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Border officials in coronavirus quarantine after child-like sex doll discovery

Border Force officers searching the home of a man who allegedly imported a child-like sex doll came into contact with the man's partner, who was in self-imposed quarantine after a trip to South Korea.

by Sally Rawsthorne

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Education

Premier's message to schools: earn your freedom

by Jordan Baker

Fire and Rescue NSW escape flames as the Gospers mtn fire crosses the Bells Line of Rd at Berambing. 19 December 2019. Photo Nick Moir.

Bushfires

Climate change made 'really scary' fire extremes a third more likely

by Peter Hannam

Nuclear energy

Barilaro says Nationals will support Latham's nuclear power bill

by Alexandra Smith

Ambulances wait outside the Emergency Department at the Children's Hospital Westmead.

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Hospitals

Westmead reopens hospital war over children's heart surgery

by Harriet Alexander and Rachel Clun

Property bydomain

Prestige

Radio host Jackie O lists her immaculate Vaucluse house for $6.5m

Top-rating breakfast radio personality to test Sydney's hot auction market by putting her five-bedroom property under the hammer later this month.

by Tawar Razaghi

National

First-home buyer numbers up despite house prices increasing

Affordability has declined over the past quarter but that hasn't dissuaded first-time buyers, who have increased in almost every state and territory.

by Tawar Razaghi

National

Building firm collapses, causing job losses and leaving homes unfinished

by Melissa Heagney

NSW

Sydney suburb's last waterfront block to be sold hits the market

by Jack Needham

People & Places

The home that takes getting a bit of peace and quiet to a new level

by Kate Bartels

Transport

Coronavirus outbreak

Sydney transport authorities flag action amid coronavirus spread

by Tom Rabe

Public transport

Major delays for Sydney commuters after work train derails

by Jenny Noyes and Tom Rabe

Up to 16 bus routes face being cut from Sydney's east to make way for the new light rail.

Public transport

Labor warns proposal to cut Sydney buses is evidence of privatisation plan

by Tom Rabe

A controversial change Sydney's ferry service has been scrapped by the NSW government.

Public transport

Controversial ferry changes canned after community backlash

by Tom Rabe

Crime & Courts

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Coronavirus outbreak

Border officials in coronavirus quarantine after child-like sex doll discovery

by Sally Rawsthorne

More than a tonne of MDMA has been seized and five people charged in relation to its importation and intended distribution.

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Crime

Five people charged in Sydney's second-largest MDMA drug seizure

by Sally Rawsthorne

More than $78,000 in cash was found in the woman's home.

Courts

Company 'never existed': Former ad agency contractor charged over $1 million fraud

by Lucy Cormack

Northern beaches fitness instructor Harrison Hronopoulos.

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Crime

Bleeding on the brain, fractured skull: alleged one punch victim 'checking on woman's welfare'

by Sally Rawsthorne

Local council

Sydney building certifier Valerio Lilli.

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Development outrage

Building certifier for luxury Sydney hotel claims signature forged

by Angus Thompson

An artist's impression of the towers on the western edge of Sydney's Central railway

Development

Plans for high towers dwarfing Sydney's Central station spark concerns

by Matt O'Sullivan

NSW Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock says not all property developers are "evil".

Council controversy

Property developers aren't 'evil', minister says

by Angus Thompson

An artist's impression of Parramatta's escarpment boardwalk, which will run on the northern banks of the river opposite the ferry wharf.

Development

Cash top-up allows boardwalk along Parramatta River

by Matt O'Sullivan

A summer of fires and floods has created difficulties for Blue Mountains' tour operators.

Tourism

Fires, floods and a lack of funding: Adventure tourism faces uncertain future

by Andrew Taylor

Federal government minister and lieutenant of Scott Morrison,, Alex Hawke, opposes the ban.

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Liberal Party

Liberals enact plan B to ban property developer 'hit list' from local councils

by Michael Koziol

City life

Bar Pesta in Surry Hills is on the site of old Vietnamese favourite Xage.

Food culture

Bar Pesta puts an Asian twist into Italian pasta

When it comes to the unknown, there’s a difference between being cautious and switching to the flight or fight mode that makes us bulk buy toilet paper.