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Cleaner accused of killing 92-year-old Sydney woman tells court she blacked out and woke up holding a knife

Hanny Papanicolaou tells a Sydney court she can't remember why she drove to Marjorie Welsh's home and jumped the fence before allegedly fatally bashing and stabbing the 92-year-old.

ABC News

Woman's foot left impaled on high heel after she jumped away from huge spider

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: Alyssa Lambert, 25, from Sydney, Australia, told how she jumped away from a huntsman spider in her house, and landed on her shoe

Daily Mirror

Longest escalator in southern hemisphere part of Central Station's $955 million upgrade

The first puzzle piece of Sydney's urban makeover has been revealed with a total overhaul of the country's busiest train station — including a 45-metre-long escalator.

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The seductive glamour and decadent hedonism of Hollywood influences on Australian architecture

Between the first and second world wars, Australia’s high-end architecture was strongly influenced by exotic scenery from Hollywood’s rapidly accelerating movie industry.

The Conversation

Get Ready To Alert The Group Chat, ’Cos Your Splendour In The Grass Sideshows Are Here

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The Clink's Brent Simpson charged in connection with Omega Ruston killing as three arrests made

Ex-bikie enforcer Brent Simpson is among a group of men charged in connection to the Australia Day shooting murder of Omega Ruston on the Gold Coast more than 13 years ago.

ABC News

Sydney news: Southern hemisphere's 'longest escalators' installed at Central Station

MORNING BRIEFING: Escalators up to 46m long are part of the major redevelopment of Sydney's main transport interchange.

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens review – a culture war in a nursing home

Set in both modern-day western Sydney and the Sri Lankan civil war, Shankari Chandran’s latest novel is sprawling but unbalanced

The Guardian - AU

Sydney private school lists same-sex relationships alongside abusive relationships as ‘not acceptable’

Penrith Christian School principal stands by ‘statement of faith’, saying it has been taken out of context

The Guardian - AU

Australia to reopen borders to tourists on Feb 21

SYDNEY: Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from Feb 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.

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SAS witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial denies punching female soldier in face at party

On his second day in the witness box in Sydney, SAS member codenamed Person 14 is accused by Ben Roberts-Smith's barrister of punching a female American soldier in the face.

ABC News

Here Out West: a film that centres Western Sydney through tales of marginality

An anthology film usually makes us think of romantic comedies released over Christmas that showcase a global city through interconnected plot lines, or a series of vignette-like character studies by critically-acclaimed directors.

The Conversation

NSW to double spend on walking, bike paths

The NSW government will double its $950 million spend on walking and cyclepaths and will build a 'monumental' new track from Sydney's CBD to Parramatta.

AAP

NSW Premier anticipates easing of COVID-19 restrictions and 'boomtime' for Sydney

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is anticipating the easing of COVID-19 restrictions at the end of February after the state recorded a significant drop in people being treated in hospital.

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Sydney news: Police investigate shooting in city's south-west

MORNING BRIEFING: Detectives are probing a public shooting in Greenacre overnight, while in Sydney's north a hospital emergency room was evacuated due to fire.

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Matraville community oppose plan to build energy plant near residential area

Victoria O'Brien fears taking a "financial hit" on the eastern Sydney home she bought to raise her children after learning that an energy plant could be built just a block away from her house.

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Skyrocketing house prices are pushing Sydneysiders north — and vastly changing the Central Coast

The Central Coast, according to some, is quickly becoming part of Sydney's outer suburbs. But as skyrocketing house prices push Sydneysiders up north, who’s being priced out?

AAP

Delays as NSW train drivers take action

Sydney commuters are being warned about delays as rail workers take industrial action and negotiations stall on a new enterprise bargaining agreement.

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Lawyer's executioners' sentence postponed

A gunman and his co-offender due to be sentenced for the "amateurish" cafe execution of a Sydney lawyer had the matter postponed due to a COVID-19 lockdown.

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McNamara sparks City past Wanderers in ALW

Melbourne City remain within touching distance of Sydney FC after Holly McNamara and Rhianna Pollicina inspired a 2-1 win over Western Sydney in the ALW.

AAP

Kings power past Breakers in NBL

Sydney have kept their stellar home record in check with a commanding 84-65 win over New Zealand off the back of a strong defensive outing.

AAP

Sydney's inner-west light rail resumes

Sydney's inner-west light rail network will resume some services as Labor demands accountability for the "transport saga" involving a dozen cracked trams.

ABC News

Limited service, discounted fares as Sydney's inner-west tram route resumes from February 12

Four months after it was shuttered due to major cracking in its vehicles, the 12.8km tram service is set to resume.

The Guardian - AU

Qld says using ADF to evacuate aged care facilities ‘a last resort’ – as it happened

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Strathfield's lack of multilingual information in by-election postal votes not serving democracy, peak ethnic body says

Voters heading to the polls next week in the four by-elections across New South Wales have, for the first time, the option of casting their ballot by post, but there are concerns for those in one of Sydney's most-diverse suburbs.

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