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2020

Tempestuous two-wheeler causes a literary downfall

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Pinging an albatross not conducive to a calm voyage.

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2020

Two women and 80 men in science courses. Kat is out to change that

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Astrophysicist Kat Ross has combed through each dot point of the NSW senior science syllabuses and added the name of a female scientist where relevant.

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Mar

2020

How we can build the collaboration needed between 'typical' and 'special education' teachers

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A typical teacher completes just one unit in "inclusive education" during undergraduate study. The profession should join forces to learn from each other.

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Feb

2020

Cash top-up allows boardwalk along Parramatta River

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A missing link in the cycle and pedestrian path along the northern bank of the river is about to be filled.

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Feb

2020

Drivers caught by mobile phone detection cameras hit with $344 fines

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One reckless incident captured by the cameras showed a truck driver using his phone with both his feet on the dashboard.

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Feb

2020

Man dies after being caught in rip at Diamond Beach

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The man was swimming with a large group of family and friends when he was swept out in a rip.

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Feb

2020

Sydney hotspots where families are choosing private school early

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Parents on the north shore and in the eastern suburbs and inner west are most likely to send their children to private school in year 5.

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Feb

2020

Principals 'shocked and distressed' by education minister's bid for centralised control

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Principals have hit back at Education Minister Sarah Mitchell's plan to curb school autonomy, describing her comments as "unfair".

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Feb

2020

Former crime statistician warns of 'precious little research' to justify drug policing

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Don Weatherburn, who ran the crime statistics bureau for 20 years, says the approach to drug policing is not based on evidence.

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Feb

2020

AFL concussion prompts 'over the top careful' protocols for young players

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AFL players are hospitalised for about the same number of injuries as soccer and rugby players, and their rate of head injuries is about the same too. Yet many parents enrol their children in AFL believing it to be safer than other sports.

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Feb

2020

Staunton opens up about mental struggles after traumatic leg break

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The 38-year-old broke her leg in four different places while playing in the AFL Sydney Premier Division Women’s competition.

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Feb

2020

Sydney Mardi Gras

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2020 Sydney Mardi Gras Parade

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Feb

2020

Lox in a Box review: Fresh bagels with a schmear of fun

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Standing at the Lox in a Box pick-up window, it is difficult to stop rhyming everything Dr Seuss-style. Lox in a Box with a fox wearing socks.

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Feb

2020

What's on in Sydney: March 1 to 7

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From Clean Up Australia Day to Matt Okine cracking jokes for the Redfern Legal Centre and the launch of Art Month, we have your week in Sydney covered.

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Feb

2020

Mardi Gras wraps up with a joyous and glittery street party

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For the sparkly and saucy drag queen DJ Kitty Glitter, without the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras there would be no Kitty.

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Feb

2020

'We're so deeply grateful': Mogo's grit lauded as zoo reopens after fires

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian hailed a "story of absolute resilience, survival and hope" as the Mogo Wildlife Park reopened its doors.

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Feb

2020

Homicide squad investigates after man's body found on road

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The death of the man, who has not been formally identified, is being treated as suspicious after his body was found in Raymond Terrace on Saturday morning.

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Feb

2020

The new dread of Australia's once-loved long, hot summer

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Though Australians rightly focussed on the threat and tragedy of bushfires over this summer, the oppressive weather itself posed a threat of its own.

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Feb

2020

Third time not so lucky for cocaine ring importing largest ever Australian seizure by yacht

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After two failed voyages over two-and-a-half years they had finally sourced the illicit treasure worth almost half-a-billion dollars.

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Feb

2020

Building a case against Sydney's so-called 'progress'

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Dominic Perrottet really does have an issue with anything or anybody over a certain age.

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Feb

2020

'Ad-hoc decisions', overloaded principals: where NSW education reforms went wrong

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Many in the education sector believe the Local Schools Local Decisions reforms gave schools too much freedom.

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Feb

2020

Maps key to criminal trial of former NSW ministers

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In his third day in the witness box one the state’s leading coal experts and a former senior bureaucrat, unwrapped the plastic to examine two maps his staff had drawn up.

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Feb

2020

Teen killer dipped his finger in victim's blood to send a chilling message

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It was the disturbing moment in the murder a service station attendant that the killer's own barrister would not even repeat in court.

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Feb

2020

Clover Moore to run for fifth term as Sydney's lord mayor

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Cr Moore hopes to extend her grip on power to two decades, announcing she will contest the mayoral race in September.

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Feb

2020

Former NSW RSL president found guilty over misuse of credit card

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Donald Rowe was found guilty on Friday of deceiving the RSL by paying for thousands of dollars in personal expenses for his family.

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Feb

2020

Man tries to escape by breaking through neighbour's roof, hiding under sink: police

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Police arrested Chong Boon Tay at his neighbour's house, after linking several incidents of alleged sexual offences, stalking and break-ins.

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Feb

2020

Man arrested allegedly collecting drugs from northern beaches parcel locker

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Jake Codling was arrested as he allegedly attempted to collect half a kilogram of MDMA on Thursday in Mona Vale.

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Feb

2020

Delays in care to Aboriginal man who died in custody were 'disgraceful', coroner finds

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The state coroner said there was "no possible justification" for Kamilaroi man Eric Whittaker to be shackled to a hospital bed while he lay dying.

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Feb

2020

Woman critically injured after car crashes into Sydney cafe

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A Holden Commodore has crashed into tables outside a cafe in Sydney's north-west.

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Feb

2020

No cockpit recording found in deadly C-130 bushfire crash investigation

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What occurred inside the cockpit of the C-130 water bomber in the moments before it crashed in southern NSW remains a mystery.

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Feb

2020

Sports funding belly flop in ‘regional’ North Sydney

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It is comforting to learn that North Sydney pool is actually a regional facility.

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Feb

2020

Sydney's seven deadly sins of development? No, I call it a symphony

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The NSW Treasurer responds to Herald columnist Elizabeth Farrelly's alarm at the city's planning sins - and he sees, instead, a vision splendid.

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Feb

2020

From the Archives 1945: Sydney criminals amass ex-military firearms

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The Herald reported that criminals were amassing caches of firearms, with many sourced from servicemen returning from the war.

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Feb

2020

Storms in samovars and other celebrations

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A Gonzo voyage on the Galileo Galilei.

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Feb

2020

Women's court advocates face growing domestic violence referrals

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Almost 1000 women a week are seeking urgent assistance after fleeing domestic violence in NSW, with court advocates "exhausted" by the steady flow of referrals.

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Feb

2020

No more public-private hospitals for NSW, parliamentary inquiry recommends

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No more public-private partnerships should be entered into for public hospitals in NSW, an inquiry into the troubled Northern Beaches Hospital has recommended.

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Feb

2020

Sydney burger chain passed itself off as In-N-Out Burger, Federal Court finds

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The business owners said they were inspired by In-N-Out, but a judge found they "sailed too close to the wind".

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Feb

2020

'Gay guys don’t do graffiti': Roxy loses AVO bid against Bitcoin trader

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A magistrate said Ms Jacenko's evidence about her confrontation with Anthony Hess was "grossly exaggerated", "hollow and unpersuasive".

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Feb

2020

Thieves make off with Roosters coach Trent Robinson's $150,000 car

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Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has been targeted by thieves who broke into his home and stole a $150,000 Mercedes from the driveway.

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Feb

2020

Motorcyclist killed after truck collision in Sydney CBD

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Traffic remains heavy and motorists are advised to avoid Ultimo after a motorcycle rider was hit by a truck on Abercrombie Street.

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Feb

2020

Mardi Gras rejected Sexpo partnership to protect 'family-oriented' identity

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The revelation will add to criticism that the country's biggest gay pride celebration is too close to large corporate brands.

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Feb

2020

Newington College orders review after death of teacher accused of child sex abuse

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Newington College has said it is deeply ashamed of the criminal behaviour of some of its former staff members after several students reported allegations of sexual abuse this week following the death of a former junior school deputy headmaster.

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Feb

2020

'Very shocked and surprised' as Sydney waterfront work site shutdown

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Workers were forced to down their tools last Thursday at the building site, perched on a cliff face at Seaforth and boasting views over Middle Harbour.

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Feb

2020

PM finally puts science before politics

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I’m not usually a fan, but well done to Scott Morrison for taking action to contain the COVID-19 virus and getting ahead of the game.

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Feb

2020

From the Archives 1976: Archibald prize winner disqualified

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Controversy surrounded the 1975 Archibald Prize, with John Bloomfield’s winning portrait of Tim Burstall disqualified on the grounds that he had painted it from a photograph.

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2020