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Sydney woman killed in scooter crash during dream holiday
A 26-year-old Australian woman on holiday in Bali has been found dead after the motor scooter she was riding crashed.
Ella Knights, from the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont, was riding in the popular beachside village of Canggu on Wednesday night when police believe she lost control of the scooter. Read more
New inner Sydney high-rise school for 1200 students revealed
A new 14-storey high school will be built in inner Sydney for 1200 students as the government scrambles to meet a surge in enrolments that will require 12 new schools to be built every year.
The new Surry Hills school, to be built on the site of the existing Cleveland Street Intensive English High School, is expected to open in 2020 and is one of five high-rise government schools currently planned for greater Sydney. Read more
Sydney's most innovative suburbs revealed in new report
An arc of innovation has been revealed in Sydney.
It runs from around Kingsford Smith airport through the CBD and North Sydney, north-west to Macquarie University and then south to Homebush Bay and Chullora. Read more
Simpsons versus Trump
Much has been said about Donald Trump's eventful first 100 days in office, which will be officially marked on April 29.
Now The Simpsons is wading in with their take on the president's progress – and what a dystopian nightmare it is. Read more
Future of fitness isn’t so boring
Johannes Scholl is betting virtual reality can keep people excited about working out.
Scholl's startup has developed a VR exercise machine that delivers a core workout by making it seem like users are flying and deep-ocean diving. Read more
Panthers in freefall as Broncos push them to fifth-consecutive defeat
Crisis? Can we now call it a crisis? Nine rounds, two wins and now a fifth consecutive defeat. For the Penrith Panthers, a team many felt could contend for a grand final, these are worrying times.
Wayne Bennett was convinced Penrith would step up to the plate at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night against the Broncos. Most teams love the occasion, Bennett reasoned, and the Panthers were just too good to keep being this bad. Read more