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Joel Cauchi had serious mental health issues for more than 20 years, the court heard.

Bondi Junction attacker searched for serial killers online, sought access to guns

Joel Cauchi was severely mentally ill but “effectively unmedicated” and unmonitored for about five years before his death, an inquest has heard.

  • Michaela Whitbourn and Perry Duffin

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Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and Caroline Kennedy attend the Time 100 Gala.

Twiggy branches out with VIP plus-one at society shindig

When Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest stepped out at the Time 100 Most Influential People Gala, it wasn’t his clean-energy credentials that drew attention.

  • Stephen Brook
Composite index image of: Val McDermott, Vernetar and Rayeleene O’Hehir, and Jenny Tuita

More women come forward with stories of abuse inside girls’ homes

NSW is the only state that has not held an inquiry or offered redress to survivors of abuse inside its institutions. Survivors say it is long overdue.

  • Angus Thomson
From left: Black sesame and Vietnamese yoghurt and sugarcane and calamansi sorbet.

‘The most refreshing scoop’: Visiting this dessert parlour is like taking a tropical holiday

Cabramatta dessert parlour Kreamu is a trove of flavours such as pink dragonfruit and longan, purple soursop and jackfruit.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Mahin Sarker is one of thousands of students taking the 2025 selective schools test.

‘It’s a bit extreme’: Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test

Some 17,559 children will sit the selective school test this week for 4200 places. Ninety per cent of them have been coached.

  • Frances Howe
Parramatta’s development as pictured in 2013, 2017 and 2024.

It was once Sydney’s neglected outpost. Then came the developers

It’s hard to overstate just how much Parramatta’s CBD has changed in the past decade. But can it continue its progress? The jury is still out.

  • Mostafa Rachwani, Ellie Busby and Anthony Segaert
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Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered walking home from a night out with friends in March.

Outrage over death of teen after accused killer’s violent history revealed

Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered by a man who only months earlier had been spared jail despite a record of domestic violence, sparking frustration from victims’ rights groups.

  • Riley Walter, Clare Sibthorpe, Amber Schultz and Max Maddison
An artist’s impression of Sydney Olympic Park in 2050: Urban Centre Neighbourhood.

Sydney Olympic Park is due for 13,000 homes. It could get even more

The body responsible for the area – as wide as the distance between Central Station and Circular Quay – is considering increasing the number of units in the area.

  • Anthony Segaert and Ellie Busby
Two-up at the Sackville Hotel, Rozelle on Anzac Day, 2022.

Two-up: a ‘fair dinkum’ tradition or a devilish game of skill?

Two-up is played religiously on Anzac Day at pubs and clubs across Australia. But is there a darker side to the simple coin toss, and can you improve your chances?

  • Penry Buckley
Liberal Vice-President Geoff Pearson handing out for disendorsed candidate Ben Britton on Tuesday. Pearson resigned from the party.

Liberal VP jumps ship to back disendorsed candidate

Because the NSW Liberal Party does not have enough problems right now.

  • Max Maddison and Madeleine Heffernan

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