Vet providing free treatment for homeless pets hopes to expand offering Australia-wide

For the past three years, a vet in Sydney's inner west has quietly offered free treatment to the pets of people who can't afford it.

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Teenager stabbed near Luna Park after altercation between two groups

A 16-year-old boy is in a stable condition at Royal North Shore Hospital after he was stabbed in the chest and back near Sydney's Luna Park on Friday night.

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Sydney Metro property acquisition hits $1.8 billion

Labor is pressuring the Baird government to introduce changes to make the system fairer for owners.

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Senior Prosecutor Kara Shead and defamation barrister Sandy Dawson among the latest crop of silks

One of the state's top prosecutors and a leading Sydney defamation barrister are among the high-profile appointments this year to the coveted rank of silk.

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Adelaide to Sydney from $129 one way

For Travel: Tuesday 31 January 2017 to Wednesday 29 March 2017
For Sale: Until Wednesday 5 October 2016

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Amir Darbanou stalked wife Nasrin Abek in the lead-up to her alleged murder

In the lead up to her violent death, Sydney hairdresser Nasrin Abek, 35 was allegedly stalked by her husband.

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Corporate Chatter 29 Sep 16

WITH Karen Tsolakis

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Wins 29 Sep 16

TRAVEL Daily will bring you key account moves and TMC wins. Below are recent winners (in no particular order).

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Industry Appointments 29 Sep 16

WELCOME to Industry Appointments, Travel Daily's Thursday feature which has the latest job appointments from across the industry. If you have just appointed someone to a new position and would like to update the industry email appointments@traveldaily.com.au.

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Window Seat 29 Sep 16

AUSTRALIAN music legend Keith Urban isn't in Australia just to launch Virgin Australia's new Velocity Live program (see main story this page).

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HKTB famil

ABOVE: Cathay Pacific teamed up with the Hong Kong Tourism Board this month to host a joint trade famil where attendees got to experience the newly refurbished Cosmopolitan Hotel ahead of its rebranding to the Dorsett Wanchai in Oct.

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Monis had 'grandiose delusion of a narcissist', Amirah Droudis' murder trial told

Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis was willing to sacrifice his girlfriend by manipulating her to carry out the ritualistic murder his ex-wife, a court has heard.

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Trees to be felled in Surry Hills to make way for $2.1b Sydney light rail line

The government has promised to replant more trees along Devonshire Street than will be axed.

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TD breaking news – Virgin Australia launches new Velocity events partnership

Pact with Ticketek owner TEG Live to offer exclusive experiences for Velocity members.

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Accommodation Updates 28 Sep 16

WELCOME to Accommodation Updates, Travel Daily's Wed feature. If your property has undergone some recent changes you would like to make the industry aware of, send a brief description with an image to accomupdates@traveldaily.com.au.

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Window Seat 28 Sep 16

FLIGHT Centre digital chief Sean Sutherland was his characteristically forthcoming self yesterday when speaking about the company's new Aunt Betty online venture at the Traveltech conference yesterday.

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Luxperience 2016 celebrates success

THIS year's Luxperience luxury experiential trade show took place last week at Sydney's Australian Technology Park, with hundreds of exhibitors meeting up with buyers from across the world.

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Symphony in the Kimberley

CATHEDRAL Gorge proved to be the perfect concert hall for APT's recent Symphony in the Kimberley (pictured above).

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The new package kings

YESTERDAY'S Traveltech conference in Sydney featured a session on "The New Package Kings," tracking the rise of Luxury Escapes, Scoopon Travel alongside Ignite Travel Group.

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Radisson Blu hosts charity event

RADISSON Blu Sydney hosted a gala dinner last Fri to raise money for the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation, who will use the funds to buy a new neonatal ventilator for the Premature Baby Unit.

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EY 787s to Riyadh

ETIHAD Airways will deploy a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on one of its twice-daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh.

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Harbour Plaza push

HONG Kong's Harbour Plaza Group (HPHM) is now promoting its hotels on the website roamresortsandhotels.com.

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Eurowings Mallorca

EUROWINGS has released its first scheduled flights for booking from the carrier's new base in Palma de Mallorca.

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Reef commitment

THE Queensland Government's commitment to protecting the Great Barrier Reef was reaffirmed at a meeting with UNESCO in Paris yesterday.

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Alleged killer Ahmed Kaddour tells court he tried to save victim Basam Salameh

Sydney man Ahmed Kaddour, 22, has told a court he tried to save the man he is accused of murdering.

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Man charged after woman's death linked to MDMA at Sydney music event

A woman has died after taking the drug MDMA at a music event in Sydney's inner west. 

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Sydney terror suspect Alo-Bridget Namoa wanted to help new husband, court told

A Sydney terror suspect who refused to answer questions at a secret NSW Crime Commission hearing was "profoundly vulnerable" and trying to protect her new husband, a court has heard.

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University of Sydney academics protest honorary degree for 'racist and war criminal' John Howard

Academics from the University of Sydney are protesting the bestowal of an honorary doctorate on John Howard, saying the former Prime Minister is "considered a racist and a war criminal" and "not a fit recipient of the university's highest honour".

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Travel Specials 23 Sep 16

WELCOME to Travel Specials, Travel Daily's Friday feature. If your firm has released a travel special you'd like to make the industry aware of, send the details to specials@traveldaily.com.au.

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Window Seat 23 Sep 16

A LAWYER is attempting to sue Emirates for $5,000 in damages after he was seated next to an obese man on a flight from Cape Town to Dubai.

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TIME for networking in Perth

TIME held its second networking function in Perth on Tue as part of its move to promote Australia-wide recognition of the program.

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Bushland search for missing teen Cassie Olczak, seen getting off train at Waterfall

A land and air search is under way in bushland in Sydney's south after CCTV footage showed missing teenager Cassie Olczak getting off a train at Waterfall on Sunday night.

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Bankstown rapper Noor Raad charged with procuring 12-year-old girl for sex

An aspiring rapper from Sydney's south-west has been charged with having sex with a 12-year-old girl he met through social media.

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'Please go for help': Mother of missing teen Cassie Olczak makes desperate plea

The distraught mother of a teenage girl who disappeared from a railway station in Sydney's south three days ago has pleaded to her daughter: "Please, please, just go for help."

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Sydney opens its doors and its views to a look around

They're the stunning Sydney views you might want to grab while they last.

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A tale of two cities: Melbourne to rain, Sydney to shine for grand final weekend

Sydney can expect mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine this weekend, as the city prepares to host the NRL grand final.

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Missing teenager Cassie Olczak last seen boarding a train in Sydney's south

A 16-year-old girl has gone missing from Sydney's south just 24 hours after she arrived back in Australia.

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Charbaji brothers murder trial: Key Crown witness accused of falsifying evidence

A key witness in the murder trial of the Charbaji brothers has been accused of falsifying evidence to downplay his role in the killing of Dane McNeill, whose charred remains were found in a Sydney park.

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Agent guide: Wendy Wu makes booking Asia easy!

Our new handbook about the world of Wu provides you with a quick reference guide on how we make booking Asia easy! From details on all our different styles of touring, our destinations at a glance, how we can help you sell, training opportunities, marketing, incentives and more.

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Wendy Wu Tours – Japan 2017/18

With Japan tours filling-up well in advance, more departure dates have been added for existing tours, making the in-demand cherry blossom season easier to book.

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Wendy Wu Tours – India 2017/18

As travellers seek the road less travelled, Wendy Wu Tours delivers.

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Wendy Wu Tours – Vietnam 2017/18

Wendy Wu Tours’ other heavyweight brochure is Vietnam by name; Indochina by nature – also featuring a range of tour styles exploring Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Borneo.

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Wendy Wu Tours – China 2017/18

Wendy Wu Tours’ flagship brochure includes much more than the title suggests, also featuring Tibet, Mongolia, Central Asia, Hong Kong and Macau.

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Robert Adams on trial for the murder of nurse Mary Wallace at Crows Nest

Two hairs found in the boot of a car helped police arrest a man more than 30 years after the disappearance of Sydney nurse Mary Louise Wallace, a court has heard.

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Port Macquarie to Sydney from $139 one way

For Travel: Thursday 22 September 2016 to Wednesday 30 November 2016

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Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) to Sydney from $141 one way

For Travel: Thursday 22 September 2016 to Sunday 10 September 2017

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Dubbo to Sydney from $154 one way

For Travel: Thursday 22 September 2016 to Wednesday 30 November 2016

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Asaro 'Mud Men' bring their masks to Sydney in first trip from PNG

With their skin painted white and clay masks on their faces, they almost look like statues.

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Man, 72, in court over nursing home attack

A 72-year-old man has appeared in a Sydney court charged over an alleged knife attack on another elderly man at an aged care home in the city's south.

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Charbaji brothers beat and stabbed Dane McNeill, then set his body alight: court

A man whose charred remains were found in a suitcase in a Sydney park was beaten, stabbed, fed drugs, tied up and placed in a laundry overnight, according to an alleged eyewitness.

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Powerhouse inquiry told regional NSW 'a cultural ghetto of poverty'

Museums and galleries in regional NSW are starved of money compared to cultural institutions in Sydney, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

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TD breaking news – Travel Daily launches airline survey

Travel agents and airline staff who respond can win a Fitbit.

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Airport delays expected as Border Force staff go on strike

Significant delays are expected at Sydney's international airport as a series of rolling strikes by Border Force staff begins and their battle over employment conditions with the government continues.

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Two workers dangle from collapsed crane in North Sydney

Two workers have been left suspended 60 metres off the ground after a crane collapsed at a building in North Sydney.

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Taronga Zoo to recreate 'Operation Noah's Ark' to celebrate 100th birthday

At 5.30am on a Sunday morning exactly 100 years ago, Jessie, a 3600 kilogram elephant sauntered through Sydney's CBD.

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The task of maintaining Sydney's heritage gardens

All year round a team of gardeners works to preserve some of Sydney's oldest gardens, meticulously recreating them from 19th century paintings, photographs and snippets of letters.

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City of Sydney request to change energy market rule all but rejected

A proposed energy market rule change that could save NSW consumers of $1.2 billion by 2050 has been all but ruled out by the Australian Energy Market Commission.

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Police look into new reports in Sydney cold case murders investigation

Two more women have come forward to detectives investigating the cold case murders of a newlywed and a young mother in the 1970s, claiming to have had faced similar situations. 

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Sydney musicians sing a lament for the city's nightlife under lockout laws

Sydney's lockout laws have deadened its live music scene, according to the DJs and artists who once played late into the night in the city.

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At Birrong, the former homeless show the other side of the Millers Point sales

The view from Michael Barbour's Birrong apartment is not Sydney Harbour. But it's not bad.

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16-year-old girl in critical condition after being hit by two cars

A 16-year-old girl is in a critical condition after she was hit by two cars in Sydney's south overnight.

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Man charged with murder after body found at Bass Hill in Sydney's west

A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a body in western Sydney.

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TD breaking news – ACCC authorises Virgin Australia-Singapore Airlines alliance for another five years

Pact is likely to result in a net public benefit, Commission rules.

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Police investigate man's 'suspicious' death in Bass Hill

Police are investigating the death of a man in Sydney's south-west on Friday.

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MH gets down to business

MALAYSIA Airlines (MH) hosted key industry partners at Adelaide’s funky 2KW Bar and Restaurant last week for their A330 Business class launch.

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Industry Appointments 22 Sep 16

Pacific Resort Aitutaki has announced David Castaño as its new General Manager.

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Natural History Museum of London finds a Sydney Morning Herald from Australia Day 1883 inside huge sunfish

A piece of the Herald found inside a giant fish shows not much has changed since 1883.

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Window Seat 22 Sep 16

MARRIOTT Hotels is venturing into the tourist attraction game, with the group unveiling a new #MGravityRoom in New York.

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Insight Vacations accolade

for the third year in a row MTA has received Insight Vacations' Elite Agency Award.

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Holiday Parks rebrand

NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust is calling for tenders to take on an extensive rebrand project involving 35 holiday parks and boutique accommodation sites throughout NSW.

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TIME scholarship

APPLICATIONS have now opened for The Travel Industry Mentor Experience's (TIME) scholarship program.

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Highpoint hotel?

MELBOURNE'S Highpoint shopping centre could see the addition of a hotel as GPT Group assesses options for the redevelopment of the site located in Maribyrnong in the city's west.

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Tassie Parks boom

TASMANIA'S National Parks are helping to drive a tourism boom in the state with record numbers of visitors flocking to Freycinet and Mount Field.

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TripAdvisor goodwill

TRIPADVISOR has pledged at least US$5m over the next three years to aid the Refugee crisis.

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More Tributes

TRIBUTE Portfolio has announced major expansion plans for the brand through seven new signings which will up their footprint to close to 30 hotels across the world.

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NY Tussauds kids free

MADAME Tussauds in New York City has launched a 'kids go free' promotion available from now through until 29 Oct.

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AC Warsaw launch

AIR China launched its inaugural nonstop service from Beijing to Warsaw yesterday.

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Footage of hooded gunman running towards Ali Jammas in final seconds of his life

In darkness the killers drive into a suburban Sydney street and slowly drive past the house of the man they intend to shoot. 

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John Hopoate charged with intimidation, stealing drink at Crows Nest business

Former rugby league international John Hopoate has spent the night behind bars after an incident at a pub in Sydney's lower north shore.

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Sydney's new International Convention Centre is a big win for NSW winemakers

A potentially game-changing moment has arrived for NSW winemakers.

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Students leaving school opposite contaminated site in Pagewood over cancer fears

It's a former industrial site in Pagewood, capped in cracking cement and tufted weeds, soon to be transformed into 256 "luxury" apartments by a Chinese-backed developer. The real estate sell promises gold detailing, marble countertops, rose gold taps and, private landscaped gardens. So far, so Sydney. 

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Sydney drug boss Dung Thi Ngo charged with murders of ice cook and his girlfriend

The "queen pin" of a Sydney drug syndicate has been charged with murder after allegedly ordering the killing of a drug cook and his girlfriend in 2013. 

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Alternative medicine therapist in Annandale charged with indecent assault

An alternative medicine therapist has been charged with indecently assaulting three female patients at a business in Sydney's inner west.

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Boy, 12, charged with rape of girl, 6, at Sydney primary school pleads not guilty

A 12-year-old boy charged with raping a six-year-old girl at a primary school on Sydney's northern beaches has entered not guilty pleas.

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Sydney trains: rail timetable changed to handle day trippers, different working hours

A surge in day trippers, schoolchildren and people working different hours has led to changes for parts of NSW's rail network.

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Man in wheelchair allegedly robbed at Guildford after letting stranger use his phone

New South Wales Police have asked for public assistance after a man in a wheelchair was allegedly robbed just outside a Sydney train station.

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Murder accused Amirah Droudis' alibi provides conflicting account of her whereabouts

A key defence witness has given conflicting accounts of where Amirah Droudis, the partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Monis, was on the weekend she allegedly carried out a brutal murder at his command.

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DLASTHR Assyrian gang associates charged over attempted murder of Sydney 14-year-old

Two men linked to violent Sydney street gang DLASTHR are behind bars accused of trying to kill a 14-year-old over a...

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Year 7 student seriously injured in muck-up day incident on Sydney's northern beaches

A Year 7 student has been hospitalised following a muck-up day incident on Sydney's northern beaches.

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Bullet dropped in Basam Salameh's throat after he pinched man's bottom: court

A Sydney man who pinched the bottom of an acquaintance in a "sexually suggestive way" was later bashed to death before an unspent bullet was dropped in his throat, the NSW Supreme Court has heard.

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Mustafa Kayirici, accused of two sex attacks in Sydney, charged with three more

A man who is in prison after allegedly raping two females, including a 13-year-old girl, in Sydney has now been charged with three other separate sexual assaults on women across the city, police say.

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GP Kelvin Lo struck off for prescribing addictive medicines to addicted patients

A Sydney doctor who has delivered seminars on drug dependency has been struck off the register of medical practitioners for prescribing addictive painkillers to patients who were hooked on their medication.

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Girlfriend Jade Patterson tried to call Dane McNeill's phone before he was murdered: court

Girlfriend Jade Patterson tried to call Dane McNeill's phone before he was murdered: court 

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Uber driver charged with sexual assault of passenger on Sydney's north shore

An Uber driver has been charged with sexually assaulting a passenger during a ride home on Sydney's north shore.

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Barakat allegedly murdered Sydney man as he put out his bins, court told

Mr Jammas was on the phone and dragging the bins up the driveway when six shots rang out on the suburban Sydney street.

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Unlicensed Queanbeyan teen driver charged after police pursuit

A 17-year-old driver has been charged after reaching speeds of 90km/h during a police pursuit in Queanbeyan.

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Pauline Hanson's 'swamped by Muslims' claim condemned by NSW Legislative Council

Pauline Hanson's claim that Australia is "at risk of being swamped by Muslims" has been recognised by the NSW upper house as causing "deep hurt" and undermining "a harmonious and respectful multicultural society in Australia".

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Walk on the Wynyard side: Sydney's new pedestrian tunnel opens to commuters

Sydney commuters lined up in droves on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of history when a new link to Barangaroo was opened.

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SCA students allege unlawful conduct against University of Sydney

Legal claims are mounting against Sydney University over its plan to shut its art school at Callan Park.

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Globus – Europe 2017

A total of 81 different itineraries feature in Globus’ 2017 Europe program ranging from short regional tours to long trips exploring multiple countries.

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Railplus – Great Train Journeys 2017

The new Rail Plus brochure is packed full of journeys in Europe, Asia, USA, Canada, South America, Africa, India, Russia and Australia.

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Insider Journeys – India, Sri Lanka & Bhutan Private Travel 2016/18

This just released 60-page brochure features private touring and small group journeys, including a new 18-day Himalayas and Central India Explorer itinerary taking in Dharamsala, the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Bandhavgarh.

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Girlfriend of drug cook Son Thanh Nguyen begged for her life during alleged double-murder

As Son Thanh Nguyen lay in the lounge room of a Canley Vale home, blood dripping from his mouth and hog-tied with cable ties, a female drug lord allegedly handed a tin of $50 notes over to Condell Park man Kevin Ly.

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Council mergers: Baird government wins partial victories in amalgamations battles

A judge has dismissed proceedings brought by councils, but found "defects" in proposed merger reports.

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NSW Health under pressure as more patients caught up in chemotherapy under dosing scandal

Cancer patients face uncertainty, as a scathing report criticises health authorities for their part in Dr John Gyrgiel's chemotherapy underdosing

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Electrical fault likely cause of bus fire on Sydney Harbour Bridge, investigators say

The Transport Minister has told his department to fast-track the fitting of fire suppression systems on the state's buses.

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'My heart is shattered': Ryan Foster killed in Sydney cliff fall

The mother of a man whose body was found on rocks in Sydney's northern beaches at the weekend has pleaded for anyone with information to come forward, saying: "I need more closure on what happened to my boy".

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TD breaking news – Virgin Australia to fly Perth-Abu Dhabi and Melbourne-Los Angeles

Changes impact Sydney-Abu Dhabi route, with Etihad moving to double daily.

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Window Seat 19 Sep 16

THE ultimate dining experience for aviation enthusiasts has just landed in Wuhan, China.

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Vanuatu Specialists famil

A GROUP of Aussie travel agents has experienced the sites, tastes and sounds of Vanuatu having earned their place on week-long famil to the destination.

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MGTO cracks out joggers

SYDNEY travel agents teamed up with the Macao Government Tourism Office to compete in the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival over the weekend.

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Travel Daily on location at Luxperience

Today’s issue of TD is coming to you from the fifth annual Luxperience luxury experiential trade show in Sydney.

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Ricardo Dasilva jailed for 18 years over murder of maths teacher Amanda Carter

In the lead up to her death maths teacher Amanda Carter told friends and family that her ex-fiance had "gone past the non-accepting stage and is entering the angry stage."

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Paramedics in need of support instead face bullying in NSW Ambulance service

Paramedics are speaking out despite fears of retribution expose ongoing bullying and harassment on the job.

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Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa

The number of Indigenous Australians dying on the roads was similar to the rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, and three to five times the national average, an international conference was told on Monday.

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Man charged with murdering Sydney couple after bodies found wrapped in sheets

A man has been charged with murdering a couple whose bodies were found bound and wrapped in sheets at separate locations in Sydney's south-west, police say.

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Early childhood educators protest being paid as little as $20 an hour

Patricia Rosas has a second job as a cook on Saturdays to supplement her salary as an early childhood educator.

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Wagga Wagga to Sydney from $99 one way

For Travel: Tuesday 10 January 2017 to Friday 31 March 2017
For Sale: Until Monday 26 September 2016

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Wayne Greenhalgh speaks about 'frightening' Minto stabbing ordeal for first time

A man who seriously injured in a stabbing at Minto has spoken about the "frightening" attack for the first time.

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Police appeal for witnesses after car rammed on Picton Road in Wilton

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a car was rammed south-west of Sydney last Monday, causing it to crash, in an incident which was caught on video.

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Sydney man Dane McNeill was drugged, stabbed before charred remains found at Picnic Point, court hears

As Dane McNeill, 20, sat with his hands and feet bound with duck tape in a laundry, his mother was desperately searching for him.  

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White supremacist charged over Taree Pentecostal church fire

A white supremacist from Sydney's south-west has been charged with setting fire to a Pentacostal church on the NSW mid-north coast.

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Sydney University reveals real ATAR admissions scores

Only 67 per cent of students admitted to a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Sydney University received the required ATAR of 95.

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Pedophile priest said children 'enjoyed' sexual activity: royal commission

Convicted pedophile priest John Joseph Farrell told a bishop children "enjoyed" sexual activity and "came looking for it", a royal commission has heard.

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HSC maths enrolments drop to lowest rate in 50 years

The percentage of HSC students studying mathematics has fallen to its lowest level in 50 years, while the number of students studying at least one VET course is at its highest.

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NSW teachers fear downgrading of education for prisoners

Unions across NSW including the NSW Teachers Federation are rallying against the Baird government's plans to privatise the work of prison teachers.

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'No nastiness': NSW Greens split intensifies over secret Facebook group

Divisions between the left and right of the party are spilling over following a bitterly fought preselection.

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TD breaking news – Crompton appointed to senior role with Cover-More

Former Virgin Australia executive to head Cover-More's global airline and travel agency business.

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Travel Specials 16 Sep 16

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Today’s issue of TD is coming to you from Auckland, New Zealand where the Magellan Travel Group is hosting its annual conference.

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'We're back to square one': Fire fighter loses everything in house fire

Unanderra fire fighter John Balzan has fought countless house fires in the eight years he's worked for the fire brigade.

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Luke Foley calls for Mike Baird to work together to cut Eddie Obeid's parliamentary pension

Labor leader Luke Foley has offered bipartisan support for legislation to strip taxpayer-funded benefits for MPs found guilty of misconduct while in office, such as corrupt former minister Eddie Obeid.

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Button battery code adopted by retailers to reduce child injuries and deaths

Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Officeworks are among major retailers who have adopted a new voluntary industry code designed to reduce the number of Australian children killed and injured after swallowing button batteries.

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'You're just a face on a screen really': The huge technology change in NSW courts

The halls of justice are being brought into the modern age with the use of video link in criminal courts rising by 400 per cent in a decade.

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Canterbury-Bankstown council to spend on brands, 'place making' as fiscal challenges loom

You might never notice the results but across NSW money is being spent changing the logo that sits atop your rates bill.

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Bogus psychiatrist Vito Zepinic shows 'ill-considered obsessiveness', says judge

An Australian man with criminal convictions both here and in London for passing himself off as a psychiatrist has been given a tongue-lashing by a NSW Supreme Court judge for his "scandalous waste of public resources".

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Karl Stefanovic break up: On the way to joining a surprising list

Every day, more than 125 marriages fail in Australia. On Sunday, a 42-year-old commercial breakfast television presenter who has been married for 21 years appeared to be on the road to joining the list.

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Nomads members caught flying ecstasy across country

Two NSW members of the outlaw motorcycle gang, the Nomads, have been charged with trafficking $750,000 worth of ecstasy after a tip off that the drugs were being flown as freight on a flight between Darwin and Sydney.

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Woman glassed outside club on Brown Street, Queanbeyan

A fight between two women outside a Queanbeyan club has ended with one of them in hospital after she was allegedly "glassed", police say.

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Dozens arrested in Defqon.1 drug crackdown

Police arrested 77 people at the Defqon.1 dance music festival at western Sydney on Saturday night.

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Mike Baird's jobs scheme has boosted big business

Baird's signature policy to create new jobs in NSW was barely used by small business, new data reveals.

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Man jailed for 20 years for shooting Good Samaritan in Sydney

A man who shot a Good Samaritan, leaving him a paraplegic, has been sentenced to at least two decades behind bars.

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Jonny 'Tupac' nails his craft in the search for the world's Next Top Nail Artist

Inside the competitive and curious world of fingernail art with one of Australia's leading nail artists.

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Sydney's population is booming but not all suburbs are growing at the same pace

The extra surge in Sydney's population predicted by the NSW government will be concentrated in Canterbury, Parramatta, the Hills, Camden and the inner city.

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Greyhound training to continue to 2022

Greyhound training could continue for five years after ban.

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Liberal identity Jeff Egan wins $1m contract for graffiti awareness

Graffiti board meets at Liberal's consulting firm office.

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The 1000 trees being assessed for potential removal by energy companies

As many as 1000 trees along the Cooks River have been tagged for potential removal by aborists hired by energy companies, which manage an underground network of ageing pipelines running beneath kilometres of parklands in Sydney's west.

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VET: Private colleges spruik taxpayer-funded scholarships with minimal oversight

Private colleges are offering 100 per cent NSW taxpayer funded scholarships with minimal government oversight at the same time as the national regulator attempts to claw back hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding on the scandal plagued vocational education sector.

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Bloodstain may help breakthrough in cold case murder of Lynette White

The narrow hallway was still there, as was the door frame where Lynette White's lifeless body fell.

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Australia's knowledge revolution goes unnoticed

There's a know-how revolution but we've hardly noticed.

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Goulburn's own James Bond, George Lazenby is back for Spyfest

Bond was back in town on Saturday for Goulburn's second Spyfest.

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Man stabbed in his chest outside cafe on Merrylands shopping strip

A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed outside a cafe on a main street in Sydney's west.

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'We're very lucky here': Inside Sydney's Sirius Building

With its loudly patterned carpet, wood panels and stark elevators, the landmark Sirius building seems frozen in time.

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Body found at Avalon Beach

A man in his 30s has been found deceased at Careel Headland Reserve

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Motorcyclist killed after collision with truck in Sydney CBD

A motorcyclist has been killed following collision with a truck

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Woman stabbed after break-in at Sydney home

A woman has been stabbed in Minto following a break and enter

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Woman hit by car after neighbourhood dispute, police allege

A 50-year-old woman is in a serious but stable condition in Liverpool Hospital after she was stuck by a car in Sydney's south-west in what is believed to be targeted attack.

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Sydney Running Festival road closures to cause chaos for drivers

As tens of thousands of joggers descend on Sydney, motorists will be the ones not having a good run on the roads on Sunday.

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Obesity is the new normal with one in five children overweight or obese

Childhood obesity has become so entrenched that the perception of a healthy weight has shifted, with one in five NSW children qualifying as overweight or obese.

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