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The unfinished site at 88-92 Botany Street in Carlton has been at a standstill for years.

This Sydney suburb was promised a mosque. Seven years and millions of dollars later, the site sits empty

The mosque, backed by former Canterbury-Bulldogs star Sonny Bill Williams, raised $4.8 million at a fundraiser, where a red Mazda and a Breitling watch were auctioned off.

  • Cindy Yin

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Shellie Atkins and Nick Hardy-Clements walk past the abandoned job site in Allawah each day on their morning commute.

The growing suburb haunted by the homes that never were

It’s a job site that has been deserted for 13 years – with no clear end to the impasse in sight.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Felix Keira leaves Newtown Local Court on Tuesday.

Magistrate slams Sydney man over Nazi salute

Felix Kiera, who performed the Nazi salute on an inner west street, said he was “ignorant” and didn’t want to go to jail.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Police are investigating graffiti sprayed on the Newtown Synagogue on Saturday morning.

Counterterrorism squad called in as Sydney synagogue attacks escalate

Police are hunting two people who they say spray-painted swastika symbols on Newtown Synagogue before using a clear liquid to try to set the building alight.

  • Megan Gorrey
Police are investigating antisemitic graffiti at a Newtown synagogue.

Police release CCTV images of two people sought after inner-west synagogue vandalism

Police allege two people who spray-painted the synagogue with antisemitic graffiti, one of several incidents to occur overnight, also tried to set the building alight.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Penry Buckley
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Allawah Hotel

If you want to go out for a filling feed but aren't in the mood to dress up, this is the place to ...

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Allawah Hotel

'The 'Wah' has served pub food for more than 80 years and does a decent job of it. The very popular ...