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Crime

The ABC reporter, the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’

ABC investigative reporter Mahmood Fazal.

Award-winning ABC reporter Mahmood Fazal passed on menacing messages from an organised crime gang to journalists, one of whom became so fearful he reported it to police. Fazal denies any wrongdoing.

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Domestic violence

Inside the warped mind of a serial DV offender

Inside the warped mind of a serial DV offender

This man said he respects women. He threatened to kill an ex-partner with an axe and wouldn’t let her use the toilet alone for three days.

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Courts

‘$$landed’: How a CBA manager took millions in bribes

“I cannot believe we were this stupid,” read the message to Jon Waldron just before Christmas. Within days, he had been sacked from the bank.

Unemployment highs and lows in Sydney.

Where unemployment is highest (and lowest) in Sydney

Unemployment has ratcheted higher in Sydney. Here’s how the city’s regions compare on jobs.

Why this top Sydney school has resisted screens in class

Year 10 students in a Latin class at Sydney Grammar.

While many students are asked to bring their own devices into schools across the state, some are resisting the trend to have iPads or laptops in lessons.

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NSW Votes

Stolen ballot boxes, corrupt officials: The fake information targeting NSW voters

A ballot box illo

Heard the one about election officials using hidden graphite under their fingernails to change your vote?

Big business has a big problem with Sydney’s tolling shake-up

The big end of town is highly critical of one aspect of an independent review into the city’s patchwork of tolled motorways.

Novak Djokovic is struck on the head by a water bottle.

‘Nausea, dizziness, blood’: Djokovic says bottle blow still affecting him after shock loss

The world No.1 was comfortably beaten in the third round of the Italian Open, two days after being struck on the head by a bottle that fell from a fan’s backpack.

One wave every eight seconds: surfing comes to landlocked Sydney suburb

Surfers had a preview of the new URBNSURF wave pool at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush.

There was a surge of new surfers during the pandemic and a man-made facility at Sydney Olympic Park could draw even more people to the sport.

Jerry Seinfeld’s support for Israel prompts Duke university speech walkout

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld commencement ceremony at Duke University.

Figures in robes and caps, some waving Palestinian flags, were seen filing out of crowds of graduates assembled in the North Carolina university’s football stadium.

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Workplace

Good money, good vibes: Why Gen Z doesn’t care about work perks

Adam Jacobs and Chaz Heitner, co-founders of Hatch.

Free lunches, gym memberships and gimmicky thrills are no longer important to young professionals, according to a survey.

Inside Chris Dawson’s murder appeal

The convicted killer has asked the state’s top criminal appeal court to overturn his conviction for the murder of his wife Lynette Simms, who vanished in 1982.

Australian passengers are not offered any of the protections or rights that American or European air travellers receive.

Australian airline passengers are being treated like mugs

Compared to the US and Europe, Australian passengers are treated with contempt here. And that’s just the way the airlines like it.

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NRL 2024

Dom Young scores for the Roosters on Sunday.

Roosters’ first-half blitz sees them romp to victory over Warriors

The Warriors salvaged some pride with an improved second-half showing, but the damage was already done as the in-form Roosters piled on the points again.

Jack de Belin on the charge for the Dragons.
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De Belin family’s fury after perjury charge

The Dragons star’s parents and sister have lashed out at the police who investigated his case.

Sydney

Inner West residents recorded a 62 per cent pass rate for the practical car licence test over the past 12 months.

Almost everyone passes the driving test in Inverell. In Willoughby and Ryde, most people fail

Would-be drivers in parts of Sydney are far more likely to fail tests than counterparts in regional NSW.

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Warragamba spills over, South Coast flood warning

Warragamba Dam tips over capacity on Sunday morning.

The dam, four times the size of Sydney Harbour, supplies water to more than 5 million people.

Liberals look to female candidates to take the fight to teals

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The NSW Liberals ran male candidates in seats where a majority of voters are women. Was it surprising that female teals prevailed?

Man arrested after body found at train station

Wollongong train station, pictured in 2008.

Staff discovered the body of a 68-year-old man in a car park stairwell at Wollongong station. Police say the man arrested was known to the deceased.

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Recycling

Cycling’s dirty secret: 300,000 bikes a year dumped in landfill

Revolve Recycling in Alexandria has saved more than 10,000 bicycles from landfill.

The frenzy of bicycle purchases during the early COVID-19 pandemic is about to make the problem even worse. But one Sydney group has rescued almost 11,000 bikes from landfill.

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Property

The Chippendale apartment drew a crowd at auction.

Young couple beats parents buying ‘tough as nails’ home for kids

First home buyers paid $790,000 for the oversized 1990s brick one-bedroom unit, beating 11 others to the quiet, walkable location.

The Sydney suburbs with the highest share of distressed listings.

Sydney suburbs with the most distressed property sales

One in eight home sellers in the hardest-hit pocket of Sydney are motivated to get a deal done urgently as interest rates stay high.

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Sport

Engine gloom: Unprecedented injury carnage at Tahs demands answers

The Waratahs started the season with 10 front rowers in their squad. Five months on, they are all injured.

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NSW halfback options Nicho Hynes and Mitchell Moses after Nathan Cleary’s injury.

NSW have a halfback problem. Here are six contenders to replace Cleary

Nathan Cleary will miss the entire State of Origin series and two other main contenders to replace him are injured. Has the halves curse struck the Blues again?

Novak Djokovic is struck on the head by a water bottle.

‘Nausea, dizziness, blood’: Djokovic says bottle blow still affecting him after shock loss

The world No.1 was comfortably beaten in the third round of the Italian Open, two days after being struck on the head by a bottle that fell from a fan’s backpack.

Mitchell Moses.

Why Mitchell Moses may have only 80 minutes to prove he can save NSW

The Eels star is not a certain starter for a comeback in Magic Round as Michael Maguire’s headaches deepened with a couple of Roosters stars put on report.

Reeve Bal Pannu dreams of a baggy green one day.

Reeve dreams of wearing the baggy green, but the number of south Asian cricketers at the top is going backwards

The number of Australian cricketers with south Asian heritage is growing at the grassroots and junior levels, but not in the elite teams. But there is a plan to help kids like Reeve Bal Pannu follow in the footsteps of Usman Khawaja.

Lightning keeper Ashleigh Ervin expresses her frustration during Saturday night’s controversial Super Netball match against the Giants.

‘Farcical scenes’: Lightning lose netball match after thinking they’d won, but the result will stand

Sunshine Coast Lightning played keeping-off in the final 30 seconds of ordinary time, thinking they had a 71-70 lead. But replays later showed the scoreboard was wrong, and they were forced to play extra time.

Dom Young scores for the Roosters on Sunday.

Johnson injury adds to Warriors’ woes, but Roosters in magic form for Sharks

The Roosters celebrated Jared Waerea-Hargreaves’ 300th game for the club with a game that was all but decided after the first 20 minutes.

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