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| UpdatedA powerful storm that blitzed through Sydney this afternoon before moving north-east leaves at least 40,000 homes and businesses without power, with the Central Coast most affected.
Topics: weather, storm-event, sydney-2000, penrith-2750, newcastle-2300, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedThe RSPCA threatens to walk out of developing new poultry standards unless the phasing out of caged eggs is considered.
Topics: livestock-welfare, poultry-and-egg-production, animal-welfare, sydney-2000, bundaberg-4670, murray-bridge-5253, toowoomba-4350, wollongong-2500, moss-vale-2577, albury-2640, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedCity councils will battle on with their fight against council amalgamations, while regional centres celebrate, after the NSW Government's announcement of a split policy on forced council mergers.
Topics: state-parliament, local-government, nsw, uralla-2358, walcha-2354, bathurst-2795, oberon-2787, burwood-2134, blayney-2799, orange-2800, canada-bay-2046, strathfield-2135, dungog-2420, maitland-2320, hornsby-2077, mount-kuring-gai-2080, hunters-hill-2110, lane-cove-2066, ryde-2112, mosman-2088, north-sydney-2060, willoughby-2068, newcastle-2300, randwick-2031, shellharbour-2529, waverley-2024, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedThe NSW Government will push ahead with forced council amalgamations in the city, but will walk away from regional council mergers that are currently in court.
Topics: state-parliament, government-and-politics, local-government, nsw, uralla-2358, walcha-2354, bathurst-2795, oberon-2787, burwood-2134, blayney-2799, orange-2800, canada-bay-2046, strathfield-2135, dungog-2420, maitland-2320, hornsby-2077, mount-kuring-gai-2080, hunters-hill-2110, lane-cove-2066, ryde-2112, mosman-2088, north-sydney-2060, willoughby-2068, newcastle-2300, randwick-2031, shellharbour-2529, waverley-2024, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedA former UK chief scientist warns that in an era of 'anti-science', politicians are ignoring scientific evidence and making poor policy decisions.
Topics: climate-change, food-and-beverage, genetically-modified-food, greenhouse-gas, electricity-energy-and-utilities, agricultural-policy, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500
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The coach of minor premiers the Adelaide 36ers says his side will need to be 'hungry' when they face off against the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL semi-finals.
Topics: basketball, sport, adelaide-5000, wollongong-2500, cairns-4870, perth-6000
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Topics: surfing, stanwell-park-2508, wollongong-2500
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Topics: surfing, stanwell-park-2508, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedPeople living in regional areas are not just worried about poor internet access, they are now worried they will lose their reliable landline phone following a Productivity Commission draft report.
Topics: wireless-communication, mobile-phones, regional-development, rural-media, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500, orange-2800, cairns-4870, port-augusta-5700
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| UpdatedWhile some communities are celebrating the NSW Government's possible backflip on council amalgamations, others in the merged councils say it is too late to turn back, and Labor accuses the Deputy Premier of leaking amalgamation wind-backs.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, state-parliament, dubbo-2830, wellington-2820, woollahra-2025, nsw, wollongong-2500, newcastle-2300
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Topics: sea-transport, grain, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500
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Topics: sea-transport, grain, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500
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Topics: sea-transport, grain, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500
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Topics: sea-transport, grain, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500
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Topics: housing, dapto-2530, wollongong-2500
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A proposal for a major housing development at Dapto is facing scrutiny over the number of homes set aside for affordable housing.
Topics: housing, dapto-2530, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedBackpacker employers, like farmers and hospitality businesses, need to register with Australian Tax Office by tomorrow or risk penalties.
Topics: vegetables, fruit, tax, farm-labour, sydney-2000, young-2594, orange-2800, wollongong-2500, mareeba-4880
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| UpdatedIt is not summer in Australia without a barbecue and a complimentary herd of flies, but how do you keep the flying liquorice at bay?
Topics: human-interest, invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, ecology, offbeat, weather, adelaide-5000, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedA man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was set alight by a neighbour during a dispute at Mangerton, near Wollongong, NSW police say.
Topics: fires, animal-attacks, crime, mangerton-2500, wollongong-2500, nsw
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Opponents of the New South Wales' Government's forced amalgamations of local councils vow to unseat the Liberal Party in the forthcoming Manly by-election, forced by the resignation of Mike Baird.
Topics: local-government, state-parliament, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500, shellharbour-2529
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| UpdatedPremier Mike Baird's announcement on Thursday that he will retire from politics is being met with mixed reaction by the people of regional New South Wales as Coalition MPs in country seats assess the political landscape amid their leader's exit.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, local-government, community-and-society, regional, state-parliament, nsw, orange-2800, lismore-2480, port-macquarie-2444, coffs-harbour-2450, broken-hill-2880, muswellbrook-2333, nowra-2541, dubbo-2830, newcastle-2300, wollongong-2500, bega-2550, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650
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| UpdatedA tourist catches a lucky break when he is spotted drifting on a surfboard off the Australian coast nearly 6 kilometres offshore, after spending 16 hours in the water.
Topics: accidents, accidents---other, sea-transport, surf-life-saving, surfing, bulli-2516, wollongong-2500
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The proportion of caged egg sales in Australia is falling, a trend pushed by the popularity of free-range eggs.
Topics: agricultural-prices, poultry-and-egg-production, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500
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| UpdatedAn Adelaide woman who gives away cannabis oil products to the sick and terminally ill for free has been reported for drug offences after police raided her home, her lawyer says.
Topics: drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, drug-use, health, hillier-5116, adelaide-5000, wollongong-2500, sa