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Brazil: Daredevil paraplegics take to the skies in FLYING wheelchairs1:28

Roofs were lifted from buildings and homes, while in central Sydney a large glass window shattered and fell onto Market St. Schools throughout NSW have closed for the day as has the University of Newcastle. There rainfall has been breaking records in ... >> view original

Pedestrian fatalities and injuries: ad campaign highlights Sydney's trouble spots

The NSW police have introduced motorcycle patrol officers in central Sydney to crack down on pedestrian misbehaviour, including frequent blitzes on jaywalking. On the police's estimate the officers' presence has brought about a 30 per cent reduction in ... >> view original

Craziest photos of the Sydney storm

Bit windy in Sydney at the moment. Cat 2 cyclone I've heard. It lifted our trampoline up from lower backyard smashed it through the pool fence and splashed it down in the pool. Some 12-15m of flight. The boys are excited for the pool x trampoline ... >> view original

Foreign demand for Sydney housing surges

Foreign appetite for new housing in Sydney and NSW surged to more than one in five purchases in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest NAB Residential Property Survey. Offshore buyers accounted for 21 per cent of all NSW housing sold ... >> view original

Sydney weather: Carnival Spirit cruise ship stuck outside the Heads as giant ...

The ship may be close to port, but it could be a while until the passengers touch dry land, as Port Authority of NSW has closed Sydney Harbour for commercial shipping because of wild weather. "The Sydney Harbour master has closed the port of Sydney and ... >> view original

Sydney property market hits highest ever auction clearance rate; NSW named ...

The record-breaking 88.2% clearance rate comes as bidders in Sydney's inner west broke suburb-by-suburb records. A 938-square-metre Federation bungalow in Haberfield, for example, was bought for $1,666,000, $215,000 more than the previous record ... >> view original

Glenn Stewart considered for NSW Origin recall

A new lease on life at South Sydney has Glenn Stewart under consideration for a recall to the NSW Origin team for the first time since 2012. Stewart, who has been named at five-eighth for Monday night's match against Cronulla, is acknowledged as one of ... >> view original

'Kind hearted' Sydney man Nicholas Tooth dies after rugby match

Mr Tooth, originally from Wallabadah in the New England region of NSW, lived in Sydney and studied agricultural economics at the University of Sydney. Charles Murray, the president of the Quirindi Lions football club, told the ABC the death was a ... >> view original

Fake video of man surfing in front of Sydney Opera House resurfaces after storms

The storms battering parts of NSW have allowed pranksters a second shot at online glory with a de-bunked video of a surfer catching waves in front of Sydney's Opera House once again doing the rounds on social media. This morning a Vine of the fake ... >> view original

Sydney weather: Damaging winds and heavy rain hit commuters

5:49pm: Forecast for tomorrow: Sydney's in for another very rainy, very windy day on Tuesday, according to the BOM. We're in for a 95% chance of rain at 20-60mm in the Sydney area and heavy rainfall likely in the morning. Southerly winds will blow 50 ... >> view original