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Amaani Siddeek is the South West Sydney reporter for the Canterbury Bankstown Express covering community, council, court and development.

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‘Kebab-alogue’: TikTok star’s mission to rate Sydney kebabs

By day, Oktay Sahin is a banking risk analyst. By night, he’s a TikTok star on a mission to rate every kebab store in Sydney. His goal: “Make kebabs great again.”

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A state goverment agreement to operate and manage a $42m Olympic facility will not be renewed next year, sparking fears the facility will be shut down for good.

‘Up in the air’: Fears Olympic facility will close as govt pulls out

The state government has decided against renewing an agreement to manage a $42m elite sporting facility in Sydney’s southwest, adding to fears the local council will be forced to close the Olympic venue.

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Murder charge after Sydney mother found dead inside apartment

A husband has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body inside a Sydney unit after what police allege to be “very violent” circumstances.

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The scene of a fatal crash on Cornelia St in Wiley Park, where police say a young man was hit and killed by an out of control car that left the road. Picture: Amaani Siddeek

Man accused of killing friend in car crash to fight charge

An international student accused of killing his friend in a car crash outside their southwest Sydney sharehouse is set to fight the charge.

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Artist impression of internal pedestrian walkway planned for Compass Centre redevelopment.

First look: Futuristic plans for Bankstown’s tallest towers

A $200m mega-development left in limbo for more than six years has been resuscitated, with the massive transformation set to change the Bankstown CBD revealed.

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A woman is accused of stealing a number of high-value items during a brazen, broad-daylight home invasion.

Sydney mum accused of stealing bags, jewellery during brazen home invasion

A Western Sydney mother is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in luxury bags, jewellery and personal documents during a brazen home invasion in broad daylight

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CANTERBURY BANKSTOWN EXPRESS/AAP. Generic photos of Bankstown Court House, Tuesday, 18th February 2020. (AAP IMAGE / Robert Pozo)

‘Cowboy company’ fined thousands for water pollution

A furious magistrate has lambasted a construction business after it admitted polluting a local water system, saying suburban Sydney is “tired of cowboy companies”.

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Watchdog finds former council worker corrupt over $208k benefits

A former southwest Sydney council project manager received a six-figure sum in benefits from his close friend, whose company reaped millions after being favoured in what the corruption watchdog has found to be a dodgy recruitment scheme.

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Sir Joseph Banks High School principal Rabieh Ghabrieh has been arrested over an alleged $1.4 million fraud against the NSW Department of Education. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=911502356833823&set=a.796095691707824&locale=ga_IE

New details of how school principal allegedly embezzled $1.4m

Court documents have revealed new details of how a Sydney school principal and his brother-in-law allegedly defrauded the Department of Education of $1.4m.

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These are the top schools with the best NAPLAN results in southwest Sydney

NAPLAN reveals top performing schools in south, southwest Sydney

The top performing NAPLAN schools for 2024 have been revealed. Find out which schools in Sydney’s south and southwest made the list.

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