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Warragamba Dam set to spill as persistent rain sparks flood warning
The Warragamba Dam, which supplies the bulk of Sydney’s drinking water, is close to capacity after days of persistent rain and is likely to spill.
- by Megan Gorrey
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‘If I get busted, I get done for fraud’: ICAC finds council worker corrupt
Tony Nguyen used fake email addresses, aliases and “dummy bids” to manipulate tender processes for council projects, the corruption watchdog has found.
- by Megan Gorrey
Australian activists poised to board aid flotilla bound for Gaza
Three Australians are poised to board a convoy of three ships in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
- by Megan Gorrey and Mary Ward
Bus driver hailed for saving lives in fatal crash near Dubbo
A man is dead and multiple people injured after a car that police had been pursuing moments earlier collided with a bus on a highway in Central West NSW.
- by Megan Gorrey and Angus Thomson
‘This was a terrible scene’: Joel Cauchi identified as Bondi Junction attacker
The 40-year-old man was known to Queensland police.
- by Megan Gorrey, Anthony Segaert, Jordan Baker, Sarah McPhee, Perry Duffin and Alexandra Smith
Cancer ravaged Mark’s nose. Doctors used 3D printing to make a new one
The 69-year-old says the innovative clip-on prosthesis has given him “a sense of freedom again”.
- by Megan Gorrey
Claire was dubious about this DIY test. It found a virus that causes cancer
The Sydney woman says the vaginal swab alternative to a Pap smear is “much less invasive than a COVID test up the nose”.
- by Megan Gorrey
Plastic surgeons lose legal challenge in cosmetic industry crackdown
Doctors had argued new guidelines went beyond the powers of the Medical Board of Australia. But a judge said the board had taken public safety into account.
- by Angus Thomson and Megan Gorrey
What’s driving a surge in whooping cough cases among NSW children
Whooping cough diagnoses, which dropped dramatically during the pandemic, have escalated in school-aged children this year.
- by Megan Gorrey
Jen was in the grip of a heart attack. A nurse dismissed it as stress
The mother of two says gender bias in the health system delayed her treatment. A new national research centre in Sydney hopes to redress the balance.
- by Megan Gorrey
Dozens of people injured after two buses, car collide in Sydney
Motorists are being urged to avoid the area after the crash about 4.20pm.
- by Megan Gorrey