Meet the Western Sydney Women Award winners
| | | No new coronavirus cases in NSW for two days |
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| Today marks NSW's second consecutive day with zero new coronavirus cases recorded, but NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns people not to be "lulled into a false sense of security." |
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| Watch Christine Anu's special interview with Cathy Freeman |
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On the 20th anniversary of her famous Olympic win, Cathy Freeman speaks with ABC Evenings across Australia host Christine Anu about running, the Olympics, life after athletics and well as the Cathy Freeman Foundation's important work with remote communities.
Hosted on ABC Sydney's Facebook, you can watch this very special interview here. |
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| How the pandemic made Parramatta a ghost town |
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| It's known as Sydney's second CBD for good reason, but the pandemic has sparked massive issues in Parramatta, where several businesses are now on the brink. |
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| Student based in Sydney scammed into faking own kidnapping |
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| A high school student who was convinced to fake her own kidnapping in a Sydney apartment has been found safe but not before her parents in China paid $200,000 in ransom for "no reason whatsoever". |
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| Parramatta Light Rail dig finds Aboriginal artefacts and a colonial toilet |
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| Toilets from the only military barracks in Parramatta in the 1790s and Aboriginal artefacts dating back thousands of years are among the items found during preparations for Parramatta's Light Rail project. |
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| Cockatoos innovate to open wheelie bins in Stanwell Park in search of top tucker |
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| Perhaps it's the quality of the refuse and scraps, but Stanwell Park is the suburb of choice for highly innovative bin-diving sulphur-crested cockatoos. Scientists who have been monitoring the behaviour and how it is spreading among the birds, believe the area just north of Wollongong could be ground zero for the cheeky practice. |
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| 'Gender isn't really a barrier': Inspiring women honoured at Western Sydney awards |
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The 2020 Western Sydney Woman Award Winners have been announced, including the ABC Radio Sydney Community Woman of the Year Kylie Ellen Pussell from the Miracle Babies Foundation.
Congratulations to all the amazing winners and their impressive achievements as they continue to inspire in their industries and communities, while also reminding us they are not to be forgotten in male-dominated industries like construction, science, engineering, and trade industries.
Meet all of the award winners and read more about their incredible stories here. |
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| Do you love or hate instant coffee? Why are sales up 40%? |
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| The sale of instant coffee gone up 40 per cent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has raised some eyebrows so Josh Szeps on Afternoons investigated why people might be going for a quick instant over a cafe cuppa. |
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| Pet Detectives: Bringing happy endings for missing pets |
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| Losing a pet can be heartbreaking, especially a furry family member that is taken. Anne-Marie Curry is a pet detective. Yes, they do exist just like in Ace Ventura. She revealed her craft to Indira Naidoo on Nightlife. |
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| A sunny lemon cake that comes together in 15 minutes |
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| This cake recipe is about as simple as it gets. Plus it's bright, lemony and perfect for afternoon tea. |
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