Train chaos: Mass delays amid Sydney rail strike
Sydney commuters are facing major disruptions on Sunday morning with more than 60 trains delayed amid the rail union’s industrial action.
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Bite before Christmas: Funnel web in plastic tree almost kills 2yo
A Sydney couple is grateful for their very own Christmas miracle after their two-year-old son survived a bite from a deadly funnel web spider that was hiding in their plastic tree.
Christmas by the pool: Style queen Collette Dinnigan opens her home
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Why crew in Sydney to Hobart man overboard incident are back racing
It’s enough to make you hang up their sea boots and never do a Sydney to Hobart again – being on a yacht knocked on its side with a crew thrown overboard. But this crew can’t wait to return.
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Giddy up! Stars come out to play at The Everest
There was one place to be on Saturday: The track. CEOs, celebs, sports stars and media execs descended on Royal Randwick Racecourse for The Everest, the best racing event of the year.
Off-duty senior cop ‘had baseball bat’ during alleged assault
The senior cop who has been charged with assaulting two men while he was off-duty was allegedly carrying a baseball bat on the night in question. There is no suggestion the bat was used in the alleged assault.
MPs given personal duress alarms – but there’s a problem
Heightened security concerns and growing tensions in the community have led to NSW ministers and MPs being given personal duress alarms.
Bella Nipotina wins the 2024 TAB Everest
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Joshua Foxman court video
Video tendered in court that resulted in Joshua Foxman being charged over a fight in North Bondi with three teens over the Middle East crisis….
Nedd’s $3m feet of endurance after epic challenge
After 12 days of ‘turmoil and torture’, it’s time for Aussie sparky-turned-ultra-long-distance runner Nedd Brockmann to rest — but the challenge has just begun for others.
Dangerous Next Gen Sevens players you need to know about
There are former elite netballers, touch footballers, the daughter of a gun and a teens with speed. New faces and rising stars you need to know about in the Next Gen Sevens series. SQUADS
Revealed: How Peter Dutton plans to unlock 500,000 houses
The Opposition has revealed a multibillion-dollar plan to create 500,000 new homes. Will it work? Read the details here and tell us what you think.
‘I scooped Fergie in my Speedos’
The Duchess of York was fleeing the breakdown of her marriage. Saturday Telegraph journalist Mark Jones, appropriately attired, followed a hunch and found her enjoying a Sydney beach 30 years ago.
A brave new world is within our grasp
A world where disease can be reversed in the womb and extinct animals can be brought back from the dead is just years away.
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