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A Sydney woman was kidnapped, dragged up stone stairs and tortured with a dangerous drug.

‘Get this done ASAP’: Texts reveal woman’s horrific kidnap over secret tobacco codes

A Sydney woman was abducted, tortured and injected with a “date rape” drug in a terrifying escalation in the multimillion-dollar tobacco wars.

  • Clare Sibthorpe

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What Epping Aquatic Centre looked like in May.

It will now cost $13m to reopen Epping pool. But it’s only a short-term fix

The fate of the popular swimming spot is set to be decided in December. It could mean residents will have to wait up to another two years until it reopens.

  • Ellie Busby
A forward-thinking father paid $1.1 million at auction on Saturday, securing a unit in Stanmore for his 14-year-old daughter.

Forward-thinking dad nabs $1.1m inner west unit for 14-year-old daughter

The father outbid first home buyers, placing just one bid to secure a two-bedroom art deco apartment in the inner west at auction on Saturday.

  • Kristy Johnson
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Epitaph leaves a great impression

While cabinetmakers smell the glove.

All six of Sydney’s major suburban train lines have failed to meet punctuality targets set by Transport for NSW, with one in five peak hour services running late in some of the worst affected lines.

The least punctual train lines in Sydney revealed

None of Sydney’s train lines meet their punctuality targets. But two are worse than the rest.

  • Cindy Yin
Epping Aquatic Centre has been closed since April 2024.

Swimmers left in the cold as council puts ‘hidden gem’ on backburner

Pool users will have to wait even longer for a decision on how to reopen Epping Aquatic Centre.

  • Ellie Busby
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Epping Aquatic Centre closed for upgrades last year.

This suburban pool closed for upgrades but it will cost $1m to reopen just as it was

The fate of an ageing Sydney pool is uncertain after the construction costs for an upgrade soared.

  • Ellie Busby
Sydney’s ageing pools are shutting for renovations.

More of the city’s pools to close as North Sydney hits yet another delay

Councils are trying to avoid another North Sydney pool fiasco as they spend millions on lengthy renovations.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Megan Gorrey
The three newest MPs to join NSW parliament all spoke out against gambling in the state.

Three MPs made their first speech this week. And they all spoke about one issue

Poker machine reforms were the unifying factor for three new MPs.

  • Nick Newling
Hirsh Modi.

As public school enrolments fall, boys’ schools are bucking the trend

Hirsh Modi is one of hundreds of additional boys headed for single-sex schooling this year.

  • Christopher Harris