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Man murdered, dumped in Botany was in ‘sophisticated’ drug operation
Police, who arrested Rex Chen in a drug sting operation two years ago, are hunting foreign hitmen over the murders of Chen and his wife.
- by Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne
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Drug links to man whose body was dumped near Sydney airport
Missing Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen’s body was found less than 10 metres from where his wife’s corpse was discovered a week earlier.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Husband and wife killed in ‘targeted double murder’ over financial debts, police believe
A body believed to be that of Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen has been found in Sydney bushland metres from where his wife’s body was discovered.
- by Riley Walter
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‘Someone’s mother, daughter, sister, friend’: Woman’s body discovered near Sydney Airport
Police are now working to identify the woman whose badly decomposed body was found covered in plastic in bushland off Foreshore Drive in Botany.
- by Penry Buckley, Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
Eastwood villa sells for $1.66 million, almost tripling since 2007
Four downsizers from the suburb and surrounds registered to bid on the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home that last sold for $570,000 less than two decades ago.
- by Kristy Johnson
Seven years in Botany and loving every day
It’s a sign of the times when you need to move because a growing family demands more space.
- by George Palathingal
Sydney council rejects 200 homes in 15 minutes
Bayside Council in the inner south is forging ahead with plans to ban apartment buildings in areas zoned for low- and medium-density housing.
- by Michael Koziol
Homes near Sydney Airport face aircraft noise disruption during curfew
Residents in several suburbs in Sydney’s south-east may be impacted in the early hours of the morning due to runway maintenance and other airport projects.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Garbage truck driver allegedly stabbed with pen in road rage incident
Police said they received reports that a 49-year-old man had been stabbed in the arm by the driver of a silver Kia Carnivale wagon in Sydney’s south about 3.25pm.
- by Olivia Ireland and Anthony Segaert
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Sydney
The queen of Turkish breakfasts at Malika Bakehouse in Botany
This cafe will have you dreaming of Sunday mornings in Istanbul.
- by Lee Tran Lam
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Pollution
Fears ferry project could unearth contamination near popular Sydney beach
The state’s environmental watchdog has criticised the plans, warning the “nature and extent” of contamination has not been fully assessed.
- by Carrie Fellner
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