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Rosemary Bolger
Rosemary Bolger is a reporter for ABC Radio Sydney. Rose has previously worked for ABC News in Hobart, Guardian Australia and SBS News. She has also lived and worked in China. Follow Rose at @rose_bolger
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Sydney councillor vows to push ahead with LGBTIQA+ network after 'homophobic' NSW conference debate
Councillors from outside Sydney are accused of making discriminatory comments during a state conference debate about a support network for LGBTQIA+ representatives and drag story time events.
Melbourne woman recovering from surgery 'humiliated' by Jetstar refusal to let her board flight
A Melbourne woman recovering from surgery said the airline told her she could not fly because she could not climb the stairs, despite her organising for assistance in advance.
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The ABC thought gardening would be a safe subject to test out talkback radio. Then a caller asked about cannabis plants
The ABC thought gardening would be a safe subject to test out talkback radio. Then a caller asked about marijuana plants.
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Infrastructure Minister defends axing $110m for link to Sydney's new airport
Catherine King says federal funding for a critical Western Sydney motorway interchange was withdrawn because an independent review could not determine what it was for.
Cancer experts Richard Scolyer, who has an incurable brain tumour, and Georgina Long named joint NSW Australians of the Year
Together they’ve saved thousands of lives with their breakthroughs on melanoma treatment. Now Professor Scolyer is "patient zero" in their latest research.
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Why can't customers be automatically switched to other carriers when their network goes down?
Canada, Japan, and the United States are among the countries that expect service providers to implement roaming capabilities to cover major network failures.
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'Feeling feelings again': Drama class gives aged care residents a chance to express themselves
Inspired by theatre sports, these late-in-life actors spend Saturday mornings improvising, making up stories and "feeling alive" through creative thought and movement.
Australia's oldest photo and Ned Kelly's criminal record among rare images on display for first time
A selection of 400 images from the State Library of NSW's vast collection — with one for nearly every year between 1845 and 2022 — will be on show for the first exhibition in its new photo gallery.
Taskforce charged with fixing Sydney's bus woes looks to Pacific Islands to fill driver vacancies
Recruitment efforts have reduced vacancies after the city was short of 800 drivers earlier this year, but with nearly 400 drivers still required, a taskforce chairman says a lack of unskilled migration is contributing to the problem.
'It's just about how I look': Stylish family brings Congo flavour to the Opera House
The Kisimba family are among 150 people chosen to be part of a Sydney Opera House performance art project that creates a portrait of the city.
No price tags here: Cost of living no obstacle for kids needing glamorous dress or suit for school formal
Volunteers transform a vacant shop in south-west Sydney into a formal wear outlet where students can choose from hundreds of items and it won't cost them a thing.
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Diving platforms and springboards 'a thing of the past' as suburban pool-users trade fun for fitness
One of the last remaining diving pools in Sydney is slated for closure, leaving only two publicly accessible diving facilities.
NSW social housing tenants could save $860 a year with solar panels, new modelling shows
Margaret Coomber lives in one of 150,000 households in NSW that could save hundreds of dollars a year if the government installed rooftop solar on its social and community housing stock.
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Why Sydneysiders who've paid off their mortgage could still feel the brunt of the city's housing affordability crisis
Sydney is losing thousands of workers to Melbourne and Brisbane because of high housing costs, contributing to a $10-billion economic loss to the city each year, a report has found.
‘I think orcas would have something to say about our religion’: Writer Shaun Tan doesn’t believe in God
Tan has won numerous awards and two of his books, a wordless graphic novel The Arrival and Rules of Summer, were recently ranked in the BBC's top 100 children's books of all time.
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Garry Trinh spends hours doodling in stationery stores testing every sample pen in stock to make art
Inspired by the marks and scribbles made by Officeworks customers, the Sydney artist decided to make his own abstract art without buying a single pen.
Groundbreaking thalidomide researcher Janet McCredie mourned after death at 88
Following her death in Sydney, family, friends and colleagues look back on the groundbreaking career and rich life of Janet McCredie, whose pioneering research may be unfamiliar to many Australians.
Surfers, boats warned to keep away as exhausted whale and calf make beeline for Sydney Harbour
Wildlife experts say the pair are likely to seek refuge in Sydney Harbour over the weekend, and need time to rest after being scared away from the Central Coast by curious onlookers who got too close.
How Elisabeth Cummings, one of Australia's most renowned living artists, found her voice
When Elisabeth Cummings was awarded a scholarship to travel in 1958, the head of a prestigious art college complained it was being wasted on a woman.
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Mad Max director George Miller reveals his views on creativity, faith and living as a 'verb'
Best known for his Mad Max franchise, Happy Feet and Babe, George Miller reflects on the thinkers who influenced him, most notably the American futurist Buckminster Fuller who taught the filmmaker to think of himself as a verb.
New bus company servicing Sydney's south sorry for 'bad start' after flood of complaints
The new head of U-Go Mobility apologises after a chaotic first month in which passengers faced long waits for buses, multiple cancellations and drivers going the wrong way.
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Alfie and Matilda are nervous getting the bus to school after it dropped them in the wrong spot four times in three weeks
Sutherland commuters have complained about unreliable services since new operator U-Go Mobility took over the bus contract, forcing the government to step in.
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Pigeons and gulls having a hoot with a new bird deterrent, but residents have been left squawking
From scarecrows to the Bunnings balcony owl, people have tried many ways to deter pesky birds. Here's why one method is causing quite a fluster.
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Family wants to honour man 'who put his life on the line for a mate' in Sydney Harbour Bridge fall
Despite receiving a certificate of bravery at the time, George Manly Killen's life-saving actions have been left out of the history books, but his descendants want to change that with a plaque commemorating the historic deed.
Will's walking style may not look flash but his marathon efforts are helping break down stigma
Will Boag's openness about his life with Parkinson's disease is helping dispel some of the fear about the neurodegenerative disorder.