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With just 100 days till the Rugby League Women's World Cup kicks off in Cronulla, the defending champion Jillaroos can't wait to get going.
Topics: sport, rugby-league, cronulla-2230, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Giving in to "hysteria" on aviation security is "precisely the outcome that the terrorists seek", regional airline REX says, as it rejects moves towards screening all its flights.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-and-national-security, travel-health-and-safety, australia, tas, nsw, wa, vic, qld, sa
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| UpdatedA Sydney court hears the All Blacks knocked back three opportunities to go to the police over the discovery of a listening device in their Sydney hotel ahead of last year's Bledisloe Cup.
Topics: sport, rugby-union, sydney-2000, nsw, new-zealand
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A Four Corners investigation has exposed an organised network of waste transporting and freighting companies sending waste by road and by rail to Queensland to avoid paying the high New South Wales landfill levy of $138 per tonne.
Topics: recycling-and-waste-management, nsw, qld
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Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral will host a state funeral for much-loved football broadcaster Les Murray next week.
Topics: soccer, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedAll Blacks rugby union team manager Darren Shand was "staring" at a bugging device "in shock" after it was discovered at their hotel in Sydney ahead of last year's opening Bledisloe Cup match, the trial of the team's security guard hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, rugby-union, law-crime-and-justice, sport, sydney-2000, nsw
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Some residents are allowed to return to their homes after the collapse of a construction crane onto an apartment complex in Sydney's south.
Topics: building-and-construction, accidents, unions, sydney-south-2000, nsw
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The four-time gold medal winner became just as well known for her fundraising for research into multiple sclerosis.
Topics: death, athletics, multiple-sclerosis, nsw, wa
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| UpdatedThe Penrith Panthers' finish strong in a 28-14 win over the Wests Tigers while Manly virtually hands the Storm the minor premiership with a win over the Roosters.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, sydney-2000, penrith-2750, manly-2095, brookvale-2100, balmain-2041, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedThe Australian Medical Association says influenza cases have spiked early this year and the Opposition blames the State Government for not planning ahead and encouraging people to get vaccinated.
Topics: influenza, vaccines-and-immunity, states-and-territories, nsw
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| UpdatedBlizzard conditions with heavy snowfalls are expected in Victoria's alpine areas today, as a powerful cold front makes its way across the state.
Topics: snowfall, weather, thredbo-village-2625, vic, mount-hotham-3741, falls-creek-3699, nsw
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Piping groundwater rather than precious supplies from the Murray would be the best option for outback Broken Hill in NSW, an analysis by downstream scientists suggests.
Topics: water-supply, environment, water, university-and-further-education, science-and-technology, murray-darling-basin, rivers, sa, nsw, broken-hill-2880, wentworth-2648, adelaide-5000, mildura-3500
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| UpdatedThere are only 5,782 "ordinary" Australians out there. Are you one of them?
Topics: population-and-demographics, community-and-society, family, religion-and-beliefs, australia, act, nsw, qld, sa, tas, wa, vic, nt
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| UpdatedSydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore issues the New South Wales Government with a list of demands before council agrees to the dismantling of a homeless tent city set up in Martin Place opposite the Reserve Bank.
Topics: homelessness, government-and-politics, state-parliament, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedHow would the "rotten egg gas" be used in a terrorist attack, and how deadly would it be? Expert Greg Barton explains what you need to know.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, chemistry, nsw, sydney-2000, australia
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| UpdatedFed up with official channels, Lauren Ingram used social media to expose the identity of her alleged rapist. It's part of a bigger movement of young women willing to take the law into their own hands.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, crime, crime-prevention, police, social-media, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedIf politicians and headlines are to be believed, "ordinary" Australians are doing it tough. They're ignored. They're losing out. Now we can add one more problem to the list: their numbers are shrinking to "astonishing" lows.
Topics: population-and-demographics, community-and-society, federal-government, government-and-politics, elections, nsw, vic, tas, sa, qld, nt, wa, australia
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A new boxing gym in country New South Wales is helping to cut crime and keep young people like Trae Warren-Hickson off the streets.
Topics: boxing, crime, homelessness, narrandera-2700, nsw, australia
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A two-year trial at Sydney Olympic Park will use an automated vehicle that resembles a small shuttle.
Topics: industry, science-and-technology, automotive, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedOnce a thing of science fiction, the road is being paved for driverless cars to come to New South Wales with a two-year trial set to begin later this month at Sydney Olympic Park.
Topics: science-and-technology, automotive, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedTwo former mayors once worked side by side, but will now have to fight for a spot to represent their region after a council merger.
Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, australia, canberra-2600, act
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Aged care facilities in NSW are experiencing a rise in flu outbreaks and health authorities are warning visitors to stay away if they are sick otherwise they may put lives at risk.
Topics: health, healthcare-facilities, influenza, diseases-and-disorders, states-and-territories, nsw
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Paul McGregor will be $10,000 poorer after criticising the NRL referees following the Dragons' loss to Newcastle.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, kogarah-2217, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedA Bureau of Meteorology report released today shows the country's average July temperature was at its highest in more than 100 years of weather recording.
Topics: weather, phenomena, climate-change, environment, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, act, wa, nsw, nt, vic, sa, tas
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| UpdatedNSW ALP is urging the next federal Labor government to recognise Palestine. But why has so much time and energy gone into an argument about Labor's stance on a conflict thousands of kilometres away?
Topics: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, alp, bill-shorten, world-politics, nsw