcony of a building in Sydney's inner west in the early hours of Monday morning.
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'Extraordinary prices': key worker rental scheme under scrutiny in surging Sydney property market

Rising prices mean some rents are being set at well below 'housing stress' benchmarks.
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Man dressed as Wolverine arrested in Sydney's CBD after post-Comic-Con brawl

A man dressed as Wolverine was arrested in Sydney's CBD overnight after allegedly being kicked out of a pub before punching one man and leaving another unconscious.
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Man charged with assaulting police as party descends into 50-strong brawl

A party in Sydney's south-west descended into chaos overnight, with one police officer injured amid a 50-person brawl.
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