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Sydney is turning into a ghetto as poor are trapped by fewer jobs and rising ...

Sydney is the epicentre of a "crisis of suburbia", as new figures reveal inner city postcodes enjoyed the fastest income gains over the past decade, while the poorer outer suburbs went backwards after inflation. Experts have warned of a "ghettoisation ... >> view original

Deputy director Anne Flanagan retires from Art Gallery of NSW before first sod ...

Sydney Modern will double the size of the gallery's exhibition space, create a cultural plaza linking the gallery with other cultural institutions including the State Library of NSW and the Australian Museum, and provide indoor and outdoor exhibition ... >> view original

Damaging winds to hit NSW for Mother's Day

Mother's Day is set to be a little bit ruffled in NSW's southeast with a severe weather warning issued for damaging winds of up to 100km/h. The Bureau of Meteorology said winds are forecast to develop in parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Central ... >> view original

NSW police and military participate in counter-terrorism drill at Sydney's ...

NSW police and military participate in counter-terrorism drill at Sydney's Holsworthy barracks. PREV. 1 of 8. NEXT. FRIEND OR FOE: As part of Hermes Castle, a major counter-terrorism trial Here, an officer trains his weapon on several approaching ... >> view original

South Sydney duo Dylan Walker and Luke Keary to press NSW State of Origin ...

South Sydney duo Dylan Walker and Luke Keary will be given a chance to make a late push for State of Origin selection after being named to play St George Illawarra in round nine of the NRL. Former Kangaroos centre Walker and fellow NSW hopeful Keary ... >> view original

NSW Premier Baird to welcome Prince Harry

NSW Premier Mike Baird will help roll out the red carpet for Prince Harry in Sydney, but even a royal visit won't keep him away from question time in parliament. The premier is among hundreds expected to line the stairs of Sydney's Opera House on ... >> view original

WestConnex: New Sydney motorway to push toll to $11 per trip

Motorists will pay as much as $11 a trip when the completed WestConnex motorway opens, after the Liberal government decided to increase tolls on new Sydney motorways faster than the rate of inflation. The rate of increase means if WestConnex is built ... >> view original

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

Wet weather blamed for parasites in Sydney's drinking water

The Sunday Telegraph can reveal NSW Health was informed on each occasion, with follow-up tests giving supplies the all-clear. The test results are contained in the latest Sydney Water Quarterly Drinking Water Quality Report, which examines the findings ... >> view original

Sydney man sentenced to 24 years jail for 'appalling and abhorrent' sexual ...

A Sydney man who sexually abused his step-daughters, their school mates and the children of his friends over an eight-year period has been jailed for a maximum of 24 years and six months. The man, who was born in 1947 and who cannot be named for ... >> view original