Meet every student who got 99.95 in this year’s HSC
One Sydney private boys school claimed one-quarter of the 51 perfect ATARs.
- by Lucy Carroll, Mary Ward and Ricky Blank
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Jen’s teenage summers were all about ‘being brown’. Decades later, she fears nothing has changed
With her daughter now 16, melanoma patient Jen Benfield is worried by the attitudes towards tanning still held by the next generation.
- by Mary Ward
Raygun: The Musical cancelled after Olympian issues legal threat
Legal letters asked comedian Steph Broadbridge to cancel the show and not use the name “Raygun” or the athlete’s “kangaroo dance”.
- by Mary Ward
Why the NSW government has inked a $16 million deal with a man in Trump’s inner circle
Among the dozens on stage in Florida as a newly elected Donald Trump gave his victory speech was UFC CEO Dana White.
- by Mary Ward
Londoners don’t have to. Should Sydneysiders need a helmet to ride?
Police are issuing almost half the number of fines for cycling without a helmet as they did five years ago. If Sydney wants more cyclists, should adults need one to ride?
- by Mary Ward
Warnings for older mobile phones, medical devices as 3G shuts down
Tens of thousands of older mobile phones and other devices will cease to work from Monday, when the nation’s 3G network is finally shuttered.
- by Mary Ward
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Tragedy
‘Nothing could be done’: Three dead after planes collide in south-west Sydney crash
Two light planes have collided near The Oaks, in the city’s outer south-west.
- by Frances Howe and Mary Ward
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Road safety
‘One bad decision’: Motorcycle deaths reach 10-year high
One in five fatal crashes on NSW roads this year has involved the death of a biker or their passenger, prompting warnings for both motorists and bikers.
- by Mary Ward
Kseniia and Nika will face their most daunting HSC exam first
The girls are excited to stay in Australia, after learning they will be considered for a residency pathway which will qualify them for HECS. But first, they must tackle HSC English.
- by Mary Ward
The school that turned a Sydney suburb French
With 6.1 per cent of its population speaking French in the home, Killarney Heights is the Francophone capital of Australia. But it was not always this way.
- by Mary Ward
We tax big tobacco due to its health impact. Why not social media companies?
Mental health advocates say the government is failing young people by pushing social media bans instead of improving access to unaffordable psychology services.
- by Mary Ward
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