'Dancing queen' puts Asian-fusion centre stage
Sydney Lunar Festival regular Lily Cheng is back again for 2020, this time with some modern twists.
- by Eilidh Mellis
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Sisterhood of dance: how veteran choreographer stays forever young
Mrs Zhang, a Chinese dance choreographer and team leader, has seen 24 Lunar New Years in Sydney - each "livelier, bigger, [and] more festive" than the last.
- by Eilidh Mellis
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Bodies of US firefighters retrieved as cockpit recorder may give answers
The bodies of the three firefighters who died when their air tanker smashed into the ground in southern NSW have been recovered.
- by Tom Rabe, Matt O'Sullivan, Anthony Galloway and Eilidh Mellis
'Trained for the untrainable': Former water bomber member says crew safest in the sky
A former C-130 water bomber crew member has praised the professionalism of the US airmen fighting the Australian bushfires, following a deadly crash in southern NSW.
- by Eilidh Mellis
Three dead as air tanker fighting bushfires crashes near Snowy Mountains
Three people have died after a C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a fire in southern NSW on Thursday.
- by Matt Bungard and Eilidh Mellis
Passengers on last flight from Wuhan unaware of city's shutdown
Many were not aware the city they had left had been shut down as Chinese authorities try to stop the spread of a new coronavirus.
- by Laura Chung and Eilidh Mellis
Cheongsam is the new black at Lunar New Year festival
Donna and Maria Wang have spent thousands of dollars on dresses “just because of love” for their Chinese heritage.
- by Eilidh Mellis
What you must do before Lunar New Year (if you want good fortune)
Lunar New Year is the most important and auspicious time of the year for many Asian-Australians. Here are the do's and don'ts for good fortune in the year ahead.
- by Eilidh Mellis
'Like soap': Heavy rainfall and debris creates havoc on the roads
NSW drivers are being urged to take care after the state's first significant rainfall in months creates hazardous road conditions.
- by Eilidh Mellis
Two injured in backyard shipping container 'flash-type explosion'
A middle-aged couple have been seriously burned in a blast south of Sydney.
- by Eilidh Mellis
City of Parramatta Council drops Australia Day fireworks display
Parramatta's Australia Day fireworks have been cancelled, with the city opting to donate to the Rural Fire Service instead.
- by Eilidh Mellis
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