The Guardian
34 NSW primary school students battled through sudden-death rounds of increasingly obscure words, proving that one wrong vowel can shatter dreams and that 'apocalypse' is apparently a winning word.
The Guardian
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon testifies about suicidal thoughts, gun access, and a break-up that escalated into fuel tank sabotage and fake flower deliveries.
BBC World
Sydney introduces heavily-armed patrols after the Bondi Beach massacre killed 15 people, because nothing says 'safe' like rifles at the beach.
The Guardian
A mother tells a Sydney court she 'absolutely trusted' Alan Jones with her teenage son, because he sent nice emails and paid for house repairs - a decision that now haunts her.
The Guardian
Bogong moths are swarming in such numbers that weather radars across NSW are mistaking them for rain - again - and scientists are thrilled about the accidental data windfall.
The Guardian
A bear from Peru is heading to Sydney, proving that even a fictional immigrant can get a 10-week visa when there's a musical to promote.
The Guardian
Sydney gets a total fire ban, 37C heat, and the threat of dry lightning - because why have a normal Monday when you can have a literal trial by fire?
The Guardian
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern drops $5.3m on a Sydney beach house, because nothing says 'retired from politics' like buying the suburb's biggest sale of the year.
The Guardian
A Queenslander-turned-Sydneysider with no air conditioning delivers a pre-emptive eulogy for her summer sanity, and a pointed reminder that heat misery is real too.
The Guardian
An Australia Post worker stole bank cards from the mail to fund a gambling addiction, because apparently the postal service's motto is 'neither rain nor sleet nor moral compass.'
The Guardian Europe
A Sydney woman's Tesla becomes a remote-controlled tool of abuse by her ex, proving that even your car can be weaponized against you.
The Guardian
Sydney hits record spring heat while NSW gets snow - Australia's spring is a chaotic mix of fire bans, flood watches, and one very confused wardrobe.
The Guardian
Australian police find a newborn in a bin, and now they're more worried about the mother than the bin's contents - because that's the kind of world we live in.
TechCrunch
Applications close in 48 hours for Stripe x Startup Battlefield Sydney - one startup gets a golden ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt, and the only requirement is having an actual working thing, not just a dream and a Canva deck.
The Guardian
Arts venue in former Sydney church gets eviction notice after religious groups take issue with LGBTQ+ events, because apparently holy communion fries cross a line.
The Guardian
Sydney's hottest June in 167 years has climate scientists saying 'told you so' as record ocean warmth turns winter into spring.
A 1971 Ford Falcon GT is ripped in half in a Sydney crash, yet the driver walks away with minor injuries - proving that even classic muscle cars can't compete with modern safety engineering.
The Guardian Europe
A 1980s Sydney club kid learns that sometimes the scariest footsteps are followed by the nicest taxi drivers.
BBC Health
Thousands of Sydney dental patients may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis because one dentist apparently skipped the 'sterilisation' chapter of dentistry school.
BBC World
Three Australian women return from Syria to a warm welcome of handcuffs and charges of crimes against humanity, including alleged slave-keeping.
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