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Veteran winger Daniel Tupou is set to cement his status as a Sydney Roosters legend with a fourth premiership win on Sunday. With a reputation for performing under pressure, Tupou's calm demeanour and focus on the present moment have been key to his success.
A south-west Sydney solar company has collapsed, leaving scores of customers without batteries and in some cases, out of pocket by thousands of dollars. The company's collapse has sparked concerns about the lack of protections for customers who paid large deposits for solar and battery installations that never arrived.
A teenage boy and two men have been charged with murder over the mistaken-identity shooting of a university student in Sydney's south-west. Marco Tapia, 23, was found with a gunshot wound at his Glen Alpine home after emergency services were called about 3:40am on September 1.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two men found at a property near Grafton two weeks apart. Police suspect foul play may have been involved in the deaths.
Newcastle Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland has been suspended for four games for a tackle that left Penrith's Nathan Cleary with a broken leg. The ban will cause him to miss this Sunday's NRL grand final and New Zealand's World Cup pool games.
Newcastle Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland will miss the NRL grand final after pleading guilty to a dangerous contact charge for a tackle that left Penrith's Nathan Cleary with a compound fracture. Crossland was sent off in the 36th minute of Newcastle's preliminary final win over Penrith on Sunday for the hip-drop tackle and was referred straight to the judiciary.
Naufahu Whyte has been a dominant force for the Roosters this season, leading all forwards in metres gained and post-contact metres averages. As the team prepares to take on Newcastle in the grand final on Sunday, Whyte's impressive performance has solidified his position as one of rugby league's top players.
The University of Wollongong has been labelled a prime example of governance failures in the university sector, with union, student, and community representatives calling for action on the findings of a state parliamentary inquiry. The inquiry found the existing governance structure was "not fit for purpose" and that universities had swung too far towards corporatisation.
A $134,000 surveillance bill has been revealed as the ICAC inquiry into allegations of corruption and political influence nears its end. Developer Toplace paid a private investigator to surveil former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore.
Labor councillor Cameron Maclean has been elected lord mayor of Parramatta, becoming the city's youngest-ever lord mayor. Cr Maclean's election came after Liberal councillor Tanya Raffoul quit her party over its stance on multiculturalism.
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