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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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WEEKEND TELEGRAPH 29TH MAY 2022 STRICTLY EMBARGOED - DO NOT USE WITHOUT WEEKEND PIC DESK APPROVALPictured at home in Sydney is Amber Omar with her dog Peggy Sue.A survey has found that 39 per cent of SydneyÃs pet parents would rather sleep next to their pet than their partner.Picture: Richard Dobson

Pet owner snuggling with pooches over partners

A new survey has revealed people are kicking their partners out of bed at night, instead choosing to cuddle up with their dogs.

NSW

‘Toxic’ smoke warning as blaze erupts at Illawarra power station

A huge fire has erupted at an Illawarra power station, with police urging nearby residents to be wary of thick smoke, which is “being considered as toxic”.

NSW

Sorry, it’s not Covid, you’ve got Faux-vid

NSW is seeing one of its worst ever flu seasons on the back of lengthy Covid restrictions, but not even the offer of a free jab is enough to get people vaccinated.

NSW

WEEKEND TELEGRAPH: JUNE 11th,2022Beating the cold weather with beanies at Bondi are 5 year olds Claudia Jezewski (left) with friend Indi Martin of Bondi playing with their friends dog Munchie the Moodle.

Sydney’s dry spell comes at frosty price

The dry weather has been a welcome reprieve from La Nina, but it comes at an extra-frosty price as Antarctica’s winds trap Sydney in a polar freeze. Find out when it will pass.

UpdatedNSW

POOL IMAGES - 11/6/22POOL IMAGES FOR PUBLICATION - NSW Fire and Rescue put out a fire at the Cleanaway Resource Recovery Centre at Rockdale in Sydney this morning. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Rubbish tip fire may have been sparked by battery

A fire at a south Sydney rubbish tip is now under control but the waste company who operates the site has suggested a possible reason why the blaze may have ignited.

Lifestyle

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS - 9/6/22MUST CLEAR WITH PIC EDITOR ROHAN KELLY BEFORE PUBLISHING - Sneha Shakya. (correct spelling) with dogs Arty and Lucky her adopted dogs at Wolli Creek today. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

‘Catastrophic’: rescue shelters overflow with unwanted pandemic pets

Animal shelters across NSW say a sudden spike in unwanted pets have left them with “catastrophic” numbers of furry friends looking to be rehomed.

Police & Courts

Peter Elwin, 76, suffers from dementia and has been missing for two days with police and aged care staff concerned for his welfare.

Fears for elderly man missing from Heathcote nursing home

A search for an elderly man with dementia has widened after he went missing from his Heathcote nursing home in the early hours of Friday morning.

UpdatedPolice & Courts

Slain gangster ‘Brownie’ Ahmad’s nephew executed in front of family

Three theories have now emerged as to why a member of a well-known crime family was killed in front of his family in the latest shooting murder to rock south western Sydney.

Police & Courts

City on edge: ‘It’s scary not knowing if this will be your last day’

Sydney’s gangland shootings have so far cleared out the ranks of the city’s underbelly, but residents fear it is only a matter of time before civilians become collateral damage.

NewsWire

Alexandria Brookes leaves the Supreme Court in Sydney, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Paedophile’s fatherhood plans revealed

A convicted paedophile who abducted multiple children has told a court “I just want to be a father” as he fights to be freed.

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