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Nithya Reddy, the sister of Preethi Reddy who was killed in March this year.
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Crime

Preethi Reddy's sister on life after tragedy and the phone calls from her sister's killer

Nithya Reddy, the sister of Preethi Reddy who was killed in March this year.

Nithya Reddy says it's now time to tell her sister's story; that of another Australian woman to lose her life at the hands of someone she knew.

  • by Lucy Cormack

'Too confronting': Students hope Goodes film will teach lessons about racism

Sydney Swans champion Adam Goodes during the 2015 season, when he was booed out of the sport without support from the AFL.

School students said they felt angry, confused, frustrated and annoyed when watching The Final Quarter, made of footage from the last three years of Adam Goodes' career.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos and Taylor Denny

Fatal inner-city attack the latest in spate of Sydney stabbings

Police came to the Camperdown apartment because officers heard a man shouting for help

A 25-year-old man and two 40-year-old men have been stabbed to death in three separate incidents across Sydney in the past week.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne

Yemen rebels claim mass capture of Saudi soldiers in attack

Houthi rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

Houthi rebels say they have taken thousands prisoner and destroyed three brigades.

  • by Mohammed Hatem

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Seriously, Scott, are Greta's warnings any scarier than your church's?

Seriously, Scott, are Greta's warnings any scarier than your church's?

When it comes to making children anxious, surely the notion of eternal torment for unbelievers is unparalleled.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Ghanim fights to regain his arms - and his family

Ghanim fights to regain his arms - and his family

The Sydney man, who lost his arms in a horrific workplace accident, is learning to use his new robotic hands with the power of his mind.

  • by Melissa Penn and Troy Mansell
Taylor Swift at the Billboard Music Awards earlier this year.

Swift has caused one of the biggest headaches in racing's history

The Taylor Swift Melbourne Cup debacle shows why jockey clubs should start addressing public concerns about the treatment of race horses.

  • by Andrew Hornery
The Lululemon Seawheeze half-marathon in Vancouver.

Can you go from 200m to 21km in two months?

For as long as I can remember, I have said I am 'not a runner' with a certainty as if it was stamped onto my birth certificate. Until I tried to change things.

  • by Mary Ward
Michael Greene, the father of Giants footballer Toby Greene has been charged with headbutting a police officer after the AFL grand final.

Father of GWS footballer charged with headbutting female police officer 

Toby Greene's father Michael was remanded in custody and is expected to face a hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Sunday.

  • by Vince Rugari and Ashleigh McMillan
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Roosters set up shot at history and date with Green Machine

  • by Christian Nicolussi
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Sydney

The review to be published Monday will call for a review into the Kings Cross lockouts in another 12 months.

Booze-fuelled party days are over, says MP

"That density should never be allowed to be created again," the Sydney MP Alex Greenwich said ahead of the release of a review of the lockout laws.

  • by Michael Koziol

Horror weekend of deaths on NSW's roads as police warn drivers

After a horror start to the weekend and four deaths across NSW, police have pleaded with road users to exercise caution.

After a horror start to the weekend and six deaths across NSW, police have pleaded with road users to exercise caution.

  • by Kate Aubusson
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Education

'It's tokenism': GPS schools split over multi-disability race

Athletes at the Australian track and field championships for athletes with a disability.

Sydney's top private boys schools abandoned a plan to include a race for students with disabilities at the GPS athletics carnival.

  • by Jordan Baker

National

Politics

Secret report urged 'positive' spin on refugees

Secret report urged 'positive' spin on refugees

The review has been kept secret by the Morrison government since February.

  • by Michael Koziol

Business

7-Eleven to sell 15 outlets in one-day auction extravaganza

7-Eleven to sell 15 outlets in one-day auction extravaganza

Convenience and fuel retailer hopes to drum up $70 million through the sale of 15 key properties around the country.

  • by Simon Johanson

World

Protesters hold umbrellas during demonstration.

Police crackdown on Umbrella anniversary

Tong Hua, 58, sped down Harcourt Road in a wheel chair with two dozen armed riot police in hot pursuit. 

  • by Kirsty Needham
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A wave of younger buyers are reshaping this north shore suburb

A wave of younger buyers are reshaping this north shore suburb

What was once a sleepy little enclave has well and truly woken up. This lower north shore quiet achiever has seen a dramatic evolution over the past five years.

  • by Elicia Murray
The penthouse in a Harry Seidler landmark with a $16.5m guide

The penthouse in a Harry Seidler landmark with a $16.5m guide

Every world city has its classic prestige residential buildings. In Sydney, the penthouse in one such building is set to go under the hammer.

  • by Jen Melocco
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Culture

Christine Anu and her daughter Zipporah are entertaining at the NRL Grand Final.

NRL grand final to be a family affair for Christine Anu

The Aussie icon will be sharing the stage at the NRL Women's grand final with her daughter Zipporah.

  • by Robert Moran
Judith Durham: part of the national musical story.

Why Aussie legend Judith Durham may never sing in public again 

While her days of performing publicly are behind her, the Seekers' Judith Durham celebrates being honoured with an Australian Women In Music lifetime achievement award next month

  • by Neil McMahon

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Sport

Michael Greene, the father of Giants footballer Toby Greene has been charged with headbutting a police officer after the AFL grand final.

Father of Toby Greene charged with headbutting female police officer

The GWS footballer's father, Michael, was remanded in custody after the MCG incident and will appear in Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

  • by Vince Rugari and Ashleigh McMillan
Luke Keary (right) has been cleared to play in the NRL grand final after tussling with Felise Kaufusi.

Keary free to play grand final after escaping with low-grade charge

The Roosters star had been under scrutiny for a tackle on Melbourne back-rower Felise Kaufusi in their preliminary final on Saturday night.

  • by Adam Pengilly

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