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'Are you OK?': Ruben lost his dad to suicide at age 14, now he helps others in need abc.net.au/news/2021-12-01/l…

'Are you OK?': Ruben lost his dad to suicide at age 14, now he helps others in need

As a teenager, Ruben was heartbroken and struggled to understand why his father took his own life. Eleven years later, he now volunteers as a phone counsellor at Lifeline to help save the lives of...

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Nervous wait across Sydney and Central Coast after Omicron COVID exposures abc.net.au/news/2021-12-01/s…

NSW 'won't go backwards' despite sixth new case of Omicron COVID-19 variant

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says he is "not keen to see a return of lockdowns" after confirming a sixth case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the state.

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Why Alyssa Healy worries about elite sport's mental health pressure abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/a…
New Omicron case found in NSW, has been active in community abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/n…

New Omicron case visited shops, fast food outlets in Sydney and Central Coast

NSW Health confirms a traveller from southern Africa who visited shops across Sydney before isolating in the Central Coast has been infected with the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

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Genomic testing for Omicron underway after infected South African passengers touch down in Sydney abc.net.au/news/2021-11-28/g…

Genomic testing for Omicron underway after COVID-positive passengers from southern Africa touch...

Urgent genomic testing is underway to determine if infected passengers who arrived in Sydney from southern Africa are carrying the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

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'Young people are written off too quickly': These candidates say it's time for change abc.net.au/news/2021-11-28/p…

'Young people are written off too quickly': These candidates say it's time for change

People under 30 are the most under-represented in New South Wales local government, but young candidates running in the December 4 election are determined to address that.

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'The bulk of this savaging, I deserve': Reporter issues on-air apology for botched Adele interview abc.net.au/news/2021-11-27/m…

'The bulk of this savaging, I deserve': Reporter issues on-air apology for botched Adele interview

The Australian TV reporter who was widely criticised for flying to the UK to interview singer Adele without listening to her new album issues an on-air apology, admitting he made a "terrible mistake".

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Dizzy Bility is deaf and blind — but that hasn't stopped her from achieving drag queen stardom abc.net.au/news/2021-11-27/d…
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'People were screaming': Police called to wild Sydney strata meeting in cracking apartment tower abc.net.au/news/2021-11-27/i…
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A giant of Australian contemporary dance makes his next move abc.net.au/news/2021-11-26/g…

A giant of Australian contemporary dance makes his next move

Garry Stewart reflects on his glittering career with the Australian Dance Theatre as his final show gets underway in Adelaide.

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Happiness is being able to afford a surprise vet bill abc.net.au/news/2021-11-26/h…

What does happiness cost? More than most Australians get paid, according to recent research

Money may not be able to buy happiness but recent research shows it helps. But the income needed for a happy life is increasingly out-of-reach for ordinary Australians.

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'They fired me because I'm gay': Religious teacher airs claim on Q+A abc.net.au/news/2021-11-26/t…

'They fired me because I'm gay': Religious teacher airs allegation on Q+A

With Scott Morrison's religious discrimination bill in the spotlight, a teacher tells Q+A she was fired by a Christian school for coming out, but a pastor defends religious employers' right to take...

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Now the border is open, will the backpackers return to work on farms? abc.net.au/news/2021-11-25/b…

Now the border is open, will the backpackers return to work on farms?

The Australian government has opened international borders to backpackers willing to work on farms, but it may be some time before large numbers come back in.

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25 Nov 2021
Is ICAC a kangaroo court, as Morrison says, does Peng Shuai shift the debate on China, and did @JacquiLambie win the debate on the un-vaccinated? Topics at 5.30 for @Kate_McClymont @helentrinca and @TraceyLeeHolmes on @abcsydney #JournoForum
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'Catastrophic event': Police seize cache of guns, bombs from property on Sydney's outskirts abc.net.au/news/2021-11-25/m…

'Catastrophic event': Police seize cache of guns, bombs from property on Sydney's outskirts

Police say a doomsday prepper who allegedly amassed dozens of guns and 250kg of explosive material at his home on Sydney's outskirts put the community at risk of a "catastrophic event".

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Alleged sex 'cult' leader hit with 18 new charges, court hears abc.net.au/news/2021-11-25/a…

Alleged sex 'cult' leader hit with 18 new charges, court hears

An alleged sex "cult" leader from northern NSW faces 18 new charges, a court has heard, including sexual intercourse without consent and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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Manly NRL player's positive COVID test forces cancellation of Gallen boxing bout abc.net.au/news/2021-11-24/n…

Manly NRL player's positive COVID test forces cancellation of Gallen boxing bout

Sea Eagles prop Josh Aloiai — who is fully vaccinated — was due to fight NRL great Paul Gallen in Newcastle next month.

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Video of 'brazen' Sydney kidnapping linked to COVID-19 jab scam released abc.net.au/news/2021-11-24/m…

Video of 'brazen' Sydney kidnapping linked to COVID-19 jab scam released

Police release CCTV and mobile phone footage, as they hunt five men over a "targeted" daylight kidnapping that took place in Sydney in September.

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Partying woman who sparked COVID-19 lockdown for 600,000 people fined $4,000 abc.net.au/news/2021-11-24/w…

Partying woman who sparked COVID-19 lockdown for 600,000 people fined $4,000

A 21-year-old woman is fined after she and a friend breached COVID-19 restrictions by leaving Sydney to party and shop in Newcastle, sparking the transmission of the virus to a "significant" number...

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24 Nov 2021
Loving the younger you: listen as @clementine_ford tells me how she found compassion for her younger self, that “great galumph of a girl”, as part of writing her compelling new book "How We Love", via @abcsydney abc.net.au/radio/sydney/prog…

Loving the younger you - ABC Sydney

Did you make mistakes in adolescence? Do you wonder about the choices you made? Writer Clementine Ford explains how she found compassion for her younger self in her new book.

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