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Jim O’Rourke is a journalist with more than 35 years’ experience writing for major metropolitan newspapers as well as community and regional mastheads. He has covered politics, local government, industrial relations, transport, courts and crime.

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Jim O'Rourke

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS- 24/8/22 MUST CHECK WITH PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE USING - Nathan Moran from the Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council, pictured at the site of a controversial new housing development planned for Belrose. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Revealed: New twist in Sydney Aboriginal land redevelopment bid

There has been a new twist in the push to redevelop Aboriginal-owned land on the northern beaches to allow for up to 450 homes and a cultural protection zone.

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Soccer drinks ended up with $20k damage bill, court case

Drinks after an amateur soccer match ended with a player arrested — and a $20k damages bill after he crashed his car on the way home from a popular Sydney pub.

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Airbnb host allegedly recorded intimate images of guests

A Sydney Airbnb host allegedly recorded intimate images of his guests with hidden cameras over a two-year period.

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Covid swab collector banned for life after pretending to be doctor

A pathology swab collector, who pretended to be a specialist doctor and “examined” a young woman at a Sydney Covid test centre, has been banned for life.

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Senior Sydney Metro contractor convicted of drink driving

A senior engineer, helping to build the Sydney Metro rail network, was three times over the limit when he crashed his Land Rover off a country road.

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Beaches man linked to $500k Ferrari in alleged crypto scam

A Sydney man has been linked to the seizure of a $500,000 Ferrari in an alleged $5.5m cryptocurrency scam bust.

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Pictures of dirty, dangerous and dilapidated conditions at Narrabeen Sports High School in July 2023, provided by Liberal MP for Pittwater Rory Amon

$20m in work to fix ‘third world’ state of Sydney high school

After shocking pictures emerged of ‘third world’ conditions at a Sydney high school, authorities have confirmed a $20m price tag to repair and refurbishing classrooms.

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Three participants in the Men's Kitchen Northern Beaches cooking sessions. Picture: Jim O'Rourke

Revealed: New Sydney locations of cooking classes for older blokes

Older men aged into their 90s are signing up in droves for learn-to-cook classes – with new kitchens opening across Sydney. See them here.

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An artist's impression of the proposed $10.2 million refurbishment of Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club, which includes the creation of a Museum of Surf. Picture: Bonus + Associates

Multimillion-dollar makeover bid for historic Sydney surf club

A proposed $10m refurb of an ageing Sydney surf club will include a museum featuring the king of surfing and a new restaurant on the beach. Here is your first look at the plans.

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Secretary of the NSW Education Department, Murat Dizdar, with students at Toongabbie East Public School as part of the "School Experience Program". Picture: NSW Department of Education

Education bosses back in the classroom in department shake-up

A Sydney school saw Education Department bosses packing their lunch boxes and sent back to the classroom in a program to better support frontline public school teachers.

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