9 h. ago Welcoming, joyous and fun: It’s hard to imagine a better night than this five

Our reviewers are busy attending as many festival shows as possible. Here’s what they found.

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14 h. ago The gloriously eccentric museum that reveals Norway’s strange past

Where in the world did women use potatoes to make themselves look sexy to potential suitors?

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14 h. ago The art of summer – how some of Sydney’s cultural movers and shakers are enjoying their break

Whether grilling politicians on prime time, building sets for an opera spectacular, rehearsing or performing, our creative types need time out. Here’s how they do it.

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14 h. ago Be a tourist in your own city and take in the stunning views from this rooftop bar

This fun, airy, light-filled 200-seat hotel rooftop bar blends inside and outside beautifully.

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23 h. ago Sydney weather as it happened: Observatory Hill reaches 42.2 degrees amid extreme heatwave; firefighters battle flare

The bureau has issued an alert for damaging winds along the Sydney coastline as a southerly buster arrives to provide relief after temperatures soared above 40 degrees.

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24 h. ago Manhunt underway after man, 44, shot dead at Western Sydney home

Police are hunting for a man who shot a local dead inside his home in the early hours of the morning.

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24 h. ago The official temperature was 42 degrees – but western Sydney felt as hot as 55 degrees

We measured how western Sydney’s urban fringe experienced Saturday’s heatwave. It was horrifying.

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25 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE: Observatory Hill reaches 42.2 degrees amid extreme heatwave; firefighters battle flare

Much of the state is braced for extreme or severe heatwave temperatures. Hot, dry, windy conditions have led to an extreme fire danger for Greater Sydney region and much of the south-east.

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26 h. ago ‘The people, the vibe, everything’: How two Sydney suburbs plan to supercharge nightlife

Nightlife is growing significantly faster in Sydney’s west than in the east – and this is not by accident.

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29 h. ago The stench that overwhelmed Sydney airport’s air traffic control tower

As the gateway heaved during a busy holiday period, air traffic controllers were facing an unusually fetid issue – the raw smell of sewage.

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34 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE: BoM issues extreme heatwave warning, temperature to hit 43 degrees

Much of the state is braced for extreme or severe heatwave temperatures. Hot, dry, windy conditions have led to an extreme fire danger for Greater Sydney region and much of the south-east.

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37 h. ago ‘Sorted the men from the boys real quick’: Inside Sydney’s first family of fishing

Ahead of the opening of the new Sydney Fish Market this month, John Faulkner looks at a band of brothers that defied the odds.

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38 h. ago Revealed: Why NSW faces extreme bushfire danger with fewer firefighters

The state’s Rural Fire Service is significantly smaller than the 70,000-strong force it has on paper, private documents show.

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45 h. ago ‘I thought the worst had happened’: WA mum’s pool nightmare sparks summer warning

New data reveals the number of children treated for injuries at Perth Children’s Hospital’s emergency department last month, with one family’s story serving as a warning to others.

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51 h. ago ‘Bad for Australia’: Investors question $300bn Rio Tinto, Glencore merger

International mining company Glencore reveals it has re-engaged with Rio Tinto about a deal that would create the world’s biggest mining company.

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53 h. ago Victoria bushfires LIVE: Longwood fire destroys school and homes in Ruffy; warnings for towns including Bonnie Doon, Alexandra, Eildon; Catastrophic fire danger in place amid heatwave temperatures

Out-of-control bushfires threaten homes in the state’s north and east as firefighters prepare for conditions that are expected to be the worst in Victoria since Black Summer. Follow our live coverage.

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55 h. ago An opening night triumph: The first Sydney Festival reviews are in

Our reviewers are busy attending as many festival shows as possible. Here’s what they found.

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55 h. ago ‘Quite magic’: The Sydney Festival show transforming Town Hall into a roller derby track

Dozens of skaters will transform the beautiful building into a roller derby track for a show described as “live theatre turned up to 150 per cent”.

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55 h. ago A Presley tale, O.J. and the apocalypse: ’90s harbingers of Trump’s America

From being evicted at Graceland to a driverless ride into the future, a return to LA reveals the fault lines of a changing America.

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55 h. ago Why this Sydney office block should make you feel like dancing

John James, the 94-year-old architect behind the Reader’s Digest building in Surry Hills, visits the site that was both the peak and end of his career.

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