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At least 15 injured after train crash in Sydney

Atleast15peoplewereinjured,fiveofthemseriously,afteratrainhitabarrierattheRichmondstationinSydneyonMonday.TheservicefromRichmondtoCentralhasbeencanceledandaninv

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Australian actress Jessica Falkholt dies after car crash

AustralianactressJessicaFalkholtdiedinaSydneyhospitalonWednesday,threeweeksafteratwo-carcollisionthathadalreadyclaimedfourlivesincludingthreemembersofherfamily.

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Kerber marches on in Sydney, Muller beaten by Paire

Germany'sAngeliqueKerberwonaseventhstraightmatchasshesteamedintothesemi-finalsoftheSydneyInternationalonThursdayboostingherconfidencefornextweek'sAustralianOpen

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Tennis: Muguruza battles muscle problem to reach Sydney quarters

Spain'sworldnumberthreeGarbineMuguruzabattledamuscleproblemtoovercomeKikiBertensandreachthequarter-finalsoftheSydneyInternationalonWednesday.Aweekafterretiringf

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'Hottest' Ashes Test day on record as Australia swelters

SydneyswelteredthroughoneofitshottestdaysonrecordonSundayastemperaturessoaredinsouthernAustraliaandauthoritiesimposedafireban.Australia'slargestcityrecordeditsh

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Temperature hits 47C as Sydney suffers hottest day in 79 years

Australianshavebeentoldtokeepindoorsamid“blastfurnace”conditionsinthesoutheastofthecountry,whichhavemeltedroadsandledtothehighesttemperaturesfornearly80years.In

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Sydney seaplane: Six dead as aircraft crashes in river

SixpeoplehavediedafteraseaplanecrashedintoariverinAustraliasome30miles(50km)northofSydney.ThecrashhappenedontheHawkesburyRivernearthesuburbofCowan,NewSouthWales

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Australia sees first gay marriage after new law passed

Australia'sfirstgayweddingstookplaceonSaturday,usheringinaneweraafterthecountry'smarriageequalitylawcameintoeffectthismonth.Thehistoricreformsweregivenroyalasse

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Cricket: Women's Big Bash League draws record viewing figures

ThefirstweekendofthethirdeditionoftheWomen’sBigBashLeague(WBBL)hasattractedapeakaudienceof629,000withanaverageof422,550fortheprime-timegamebetweentheSydneySixer

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Sydney New Year's Eve 'rainbow' fireworks to fete gay marriage

ArainbowwaterfalloffireworkswillcascadeofftheSydneyHarbourBridgeonNewYear'sEveasAustraliaheraldsaneweraofgaymarriage,officialssaidonTuesday.Asame-sexmarriagebil

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Sydney in multi-billion-dollar stadium splurge

Sydney'stwobiggeststadiumswillbetorndownandrebuiltinamajorAus$2billion(US$1.5billion)redevelopment,thestategovernmentsaidFriday,inacontroversialmovethatcriticsc

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Chinese bike-sharing giant rolls out in Sydney

Chinesebike-sharinggiantMobikerolledouthereonTuesday,thelatestcompanytoofferthealternativemodeoftransportforAustraliancommutersfacinghigh-densitydevelopment.The

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Chinese sailing team qualifies for one of the toughest ocean races

AnallChinesesailingcrewcelebratedinSydneyonSunday,afterofficiallyqualifyingforoneoftheworld'smostchallengingandprestigiousoceanraces.TheDeRucciwonitsplaceinAust

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Australia disrupts terror plot to bring down airplane

AustralianauthoritiessaidSundaytheyhadstoppedanallegedlyIslamist-inspired"terroristplot"tobringdownanairplanewithanimprovisedexplosive,afterfourpeoplewerearrest

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Australia 'disrupts terror plot' to bring down airplane

Australian authorities said Sunday they had stopped an allegedly Islamist-inspired "terrorist plot" to bring down an airplane with an improvised explosive, after four people were arrested in raids in Sydney.

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Australia opens way for faster military response to 'terrorist incidents

Australia'smilitarywillbemorereadilydeployedtorespondto"terroristincidents"onhomesoilunderproposedchangestolawsannouncedbythegovernmentonMonday.AustralianPrimeM

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Wenger keeps tabs on budding Arsenal star Nelson

ArsenalmanagerArseneWengersaysteenagerReissNelsonis"veryclose"tomorefirst-teamactionafterhisdazzlingperformanceintheGunners'2-0pre-seasonfriendlywininAustralia.