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The “heroic” police officer who rescued the 14-year-old boy from the water is wrapped in a red blanket.

Hero cop saves boy, 14, after fatal jet-ski accident

Two boys, aged 14 and 15, were thrown into the water after a jet-ski they were riding hit an obstacle in the Georges River on Tuesday evening.

  • Josefine Ganko and Kayla Olaya

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The F/A-18 Hornet under the Aperture in the Middle East Gallery, seen during a visit to view construction work of Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Wednesday 2 July

From Black Hawks to $2 pool noodles: Inside the new Anzac Hall

Engineering and architectural nous is behind the controversial expansion of the Australian War Memorial, which will include helicopters, armoured vehicles and an F/A-18A Hornet.

  • Julie Power
Nzuri died during labour at Sydney Zoo on Thursday.

Giraffe and unborn calf die in latest Sydney Zoo tragedy

Several animals have suddenly died at the zoo in recent years, including a chimpanzee and bull sharks.

  • Josefine Ganko
A spread of crab blini with hollandaise, chips, steak Diane and Skull Island prawns with black pepper butter (clockwise from left).
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Why this perpetually busy restaurant is one of Sydney’s most meaningful dining experiences

Cafe Paci might have the look and feel of a bistro, but the food tells a more complex story.

  • Myffy Rigby
Sydney’s roast chicken territories.

El Jannah’s new store redraws Sydney’s ‘Red Rooster Line’

Sydney isn’t just divided by postcodes – it’s also split by charcoal chicken chains. Now, the rapidly expanding Lebanese business, launched in Granville in 1998, has pushed well past the boundary.

  • Erina Starkey
L:iberal candidate Gisele Kapterian

The 151 ballots that the NSW Liberals say should overturn the Bradfield result

In her High Court petition, Gisele Kapterian says some ballot papers were wrongly rejected in the final recount, while others were incorrectly allowed.

  • Alexandra Smith
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Premier Chris Minns tours the new metro train platforms at Bankstown station on Monday.

Commuters face at least another eight-month wait for new metro line opening

The state government is reluctant to commit to an opening date due to the complexity of converting a heavy rail line in Sydney’s south to one for metro trains.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Simon Knight was 32 years old when he vanished without a trace.

A Sydney chef checked out of a Surry Hills hotel. He was never seen again

Simon Knight left the hotel by bike, withdrew $500 from the bank then “disappeared off the face of the earth”.

  • Josefine Ganko
The council building of the Museum of Chinese in Australia, which has never opened its doors.

Inside the Chinatown museum that after four years and millions of dollars never opened

Scuffed walls, exposed ceilings and plastic chairs attest to little progress at the Museum of Chinese in Australia.

  • Jessica Yun
Janet Dawson

Janet Dawson was told to ‘stick to one’ thing. Instead, she broke all the rules

Australia’s art maverick, Janet Dawson, finally gets her spotlight.

  • Gabriella Coslovich

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