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Chao Wang, aka Charlie Lotzke, and a Lamborghini

Luxury hotels and a Lamborghini: School captain ‘conned mates out of millions’

Chao Wang claimed he was running a successful betting company. Police allege it was all a “heinous” scam to steal more than $2 million from investors.

  • Perry Duffin

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Ashfield Mall in Sydney’s inner west

The long list of fire failures at shopping centre revealed

A shopping complex in the inner west is at the centre of a fire safety crackdown after concerned shoppers raised the alarm with authorities.

  • David Barwell
Outfield Cafe in Ashfield.

Outfield

This venue is a finalist for best family-friendly cafes in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The brewing apparatus at Moment Tea.

Moment Tea

This venue is a finalist for best sandwich in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The council wants higher density housing around Parramatta Road.

The plan to build more 11-storey unit blocks in Sydney’s inner west

The local council didn’t like the state government’s plans to boost housing stock around train stations and urban centres, so it came up with its own plan.

  • Megan Gorrey
A crime scene was established at the Ashfield Civic Centre following the incident.

Teen charged over alleged assault of MAGA hat-wearing man at polling booth in PM’s electorate

An elderly man is in hospital and a teenager has been charged after a dispute over a campaign corflute.

  • Josefine Ganko and Riley Walter
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Inner West Council says it is aware of a photo taken by a local showing a man appearing to drill into a tree at Allman Park.

Sydney’s tree police ready to flex muscle on vandals

Sydney councils have long called for stricter penalties after a spate of tree destruction in waterfront suburbs – now fines are going to rise.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Hirsh Modi.

As public school enrolments fall, boys’ schools are bucking the trend

Hirsh Modi is one of hundreds of additional boys headed for single-sex schooling this year.

  • Christopher Harris
Police are offering a $500,000 reward to solve the alleged murder of William Rogers.

‘Callous and cowardly’: Hunt for killer of taxi driver shot down in cold blood

William Rogers was shot in the chest and left for dead in Sydney’s inner west. Police are offering a $500,000 reward for information to help catch his alleged killer.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Apartments in Sydney’s inner west.

Inner West Council moves to reduce light, parking and floorspace rules for apartments

As a well-connected and desirable place to live, the inner west is at the centre of Sydney’s housing density debate.

  • Michael Koziol

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