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Sydney swelters through 38C day ahead of late night ‘fairly gusty’ cool change

Southerly change to hit Sutherland Shire by 11pm and northern beaches by 1am

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New drugs added to PBS; alleged e-scooter bandit arrested – as it happened

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Australian beach culture used to feel off limits to me. This summer I claimed the beach as my own

I was a non-swimmer, living miles away from Sydney’s glittering water belt. Taking up ocean racing felt like a badge of not only belonging to, but thriving in, this city of water

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NSW police say off-duty officers’ shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar boom’ after dispute with Muslim man were ‘banter between friends’

‘The chanting you heard was not directed at you in any way,’ inspector tells Sydney man who complained about neighbour’s Christmas party in Glenmore Park

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Horses for courses: Cox flexible on McCartin's best fit

Tom McCartin will be swung between Sydney's forward and back lines throughout this AFL season, coach Dean Cox says.

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Fagan in awe: 'scratchy' Lions win grand-final rematch

Brisbane have dug deep to defeat Sydney by four points in their AFL grand-final rematch at the SCG, where Zac Bailey kicked four goals.

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Grant savours Socceroos call he feared would never come

At 31, Alex Grant admits his hopes of a Socceroos cap were evaporating until Australia endured a heavy hit to its defensive depth.

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NSW rushed through laws in the wake of antisemitic attacks. What happens now police say the incidents were a ‘con job’?

Firestorm erupts over whether NSW premier Chris Minns knew about fake terror plot before hate speech and protest laws passed

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Simone Young: ‘There hasn’t really been a woman ageing in this profession before. It’s uncharted territory’

Feted from Sydney to Paris, Simone Young is one of the world’s most in-demand conductors. At 64, she’s just hitting her peak

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Hot weather in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide this weekend with temperatures to reach as high as 39C

Adelaide set for high of 39C and Melbourne 36C on Saturday, while Sydney expects 36C on Sunday, bureau forecasts

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Climate advocates label Australia a 'petro-state'

In the shadow of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, climate advocates have gathered in the NSW capital for Climate Action Week Sydney to consider a policy response.

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Socceroos coach Popovic expresses concern over pitch

Tony Popovic says the Socceroos will have to adapt to an uneven and choppy surface as they prepare for a crunch World Cup qualifier at Allianz Stadium.

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Marathon's all-time greatest Kipchoge to run in Sydney

Eliud Kipchoge has plumped to run the Sydney Marathon as he seeks to get his incomparable running career back to winning ways.

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Friday essay: Miles Franklin’s other brilliant career – her year as an undercover servant

In the Miles Franklin archive in the State Library of New South Wales there are two brown, cloth-bound volumes, titled, “When I was Mary-Anne, A Slavey”. The thick, handwritten pages are amended with glued paper inserts copied from the missing diary the author of My Brilliant Career kept for roughly…

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Hammer blow for Dockers as Bolton, Walters ruled out

Fremantle will be without five key players when they take on Geelong at the Cattery, while former Suns star Jack Lukosius will debut for Port Adelaide.

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What is hepatitis B, the virus at the centre of the recent hospital infection alert?

News that a health worker at a Sydney hospital’s birth unit was infectious with hepatitis B for more than a decade has led to a health alert for mothers and babies.

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Kambosos Jr welcomes knockout threat from Indonesian

Former unified lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr is welcoming a knockout threat from his rival in his Sydney homecoming fight.

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Historic racecourse tipped to go into public hands

A 140-year-old racecourse could be put in public hands for a $5 billion price tag as part of a plan to turn the pivotal site into a "mini city".

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Vital airport rail boost as $1b cash splash matched

Commute times for residents in a fast-growing region with poor public transport will be slashed when promised rail corridors connect to a new airport.

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Chat with Bennett has Koloamatangi fit and firing

South Sydney's Keaon Koloamatangi credits a conversation with Wayne Bennett for helping him become the leanest he's been at any stage of his first-grade career.

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Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records show

Guardian analysis reveals opposition leader also claimed for flights on days of a rugby tournament and, like many Labor MPs, a Matildas World Cup game

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Gone are the days when a ‘good job’ gets you a house – and now we have the data to prove it

Remember Joe Hockey’s claim 10 years ago? We put it to the test and guess what: even after a decade of saving, you still wouldn’t have enough for a deposit

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A local’s guide to Orange: ‘Our pubs are busier than Sydney’s’

World-class vineyards are just the beginning, Swinging Bridge winemaker Tom Ward says. The NSW central tablelands city has excellent shops, bike trails and a vibrant nightlife

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Sydney writers’ festival 2025: tallying authors’ views on Israel-Gaza ‘tokenistic and unfortunate’, organisers say

After the shock resignation of the festival’s chair, the Sydney writers’ festival unveils its starry 2025 program in ‘an incredibly polarised environment’

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Zerafa calls out former nemesis in victory speech

Australian Michael Zerafa has defeated Besir Ay in Sydney and still hopes to one day reignite an old rivalry with Tim Tszyu.

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