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Sydney homes flooded after water pipeline bursts – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Branching out: the Sydney street libraries where neighbours swap plants instead of books

Members of the community exchange seeds, cuttings and greenery – and leave with a sense of joy

The Guardian - AU

Mystery of 'disgusting' balls that shut beaches in Sydney solved

Balls which washed up on several Australian beaches ‘smell worse than anything you've ever smelt’

Evening Standard

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‘Only dictatorships pretend to be perfect’: Albanese gives fiery defence of democracy after US election

‘A fierce contest can be a good thing, as long as it’s a contest about substance’, PM tells global democracy conference in Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Inside the elegantly festive home of Tim and Anna Robards

In a picturesque house in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, The Bachelor’s original couple, Tim and Anna Robards, are preparing for their first Christmas as a family of four.

Home Beautiful

Origin of mysterious black balls washed up on beaches revealed - and it’s disgusting

Assessment reveals where strange blobs were created

The Independent UK

Fergie meets fans on children's book tour of Australia

The Duchess of York has stopped by a Sydney bookstore to meet fans and sign copies of her latest children's book.

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Is Rochester Street Office a creative worker’s dream? Inside a Sydney workspace echoing calmness and light

Rochester Street Office by Allied_Office merges utilitarian design with cascading vegetation, presenting a thriving environment for creativity and collaboration

Wallpaper

Cooks eyes Hunter match-up as Kings face Phoenix

The NBL's Sydney Kings will face a handful of familiar faces when South East Melbourne Phoenix come to town on Friday.

AAP

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker retires from competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games

The Independent UK

Mardi Gras battles tragedy, costs to launch new program

The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival has been launched with a renewed focus on diversity and inclusion.

AAP

Tar ball theory debunked as Sydney’s mystery beach globules found to be ‘fatbergs’ containing human faeces

Balls that washed ashore and closed string of famous beaches contained scores of different materials ‘consistent with contamination from sewage’

The Guardian - AU

Fatberg-type waste likely source of mystery beach balls

Hundreds of different materials have been found inside mysterious balls washed up on Sydney beaches as authorities struggle to single out their source.

AAP

‘We want to bring this to Australia’: contrasting emotions at Sydney watch parties for Trump and Harris

As the new president’s supporters celebrated ‘a great day’, expat Democrats felt ‘ashamed to be American’

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The Conversation

Black balls on Sydney beaches are likely ‘fatbergs’ showing traces of human faeces, methamphetamine and PFAS: new analysis

The mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney’s beaches in mid-October were likely lumps of “fatberg” containing traces of human faeces, methamphetamine and PFAS, according to a new detailed analysis of their composition.

Newcastle Herald

Ice found in dealer's BMW had street value of up to $2M

Rodney Grills claims he got little financial reward from his drug supply operation.

Newcastle Herald

'Don't see this at Aldi': Coins may be the key to shopping trolley returns

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AAP

Light rail to slow to a crawl as union ramps up demands

Sydney Commuters face frustratingly slow light-rail trips as industrial action linked to a wages dispute between drivers and a major private operator heats up.

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The Guardian - AU

Drilling for Sydney to Newcastle high-speed rail begins but Labor accused of uncosted ‘fantasy project’

Two drill rigs, installed on barges, have started work on the Hawkesbury River at Brooklyn and at Brisbane Water near Gosford

AAP

Bulls now Sydney's biggest crosstown threat: Redmayne

Andrew Redmayne has lavished praise on Sydney FC's crosstown rivals Macarthur by claiming they have surpassed the Wanderers as their closest threat.

The Guardian - AU

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon granted legal aid as lawyer withdraws from alleged double murder case

Magistrate calls legal representation change ‘regrettable’ as the 29-year-old faces two counts related to deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

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This week's featured jobs on Pedestrian JOBS include a junior design role, a media sales & partnerships manager, and a junior PR role.

AAP

Drilling begins on east coast high-speed rail route

Preliminary drilling has begun to determine where the long-anticipated 250km/h high-speed rail will run on the first stage set to connect Newcastle to Sydney.

AAP

Marathon journey from also-ran to global racing status

The elevation of the Sydney Marathon to an illustrious run club is expected to be a boon for elite athletes, joggers and Australian tourism providers.

Newcastle Herald

Amy Scott, hero cop of Bondi horror, in line for Australian of the Year

Brave police inspector one of 18 NSW nominees for annual awards

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