Eight dead in six days: Horror week as road toll surges
Eight people have died in crashes across NSW since Friday taking the year’s road toll to 332, less than a fortnight before Christmas.
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Taxpayers slugged $5.4m for toll review with nothing to show for it
A review of Sydney’s toll network has cost taxpayers more than $5.4 million, but drivers have yet to see any changes.
Pictures reveal how Aussie capital is crippled by working from home
Canberra’s economy is being crippled by stay-at-home public servants as small businesses in the nation’s capital are hit by a massive loss of trade.
‘Watch fireworks at home’: Train strike union’s advice to NYE revellers
It wants to halve New Year’s Eve trains with one million people on the move, but the rail union says that won’t ruin Sydney’s big night: there are other options … like buses and staying home.
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‘Engine failure’: Qantas flight forced to land as grassfire breaks out
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Australian kids could be banned from social media by 2025
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Woman, 63, dies in diving incident at Sydney beach
A woman in her 60s has tragically died in a suspected diving incident at a popular Sydney beach on Friday morning.
How is Coldplay bigger than Taylor Swift? The answer is simple
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‘I apologise’: Council backflips on anti-racism event after mayor intervenes
North Sydney Council has dropped a “anti-racism” workshop after realising it had indirectly hired an anti-racism company co-founded by pro-Palestine activist Elsa Tuet-Roseberg to host it.
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