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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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A school principal - Rabieh Gahbrieh, top centre, - was arrested along with his brother-in-law by Financial Crime Squad detectives over alleged fraud and corruption offences against the NSW Department of Education. Police executed three search warrants in Georges Hall, Yagoona, and Revesby, locating and seizing electronics, $42,400 cash, a ballistics vest, and luxury watches. Pictures: Supplied

‘Deep family fraud’: Principal arrested over alleged $1.4m scam

A Sydney school principal and his brother-in-law are behind bars on remand after allegedly pocketing cash intended for maintenance work.

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At least 20 students from a southwest Sydney school were given an ultimatum at their luxe Year 12 formal - remove the keffiyeh, or go home.

‘Huge injustice’: School’s ultimatum for students at formal

Security guards issued at least 20 graduates of a southwest Sydney school an ultimatum when they arrived at their year 12 formal, ordering them to remove traditional scarves or be denied entry.

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Jobels Cafe owner Josephine Nakhoul said she is struggling to fill seats since the closure of the T3 line. Picture: Facebook

Train line closure ‘killing’ popular Sydney cafe

Jobel’s Cafe is a Belmore institution, famous for its star blue-and-white regulars. But ongoing Metro conversion works are killing off foot traffic to the Bulldogs hotspot, creating a 30 per cent downturn in trade.

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A southwest Sydney council has spent just shy of $140,000 investigating code of conduct complaints allegedly filed against an individual councillor.

‘Waste’: Ratepayers fork out $140k to investigate councillor

A Sydney councillor has accused political rivals of “weaponising” the code of conduct system against her, following revelations ratepayers forked out up to $140,000 to fund investigations.

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**WARNING FEES APPLY**ONE TIME USE** MUST CREDIT TNV**, MALE AGED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY-NINE YEARS HAS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER AN EXPLOSION AND FALL FROM THE SECOND STORY OF A BUILDING. AFTER SUSTAINING MAJOR BURNS THE MAN ALSO FELL 6-8 METERS, CAUSING A FOOT COMPOUND FRACTURE AND SHOULDER DISLOCATION., MEREDITH ST, BANKSTOWN

‘Significant burns’: Man injured in western Sydney explosion

A man has been rushed to hospital with “significant burns” after a gas explosion, which occurred while he was cooking a barbecue on the balcony of a second-storey unit in Sydney’s west.

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Generic NSW POLICE, AMBO & Fire pix for onlinePhoto: Tom Parrish

Man accused of vile act after allegedly breaking into home

A southwest Sydney man, accused of supplying large amounts of cocaine, also allegedly broke into a woman’s home and raped her.

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Dozens of teachers, students and parents attended a snap protest outside Condell Park High School after the school banned a student from attending his Year 12 formal for wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh. Picture: Canterbury Bankstown Express

‘Cowardly’: Snap protest amid outrage over school’s scarf ban

Students, parents and teachers are demanding the state’s education department apologise after a student was banned from attending his Year 12 formal for wearing a Palestinian scarf.

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New data has revealed the suburbs where people are dumping up to 40 trolleys every day.

‘Had enough’: Worst suburbs in shopping trolley ‘scourge’

New tech has revealed the southwest Sydney suburbs where people are dumping up to 40 trolleys every day, as the area’s councillors vent their frustration over the “eyesores”.

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‘I did something’: Woman’s alleged comment after ex stabbed

A man is in a critical condition, with multiple stab wounds, after an alleged domestic violence attack in Sydney’s west. His estranged partner is now behind bars on remand.

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Officers arrested a 38-year-old man in Prairiewood. Picture: NSW Police

‘Tens of millions’: Huge sums in cross-border drug bust

A Sydney-based crime syndicate is alleged to be behind the trafficking of 56kg of drugs, with planes among the methods used to transport substances across the country.

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