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Patients return to hospital after chemical scare
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Patients have been allowed to return to a hospital in southern New South Wales after reports of a chemical spill sparked an evacuation.
No baby whale feeding solution after expert talks
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Concerns about a baby whale abandoned off Sydney's northern beaches are growing after talks with US experts failed to come up with a way to save the animal.
Hit-run accused drove aggressively, court told
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A Canberra court has heard a 22-year-old Sydney man accused of killing his girlfriend in a hit-and-run incident was driving aggressively when he returned to the scene.
School takes modern approach to student exams
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Students at a Sydney school are being encouraged to take their phones, laptops and MP3s into exams.
Meeting to discuss Picton Rd truck concerns
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Wollondilly council has called a meeting of stakeholders to discuss what they say will be an extra 35,000 trucks on Picton Road per year starting in November.
Man charged over $200k drug, cash haul
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A Sydney man has been charged over a drugs and cash haul worth more than $200,000.
Earliest Aust sound film returned
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Australia's oldest surviving sound film has been returned to Australia after being discovered in Britain.
US warship marks Great White Fleet's arrival
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A US warship is in Sydney to commemorate an event a century ago that marked a defining moment for the young Australian Federation.
International help sought for lost whale calf
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NSW Premier Morris Iemma says experts are seeking international help for the whale calf stranded off Sydney's northern beaches.
Quality of life is better in the city: survey
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Australia's cities have a better quality of life than smaller coastal towns, a national survey says.
Sydney nabs world Monopoly spot
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Sydney has been included on the global version of the popular board game Monopoly.
Eureka Awards celebrate science's green tinge
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Australia's top scientists swapped lab coats for tuxedos and little black frocks for the science community's Eureka Prizes.
Dumpster kids: Home or cubby house?
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Police and the Department of Community Services (DOCS) are searching for three children who are thought to have slept inside an industrial bin at Maitland in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Man charged over syringe robbery
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A man has been charged after threatening shop owners and police with a syringe in Sydney's east yesterday afternoon.
Locals fear 'Berlin Wall' around rail line
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Concerns have been raised about a noise barrier planned for the new freight line in Sydney's south.
Lost baby whale may have to be put down
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A Sydney yacht owner has woken up to find the lost humpback whale calf trying to suckle from his boat.
Armed robber dies after botched hold-up
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A man has died after being shot during the attempted armed robbery of an armoured car in Sydney's west.
Redfern base to simulate Harbour attacks
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A new $8.5 million Defence research facility in Sydney will use 3D technology for the first time to develop counter-terrorism measures for Australia's ports and harbours.
Witness recounts hit-run killing
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A Canberra court has heard a Sydney man charged with murdering his girlfriend in a hit-and-run was driving the vehicle that hit her.
Bodies-in-barrels killer takes the stand
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The woman accused of masterminding the murder of a couple at Nowra on the NSW south coast has taken the stand.
'Spousebusting' private eye to appeal jail sentence
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Private eye appeals nine-month jail sentence for impersonating AFP officer on stake-out.
Rail report must be released: NSW Opp
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The New South Wales Opposition says an independent review of CityRail's maintenance procedures should be released publicly.
Hit-and-run murder hearing underway
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The committal hearing has begun for a Sydney man charged with murdering his girlfriend in a hit-and-run in Canberra.
Lost baby whale 'at risk of being eaten'
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There are fears a baby humpback whale separated from its mother could be eaten by a shark.
Agius remains on bail
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A former Sydney accountant accused of running an overseas money laundering scheme has had his bail continued.
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