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Woman known as Shishy cries as she tells royal commission how her abuse became more violent as the children in NSW compound grew older
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Supreme court jury finds the Sydney woman not guilty of murder of James Polkinghorne as judge says he is considering non-custodial sentences
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New South Wales supreme court judge says auction house was told of concerns after painting sold for $75,000 yet it said nothing to buyer Louise McBride
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Few DJs wave the flag for the blockbuster sounds that finally brought dance culture to the US mainstream. But as Steve Aoki tells it: ‘If people want to put me on the main stage, I’m going to do my thing on the main stage’
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Woman tells abuse inquiry yoga guru Satyananda Saraswati subjected her to violent sexual acts but she didn’t speak up because she would have been branded a criminal
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The parents of four young Sydney men believed to have joined Islamic State (Isis) say they would never have taken their sons to the airport if they knew they were heading to Syria to fight.
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Joe Gorman: The club is playing in North Sydney and Manly this season as it seeks more fans and corporate backers in the big city
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An electrical substation in Pyrmont caught fire after a lightning strike, among 80 storm-related emergencies
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Patricia Piccinini’s uncanny creatures take over Newcastle, the National Archives throw open their doors and Japanese architecture gets reflective in this week’s must sees
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Monica Jones claims Border Security producers at Sydney airport knew details of her case she had not told them – and when she put stop to filming ‘immigration got really strict with me’
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Chairman Phillip Keir is hopeful Belgiorno-Nettis family will return as major donors to 20th Biennale after breaking ties with Transfield Services, which operates facilities on Nauru and Manus Island
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Authorities are looking into reports a nine-year-old Sydney girl has been taken to be married in the Middle East
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The body of a baby discovered in a shallow beach grave in Sydney has been identified as a girl following a postmortem
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The 1.30am lockout imposed after the one-punch death of Daniel Christie will be pushed back to allow for midnight fireworks
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Police close Maroubra beach after brothers aged six and seven find the body while digging in the dunes about 10am on Sunday
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Bayview property destroyed in the fire was the family home of a Narrabeen firefighter who was off duty
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Veteran presenter promises viewers the show will ‘go out with a bang’ next week as budget cuts take their toll
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The Western Sydney star tells of his struggle to make it as a footballer and his parallel career as a sci-fi author
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Police say the 30-year-old woman has admitted to putting the infant down the drain, knowing it may kill him
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‘We are, frankly, at a loss as to why someone would want to target her,’ detective says after Helen Dawson Key found dead at door of Toongabbie home
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Photographer David Moore’s construction images join a long tradition of honouring urban engineering feats – and the workers who sweat to create them
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Raptor and Nedry, the new Boyd’s forest dragons at Wild Life Sydney zoo, were born two days apart, each weighing only a few grams
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Confusion appears to have arisen because two ambulances were dispatched – and the first to arrive was the second one called
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Winners of the 28th Arias awards included 5 Seconds of Summer, One Direction, Sia, Iggy Azalea and Hilltop Hoods, with Delta Goodrem and Katy Perry also in attendance
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Sia and Chet Faker among the big winners at Australian music awards, but 5 Seconds of Summer and One Direction leave young fans weak at the knees
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It’s the night when the biggest names in Australian music take home spiky triangular pyramids. We’ll be watching it on TV and live from the red carpet. Join us and share your thoughts
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Batsman remains in an induced coma after brain surgery as Sheffield Shield round is abandoned
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Snack food bought, collapsible chairs brought, phone batteries charged. For the crowd staking out the red carpet at the Aria awards, the goal is a selfie with a star
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Australia batsman taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a bouncer in a domestic cricket match in Sydney
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CCTV footage from Sun Princess cruise liner shows 84-year-old falling into water from height of about 25 metres
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Plane searches for 84-year-old who is feared to have fallen overboard from Sun Princess liner in the Tasman Sea
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Sydney gallery Badger and Fox is presenting work from some of the world’s greatest photographers – including Australia’s Max Dupain and Bill Henson
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AFL side will play all their games at the much more popular Sydney Cricket Ground after signing a 30-season deal
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Exclusive: Lawyer of arrested man – who was later released without charge – did not know police were listening under the terms of preventative detention order
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