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Jacaranda trees are turning parks and streets purple across Sydney, sparking a frenzied rush of photographers and weddings.

The world’s first major trial of a personalised therapeutic cancer vaccine has been hailed a ‘foundational shift’ in how we research and treat cancer.

We’ve collected all the chef, front-of-house and restaurant finalists into one handy cheat-sheet ahead of the Good Food Guide Awards on Monday, October 26.

Sydney’s second airport is named after one of the first Australian women licensed to fly paying passengers. But who was the ‘Angel in the Outback’, Nancy-Bird Walton?

A plan that would allow 20-storey unit blocks in an inner-west suburb has enraged residents. Housing advocates welcome the proposal for more mid-rise apartments.

Police have shot a man at a home in Sydney’s south-west after he allegedly confronted them.

Sydney parents have been left in the lurch as childcare centres across Sydney shut down with an hour’s notice.

Two beaches in Sydney’s south-east are on shark watch after a whale carcass washed up on the rocks.

A 21-year-old man allegedly made threats before a confrontation with police in Sydney's south-west, NSW Police said.

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Buffeted by repeated knock-backs, it is a miracle that Australia’s first major airport in more than five decades is opening on the city’s western fringe.

Prosecutors concede Masood Zakaria’s forced removal from Turkey to face a raft of serious charges, including murder, was not permitted.

A dead whale washes up on rocky shoreline in Sydney's east, prompting Randwick Council to close two popular beaches.

Maroubra and Coogee beaches have been closed in Sydney after a baby whale carcass was discovered in the water.

Residents have been warned of increased shark activity after the carcass was discovered floating close to shore in the eastern suburbs.

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Commuters will be able to cut down on travel time, with the service connecting the south-western suburbs to the Sydney CBD, north-Sydney and the north-western suburbs.

The ribbon cutting will be a relief for tens of thousands of commuters who have been forced to catch replacement buses each day for more than two years.

Sydney house prices have suffered their biggest quarterly drop in four years, as high interest rates price buyers out of the market.

Four suspects are on the run after a man was allegedly stabbed during a home invasion in north-west Sydney.

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... a selection of recent images from our planet.

The winners of Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year and Service Excellence will be revealed on October 26.

Syan Olsen claimed she was a model resident. A NSW Supreme Court judge, her neighbours, and a five-year legal saga tell a very different story.

The price of a typical Sydney property has taken its steepest quarterly dive in four years as the market slump becomes entrenched.

A number of students have reportedly been taken to hospital after a major hazmat incident at a high school in Sydney’s south-west.

Leah Stewart, 34, says she has been grateful for the support she has received while she focuses on her recovery.

Sunday marks the first game the club has played since accusations of improper conduct of a sexual nature by three women.

Organisers say the mistake adds "international flavour".