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Lani Pallister and Sam Short have continued their tremendous 2026 run, winning more national short course titles in Sydney. The pair combined for five titles during this year's championship.
Isaac Heeney has won his third consecutive best and fairest award with the Sydney Swans, despite being absent from the ceremony due to a club-imposed ban for breaching standards. The award marks Heeney as the 11th player in South Melbourne and Sydney Swans history to claim three best and fairest titles.
Jenna Forrester has broken the Australian women's 400m individual medley record at the Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, while Flynn Southam claimed victory in the men's 100m freestyle. The championships continue to deliver standout performances, with Olivia Wunsch and Rowan Crothers also securing wins.
Jai Arrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease earlier this year, has been told 'nothing' about a pre-game tribute planned for him ahead of Sunday's NRL grand final. Arrow was honoured with the Provan-Summons Medal at the Dally M Awards for embodying the spirit of the game.
A brumby advocate has launched a legal challenge to ban the removal of wild horses from Kosciuszko National Park, arguing that the methods used to control the population are unlawful. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has announced that aerial culling planned for the park will focus on feral deer and pigs, not wild horses.
The New South Wales government is cracking down on illegal e-bikes, with 23 non-compliant vehicles destroyed in Western Sydney on Thursday. The move comes as concerns grow over the increasing number of riders suffering traumatic injuries.
A former housemate of Jesse Baird has given evidence in the double murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, who is accused of killing Mr. Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies. The housemate, known as Belinda Smith, described seeing two surfboard bags covered by a tarpaulin in the courtyard of their shared Paddington terrace on the day of the alleged murders.
A popular Sydney yum cha restaurant, Emperor's Garden, has reached an agreement to repay over $1 million in tax debt to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), amid discussions to reopen the cream puff eatery. The 47-year-old restaurant in Chinatown suddenly closed in August amid scrutiny from the ATO over unpaid bills.
Australia's major telcos are set to activate a temporary disaster roaming agreement, providing mobile coverage to customers in regional areas affected by severe weather. The system will allow customers to access a rival network if their own goes down during a weather emergency.
A massive $15 billion data centre is being proposed for a site near Wagga Wagga in south-western New South Wales. The development, if approved, would be one of the biggest planned data centres in Australia.
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