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Iraqi and Syrian refugees are struggling to find places to live in Sydney, with non-profit organisations calling on the Federal Government to step up funding to provide more affordable housing.
Topics: housing-industry, refugees, immigration, government-and-politics, fairfield-2165, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedA teenage boy is charged with causing wound with intent to murder over the stabbing of two other students and a teacher at Bonnyrigg High School in Sydney's west this morning.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, bonnyrigg-2177, nsw, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedFairfield in Western Sydney is struggling to resettle refugees after a huge influx of new arrivals, mostly from Iraq and Syria.
Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, federal---state-issues, local-government, government-and-politics, fairfield-2165, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedA cosmetic surgeon who admitted to taking a sedative and falling asleep while performing liposuction on a patient has his medical registration cancelled by New South Wales health authorities.
Topics: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-ethics, medical-procedures, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedFour people, including a four-year-old boy, are taken to hospital after making a dramatic escape from their burning Ashfield flat, while a separate fire in Fairfield engulfs up to six businesses.
Topics: fires, industrial-fires, police, emergency-incidents, ashfield-2131, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedA NSW Liberal councillor for Fairfield who was given permission to run as an independent cops a 10-year suspension from the party after forming an independent ticket for Mayor against a Liberal-endorsed candidate.
Topics: liberals, local-government, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedA Sydney mother who put her baby in danger of starvation by breastfeeding while on a raw food diet, which was allegedly organised by a naturopath, is handed a 14-month suspended sentence.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, leppington-2171, nsw, sydney-2000, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedPolice search for three people after a 14-year-old boy is left with serious injuries after being stabbed multiple times in an attack in Sydney's south-west.
Topics: crime, fairfield-2165, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedA gunman is on the run after a man was shot in the back in an attack in Fairfield in Sydney's south west overnight.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, fairfield-2165, nsw
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| UpdatedPeople living close to a house in Greenfield Park that was shot at in the early hours say "it's crazy" but they are used to drive-by shootings at the property.
Topics: fairfield-2165, greenfield-park-2176, nsw
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| UpdatedDrugs worth millions of dollars are seized and 12 people are charged after police carry out raids across the city's north and south-west.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, kellyville-2155, hoxton-park-2171, nsw, sylvania-2224, lane-cove-2066, parramatta-2150, sydney-2000, oxley-park-2760, west-hoxton-2171, fairfield-2165, fairfield-west-2165, st-marys-2760
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| UpdatedSome of the highest rates of informal - or invalid - voting is happening in Western Sydney battleground electorates with high migrant populations, prompting calls for voter education.
Topics: government-and-politics, immigration, sydney-2000, padstow-2211, hurstville-2220, liverpool-2170, fairfield-2165, blacktown-2148, belmore-2192, canterbury-2193, lakemba-2195, parramatta-2150
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| UpdatedOne of six men charged with the murder of 35-year-old Tu Luong in Sydney's south-west last year formally pleads not guilty in court.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, queanbeyan-2620, act, canberra-2600, sydney-2000, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedA 15-year-old boy is critically injured when a gas bottle explodes in Sydney's south-west.
Topics: accidents, fairfield-2165, sydney-2000
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Australian Iraqi and Syrian Christians say the Australian Government is moving too slowly and lives are being put at risk by delays in bringing their relatives into Australia.
Topics: refugees, federal-government, immigration, unrest-conflict-and-war, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedA Sydney teenager facing terrorism charges was caught with a tactical hunting knife and instructions on how to make an improvised explosive device (IED), court documents reveal.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, auburn-2144, nsw, australia, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedAn Iraqi refugee, Omar Al-Kutobi, and Kuwaiti student, Mohammad Kiad, accused of conspiring to prepare a terrorist act are committed to stand trial in Sydney.
Topics: terrorism, courts-and-trials, sydney-2000, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedTwo men charged over a fatal brawl in Sydney's west last week are granted bail in a Sydney court.
Topics: courts-and-trials, assault, bonnyrigg-2177, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedA man is dead and five others are injured after brawl in Sydney's west overnight, with neighbours saying they heard noises "like a car door being slammed" and a woman screaming.
Topics: assault, bonnyrigg-2177, fairfield-2165, greenfield-park-2176
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| UpdatedThe feet of two terror suspects are to be photographed for comparison after a successful forensic application by prosecutors in Sydney's Central Local Court.
Topics: terrorism, courts-and-trials, sydney-2000, fairfield-2165
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| UpdatedFour men avoid jail over a violent brawl at a children's birthday party in Sydney's south-west, but will have to serve intensive correction orders in the community.
Topics: courts-and-trials, fairfield-2165
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Seven men have been charged after police seize more than 100 kilograms of the drug ice, some hidden in flat-pack furniture.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000, nsw, burwood-2134, parramatta-2150, fairfield-2165, st-marys-2760, wentworthville-2145, australia
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A 26-year-old Sydney man is remanded in custody charged with the murder of his housemate, whose body was found in a garbage bin last week.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, courts-and-trials, police, epping-2121, fairfield-2165
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A woman is recued from a house fire in Fairfield after her partner and neighbours broke down the back door of the burning home.
Topics: residential, fairfield-2165
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The man accused of sexually assaulting and bashing to death Sydney teenager Mahmoud Hrouk will remain behind bars, while the results of a post-mortem examination on the 16-year-old will not be known for at least three months.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, fairfield-2165, campbelltown-2560