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They were a young couple building their life together: a new house, a wedding and a honeymoon touring the US and Mexico. But Fayrouz Abou Chacra, a teacher at a public high school in south Sydney, and her builder husband Shadi were allegedly building ... >> view original

Giddy-ups get more love than startups in NSW budget: Sydney MP Alex Greenwich

The NSW government will invest millions of dollars in STEM education as well as small business in a bid to create the jobs of the future. However, Sydney MP Alex Greenwich says the state budget does little to help tech startups. The Baird government ... >> view original

Drug lab found as cops target guns

POLICE continued their crackdown on gun crime throughout the Sydney region this week, slapping 10 people with orders preventing them from owning or possessing firearms. The two-day operation proactively targeted gun crime and served 10 Firearm ... >> view original

'Cruel' NSW mother jailed over son's death

She lied to police, saying her seven-year-old son fell off his pogo stick. Now this Sydney mother will spend more than 10 years behind bars over the brutal abuse of the child, and standing by as he lay dying from a head injury. Justice Ian Harrison on ... >> view original

Lindt Cafe siege survivor donates TV appearance fee to hospital

Lindt Cafe siege survivor Louisa Hope has launched a fund to help nurses at the Prince of Wales Hospital, where she was treated after being shot during the 17-hour hostage ordeal. Gunman Man Haron Monis took Louisa and her mother Robyn hostage, ... >> view original

Wet wipes spark severe allergic reactions, prompt health warning in South ...

A health warning has been issued over the use of wet wipes following a spike in allergic reactions to some products. The South Australian Government said national figures showed 15 per cent of people tested this year had reacted to the preservative ... >> view original

Genome mapping could find a way to finally give blowflies the flick

Don't let its beautiful name and shimmering green body fool you. The Australian sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina is a nasty parasite. But in mapping its genome, scientists hope to have gained the upper hand against one of the country's most insidious pests. >> view original

Baby In X-Ray Machine Causes Social Media Buzz

According to Pigg-O-Stat.com, it has been the first choice for pediatricians and other medical professionals since the 1960s. The Pigg-O-Statt is designed to position infants and young children to get an X-ray without complications. After the photo of the child in ... >> view original

Perth Zoo health checks elderly python

PERTH Zoo is concerned about the health of its elderly reticulated python Cuddles, who has lost weight and body condition. WITH a length of five metres and weighing 46kg, Cuddles needed to be doubled up to fit into a CT scanner at Murdoch University, ... >> view original

The real reason you wait for life saving medicine

EVERY week a drug company delays seeking approval for a new cancer medicine up to 156 patients will die, and Australian patients are waiting up to five months longer than the US and Europe. A government report has blamed drug companies for delaying ... >> view original