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Fairfield, Lakemba and Liverpool could all be gentrified next, according to some experts.

‘The new Redfern’: The areas set to be gentrified next

The extension of the metro line to Bankstown in tandem with the city’s housing crisis suggests the make-up of south-western suburbs will change.

  • Mostafa Rachwani

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Liberal candidate Carmen Lazar meets voters in Fairfield, where she used to be a Labor councillor and volunteer for Bowen’s campaigns.

The ex-Labor councillor trying to stop the party’s 55-year reign in this Sydney seat

In previous elections Carmen Lazar was a Labor volunteer handing out voting cards to a queue of voters. This year she’s handing out Liberal cards with her face on them.

  • Frances Howe
The special entertainment zone will apply around Burwood’s lively Chinatown.

Step aside, Kings Cross: Sydney’s night-time drawcards go west

Suburban restaurant strips will benefit from the state government’s night-life crusade to relax rules around trading hours, live music and noise complaints.

  • Megan Gorrey
Mitchell, 7, and Hazel, 5, tragically drowned at Floyd Bay on Saturday.

‘Beyond words’: Mother and two children pulled from Sydney river identified

A one-year-old boy has been left without his mother and two siblings after a tragic drowning in Sydney’s south-west.

  • Max Maddison
Fairfield Council

Fairfield Council: What your candidates said

There are 52 candidates to choose from.

Eight of the 10 richest LGAs in Sydney have the best access to councillors

One councillor for 2106 people – if you live in the right Sydney suburb

Council amalgamations – and councils that refused amalgamation – have resulted in enormous disparity headed into next week’s local government elections.

  • Nick Newling
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Fairfield City Council will provide free Australia Day merchandise, including flags, to its residents.

The Sydney council that’s stepping in to offer Australia Day paraphernalia

Local councils across the country are grappling with how to mark the day appropriately.

  • Anthony Segaert
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HSC subjects: where your school ranks on our lists

Whether it is science, maths or business studies, we have analysed subject average data for selective and comprehensive schools to reveal which schools excel in particular fields in the HSC.

  • Lucy Carroll, Nigel Gladstone and Syed Ahmad
A 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly failing to stop a Volkswagen sedan.

Boy, 13, arrested after chase in stolen car

The teenager was arrested after the Volkswagen sedan crashed and rolled early on Wednesday morning. Police are searching for two others who fled the scene.

  • Olivia Ireland
Fowler MP Dai Le raised concerns about the cost of the government’s controversial AUKUS submarine deal.

Dai Le, Frank Carbone form own political party to target western Sydney

Independent MP Dai Le and Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone say they want to challenge the major parties in federal seats across western Sydney.

  • Matthew Knott

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