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A 16-year-old boy and woman are dead after fatal accidents in Sydney in the past 24 hours.

Teenage boy dead, sister in critical condition after horror night on NSW roads

A 16-year-old boy was killed when the car his older sister was driving collided with a truck, while two other people died in separate incidents overnight.

  • Riley Walter and Josefine Ganko

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GIF: A 42-year-old mother has been arrested for allegedly masterminding a string of break-ins across western Sydney

Mother allegedly masterminded crime spree involving teenage son

A string of smash-and-grab break-ins targeted nearly 40 businesses across western Sydney. Police allege a 42-year-old mother recruited her son and his friend for the crime spree.

  • Josefine Ganko
An artist impression reveals what the future of Queen Street in St Marys will look like.

How an ageing suburb plans to become Sydney’s next destination

This suburban town centre has remained largely untouched by development. In 20 years, it will become Sydney’s next “thriving” destination.

  • Ellie Busby
Melissa McIntosh

As others around her fell, this Liberal MP stood her ground. But she’s not entirely happy

Melissa McIntosh’s seat of Lindsay is one of the Liberal Party’s few remaining Sydney seats. This is how she kept it.

  • Max Maddison and Mostafa Rachwani
Trumpet of Patriots candidate Joseph O’Connor

Serial pest in sperm donor groups joins Clive Palmer’s colourful cast

A man who uses various aliases to troll sperm donation groups is standing for the Trumpet of Patriots.

  • Harriet Alexander
Heavily armed tactical police arrest Benedix Faner-Villegas at a home in Colyton on Tuesday

Sydney drill rappers targeted in raids with 11 arrested

Police last year began investigating the alleged drug and firearm supply by members and associates of a drill group closely linked to OneFour.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii.

Suaalii’s Penrith homecoming tackles rugby’s toughest challenge

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii returned to Nepean Rugby Park to help rugby find its place in an area dominated by rugby league.

  • Jonathan Drennan
A concept image rendering of the proposed whitewater facility in Redland City, earmarked for the Olympic canoe slalom events, from March 2021.

‘Ugly stepsister’: SEQ community backs Sydney whitewater venue over local Games build

A Redlands community alliance has opposed the venue’s sustainability and financial viability, echoing Senate findings that Australia cannot support two whitewater rafting facilities.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The team at new hatted Windsor restaurant Cricca.

It’s the first time these western Sydney suburbs scored a Good Food Guide hat

A trend has emerged in the 2025 Guide: the geography of Sydney’s hats is beginning to shift.

  • David Matthews
Darren John Berry

Former kickboxer charged with murder of partner in Penrith hotel room

Police were called to the Pullman Hotel on Sunday when the body of 50-year-old Shirley So was found.

  • Riley Walter

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