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Families evacuated after burst water pipe floods homes

Homes have been inundated with water and streets flooded after a major pipeline burst in southern Sydney, prompting rescue crews to assess the damage.

AAP

Qantas Airways plane suffers engine failure as passengers tell of loud bang and 'sharp shudder'

Grass fire alongside Sydney Airport’s parallel runway may have been sparked by the incident

Evening Standard

‘It was just coming through the window’: wave of water rushes into Sydney homes after pipe bursts

Resident in the suburb of Como says water was ‘literally spraying all around’ after pipeline to Woronora Dam burst

The Guardian - AU

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Runway fire breaks out at Sydney Airport after emergency landing

An engine failure on a passenger plane taking off from Sydney, Australia on Friday prompted the aircraft to circle before a safe emergency landing, the airline Qantas said

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Trump picks chief of staff; emergency landing at Sydney airport; and more mysterious beach blobs

The president-elect named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff

The Guardian - AU

My form wasn't up to scratch, says Bulls star Brattan

Macarthur Bulls veteran Luke Brattan will have a point to prove when he faces his former Sydney FC teammates in Sunday's A-League Men clash at Allianz Stadium.

AAP

Real estate agent who published identity of NSW tenant after one-star Google review broke privacy laws, commission finds

Noonan Real Estate Agency in Sydney forced to apologise after it disclosed renter’s full name, occupation and financial circumstances to global audience

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Kerr makes immediate impact for Sixers in WBBL win

Amelia Kerr scored an unbeaten 46 and took two wickets in her Sydney Sixers debut as they won a rain-affected WBBL match against the Melbourne Stars.

AAP

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Passengers heard a loud bang as a Qantas jet suffered engine failure on take-off, sparking a grass fire, emergency landing and hours of chaos at Sydney Airport.

AAP

Qantas flight makes emergency landing at Sydney airport after engine failure, sparking grass fire near runway

A passenger onboard QF520 to Brisbane says it was ‘a real struggle to get airborne and it was clear to everyone … that something was badly wrong’

The Guardian - AU

Grass fire amid emergency landing at Sydney Airport sees flights diverted to Newcastle

A grass fire ignited beside the runway.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney homes flooded after water pipeline bursts – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Branching out: the Sydney street libraries where neighbours swap plants instead of books

Members of the community exchange seeds, cuttings and greenery – and leave with a sense of joy

The Guardian - AU

Mystery of 'disgusting' balls that shut beaches in Sydney solved

Balls which washed up on several Australian beaches ‘smell worse than anything you've ever smelt’

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The Guardian - AU

‘Only dictatorships pretend to be perfect’: Albanese gives fiery defence of democracy after US election

‘A fierce contest can be a good thing, as long as it’s a contest about substance’, PM tells global democracy conference in Sydney

The Independent UK

Origin of mysterious black balls washed up on beaches revealed - and it’s disgusting

Assessment reveals where strange blobs were created

AAP

Fergie meets fans on children's book tour of Australia

The Duchess of York has stopped by a Sydney bookstore to meet fans and sign copies of her latest children's book.

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Is Rochester Street Office a creative worker’s dream? Inside a Sydney workspace echoing calmness and light

Rochester Street Office by Allied_Office merges utilitarian design with cascading vegetation, presenting a thriving environment for creativity and collaboration

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AAP

Cooks eyes Hunter match-up as Kings face Phoenix

The NBL's Sydney Kings will face a handful of familiar faces when South East Melbourne Phoenix come to town on Friday.

The Independent UK

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker retires from competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games

AAP

Mardi Gras battles tragedy, costs to launch new program

The 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival has been launched with a renewed focus on diversity and inclusion.

The Guardian - AU

Tar ball theory debunked as Sydney’s mystery beach globules found to be ‘fatbergs’ containing human faeces

Balls that washed ashore and closed string of famous beaches contained scores of different materials ‘consistent with contamination from sewage’

AAP

Fatberg-type waste likely source of mystery beach balls

Hundreds of different materials have been found inside mysterious balls washed up on Sydney beaches as authorities struggle to single out their source.

The Guardian - AU

‘We want to bring this to Australia’: contrasting emotions at Sydney watch parties for Trump and Harris

As the new president’s supporters celebrated ‘a great day’, expat Democrats felt ‘ashamed to be American’

The Conversation

Black balls on Sydney beaches are likely ‘fatbergs’ showing traces of human faeces, methamphetamine and PFAS: new analysis

The mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney’s beaches in mid-October were likely lumps of “fatberg” containing traces of human faeces, methamphetamine and PFAS, according to a new detailed analysis of their composition.

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