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Inquiry into 'significant issues' in NSW greyhound racing planned as industry boss resigns
By Jean Kennedy and Nick Dole
The head of NSW greyhound racing industry's governing body has resigned as the minister responsible for the sport says there are allegations of "significant issues" that "require careful scrutiny".
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PNG minister charged with domestic assault in Bondi
By Jean Kennedy
A minister in Papua New Guinea's government is arrested and charged with an alleged domestic assault offence after police were called to an address in Bondi.
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Two women dead after being swept off rocks in Sydney's south
By Jesse Hyland and Jean Kennedy
Three women have been swept off the rocks at Kurnell in the Sutherland Shire, sparking a major emergency response. One woman managed to make it back to shore but the other two were pronounced dead after being pulled unconscious from the ocean.
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MPs push back against 'intimidation' from Chinese consulate-general over attendance at Taiwan celebration
By Alexander Lewis and Jean Kennedy
Politicians have spoken out against a direct email from the Chinese Consulate-General in Sydney which raised concerns about 11 MPs attending a Taiwanese function.
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Woman urged to visit hospital after 'placenta and umbilical cord' found on Sydney riverbank
By Jean Kennedy
Police hold concerns for the wellbeing of a newborn baby and its mother after a passer-by found "signs of birth" on a riverbank in suburban Sydney.
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Hiker swept into water spends night on cliff ledge at national park in Sydney
By Jean Kennedy and Sean Tarek Goodwin
A 27-year-old man was winched to safety after spending Saturday night stuck on a rock ledge in the Royal National Park south of Sydney.
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'It's not love, it's coercive control': NSW government reveals new advertisement spotlighting abusive warning signs
By Jean Kennedy and Sam Nichols
An 'It's not love, it's coercive control" ad campaign is being launched in New South Wales today ahead of the rollout of new laws in July, which criminalise repeated patterns of physical or non-physical abuse used to hurt, scare or control someone.
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Crowds turn on police after bishop allegedly stabbed at Sydney church
By Jean Kennedy and Holly Tregenza
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel is in a critical but stable condition following the attack on Monday evening at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley which is being treated as a 'terrorist act.'
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$148m cut to NSW public school budgets a 'necessity', government says
By Jean Kennedy, Holly Tregenza, and Jessica Kidd
Education Minister Prue Car says the slashed budget reflects declining public school student numbers as well as an over-staffed executive cohort.
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'Everyone is stressed, worried, anxious': Community trapped by landslide given hope of way out this week
By Jean Kennedy
Up to 150 trapped Megalong Valley residents could have a way out by the end of the week, according to the local mayor who is hopeful a temporary road will be approved by engineers today.
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Abestos mulch investigation sparks biggest change to environmental laws in NSW in three decades
By Jean Kennedy
The changes are the biggest amendment to environment protection laws and will see the doubling of maximum penalties to millions of dollars for top-tier serious offences.
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Mardi Gras board under pressure to reverse decision of asking police not to march during Sydney parade
By Paulina Vidal, Jean Kennedy, Conor Burke, Jesse Hyland and Murray Olds
The board of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has requested that NSW Police not take part in this weekend's parade.
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19yo on holiday from Sydney still missing after trying to save brothers from rip as four drown across NSW
By Alexander Lewis, Jean Kennedy, and Giselle Wakatama
Four people have drowned at beaches across New South Wales since Christmas Day and one is missing in what has been described as the "deadliest time" of the year.
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20 flights delayed at Sydney Airport as flash flooding sweeps through city
By Jean Kennedy
The SES has heard reports of 30 townhouses being inundated by flash flooding in Pagewood, as flights have been diverted interstate.
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Lifeguards deliver warning after mass rescue of after-hours beachgoers
Austinmer's surf lifesaving club president is warning of the dangers of swimming on unpatrolled beaches at night, as five people remain hospitalised after an after-hours dip turned for the worse.
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Sydney's City West Link to get extra lane space to ease Rozelle Interchange congestion
By Isobel Roe and Jean Kennedy
Construction will begin this week to build extra lane space on the City West Link following a chaotic opening for the Rozelle Interchange, but drivers won't see the benefits until next week.
150yo founding goal used in legal threat to stop private Sydney boys' school from admitting girls
By Jean Kennedy
A letter was sent threatening legal action after Newington College announced last week that it would become co-ed from 2026.
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Palestinian supporters gather at Australia's major capital cities, as Sydney's Jewish community rallies in separate event
By Mike Lorigan, Jean Kennedy and Arianna Levy
Following weeks of protests, thousands of Palestinian supporters take to the streets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as Jewish community is told of the rise of anti-Semitism at a rally in the Sydney CBD.
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One dead, two critically ill from heroin overdoses after taking what they thought was cocaine
By Millie Roberts and Jean Kennedy
A poisons expert warned a heroin overdose can take place after snorting a "single line" of what users thought was cocaine.
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'More green space': Rise in apartment living behind claim to parts of inner Sydney golf course
By Sean Tarek Goodwin and Jean Kennedy
Twenty of the 45-hectares occupied by the Moore Park Golf Course will become a new central park when their lease expires in 2026.
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Sydney marathon winner dedicates race to the Moroccan quake survivors
By Maryanne Taouk and Jean Kennedy
More than 17,000 people began the 42 kilometre marathon across the harbour city, as 40 people required medical assistance, some for heat-related conditions.
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Two charged over damage to Sydney train infrastructure that caused chaos following Matildas' World Cup loss
By Jean Kennedy
Soccer fans faced long delays getting home after the Matildas' loss to England in the Women's World Cup.
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Passengers criticise police response time after man allegedly made threats on flight out of Sydney
By Jean Kennedy
Passengers criticise the response time of authorities after an "emergency" incident onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 caused the plane to return to Sydney Airport just a few hours after taking off.
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NSW nurses accept government's 4pc pay rise in narrow vote 'driven by cost of living'
By Jean Kennedy
The vote by the NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association staves off industrial action, but the union says its members recognise 4 per cent isn't enough and vow to continue their fight for better pay.
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Elderly woman allegedly bashed to death by fellow dementia patient in Sydney nursing home
By Jean Kennedy
The family of Joan Hobbs have called for better staffing after the 89-year-old woman was attacked by a fellow dementia patient with a walking frame.
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