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NSW Swifts beat Melbourne Vixens 67-43 at Sydney's Super Dome, giving ...

Swifts climbed above defending champions Vixens into third in the Australian conference with a crushing 67-43 loss on a record-setting Sunday afternoon at Sydney's Super Dome. A crowd of 10,370 eclipsed the previous competition regular season ... >> view original

NSW coach Laurie Daley's plans in disarray ahead of State of Origin opener in ...

Dugan was one of the few certain starters in the NSW side before suffering a knee injury in Australia's Anzac test loss to New Zealand in Brisbane on Sunday. More should be known about the extent of the St George Illawarra star's injury on Tuesday amid ... >> view original

Annastacia Palaszczuk asks Queenslanders to donate to flood recovery

The state emergency service (SES) said it received about 200 calls for help overnight on Saturday, mainly because of flash flooding in Coffs Harbour, the Hunter and north Sydney. On the NSW north coast on Saturday, a six-year-old boy died after being ... >> view original

NSW storm: three dead as Sydney and Hunter region lashed by wild weather ...

Flooding near Raymond Terrace in the northern part of New South Wales. More than 20 people have been rescued from floodwaters and more than 200,000 homes and businesses are without power as storms continue to lash parts of the state. Photograph: ... >> view original

Police probe uncovers web of drug syndicates across NSW

They seized more than 100kg of drugs and precursors destined for Sydney streets and laid more than 80 charges. The operation, codenamed Apteria, started with an investigation into Port Botany stevedore Emanuel Cachia and his associates in May 2014. >> view original

Rain-damaged construction hole threatens apartment blocks in Sydney's west

The job was one of more than 1000 the SES had responded to since 7pm on Thursday as wild weather hit Queensland and New South Wales, fatally sweeping three cars off the road north of Brisbane and killing a six-year-old boy at South Ballina. More than ... >> view original

Sydney weather: Sports face a muddy weekend as 'extreme rain' falls to the north

Mud wrestling could be the favoured sport this weekend in Sydney as the city cops the fringe of an east coast low already bringing flooding rains to north-eastern parts of NSW and southern Queensland. Sydney is likely to receive 15-30mm of rain on ... >> view original

West Sydney residents hold vigil to remember 34 female violence victims and ...

Candlelight bounced off the sombre faces of west Sydney locals on Monday night as they gathered to remember female victims of violence, and the death of one woman close to home. Local police, domestic violence workers, and council staff joined the ... >> view original

Sydney storms: NSW bracing for MORE rain as another low 'could form' this week

Meteorologist Don White said last week's storm was unprecedented for NSW — a 48-hour hammering of wind and rain throughout the Hunter, Central Coast and parts of northern Sydney. Maitland, one of the worst-hit areas, copped more than 400mm of rain ... >> view original

Sydney and northern New South Wales face more heavy rain, Bureau of ...

Manager of the bureau's NSW Weather Services, Andrew Treloar said Sydney could be affected by this weather event. "Current guidance suggests that Sydney is likely to be on the fringe of this event," Mr Treloar told 702 ABC Sydney. "However, we're alert ... >> view original