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‘Doing a tester’: The man who gave a sex worker fentanyl thinking it was cocaine
Shadi Salameh told a court that he was less “morally blameworthy” because he didn’t realise the drug was the synthetic opiate.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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The pub renovation, a beloved cockatoo and the search for a new home
When a Sydney pub was sold this month, the plight of its cockatoo-in-residence became the locals’ crusade to find it a new home.
- by Frances Howe
Review
Lunas
This laid-back inner west spot is like a vine-clad European backyard
Shared meals and outdoor dining give customers a taste of Portugal at Lunas in Petersham.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Review
Frango Charcoal Chicken
Frango Charcoal Chicken
The cult famous chilli sauce is a closely guarded secret of the Fernandes family.
Popular Sydney suburbs where houses are snapped up fastest
Properties are selling rapidly in trendy and affordable pockets of Sydney, defying a broader slowdown in which many homes are taking longer to sell.
- by Kristy Johnson and Alexandra Middleton
Investor beats first home buyers, upgraders for $2.26m North Strathfield house
Within metres of the home runs the WestConnex tunnel, the existing train line and the future Metro West Project, which buyers saw as a drawcard.
- by Tawar Razaghi
First-home buyers nab Petersham townhouse for $1,765,000
Buyers priced out of the housing market are competing fiercely for next-best options, agents say, on another red-hot Sydney Saturday.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Review
Splash
‘So damn good’: The chip butty our reviewer ordered five times in three days
From carb-loaded marvels to the Bradman burger, there’s plenty to lap up at this family-friendly cafe.
- by Lee Tran Lam
Goodbye pokies, hello hoedowns: How this bowling club saved itself
A switch to community-led decisions is paying dividends at a growing number of clubs and pubs across Sydney.
- by Bianca Hrovat
Soulmate Newtown opens Splash, a poolside cafe slinging old-school favourites
The family-friendly venture with all the killer pythons, chip butties and fish sangas pocket money can buy.
- by Bianca Hrovat
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