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For the past seven years Richard TeRito Haeata has performed a powerful Maori hymn with a choir at the Dawn Service in Sydney's Martin Place. But a diagnosis almost stopped him from singing for good.

Animal rescue group WIRES is trying to recruit more people to volunteer and help a bird that has become an icon of the city since its introduction in the 1970s.

The Hawkesbury River in New South Wales has flooded multiple times since the last state election. As voters prepare to head to the polls this month, debate rages about how to manage future floods for those residents determined to stay.

Blacksmithing is far from the outdated image of medieval sword-making. It's one of the dozens of trades recently added to the government's Apprenticeships Priority List.

Qtopia, located at Green Park and the National Art School in Darlinghurst, documents the struggle for rights and recognition by advocates, as well as the confronting history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

With a flower tucked behind his ear, Eliam Royalness regularly practises street dance in Sydney's public spaces. His crew is preparing to perform ahead of Sydney WorldPride, and expressing identity is an important part of what they do.

Two teens faced off in the final of amateur world snooker championships as hundreds of talented players fought for a coveted spot on the professional snooker circuit.

Sydney's small restaurants and bars are feeling the bite from rising ingredient prices, rent hikes and staff shortages in a fatal double blow that is forcing some hospitality venues to close their doors.

Sydney's famous gardens have their own native and European beehives for pollination.