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6 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman |Molly Glassey |Eelemarni Close-Brown |Sanjana Jose
From Hong Kong and Hornsby people are popping into Sydney's Du Plessy Pralin & Otello, which is enjoying a viral moment after content creator Max Li posted about one of its decadent creations to his 1.5 million followers. The japonaise cake, now affectionately dubbed the ‘old baby cake', is a gluten-free hazelnut, meringue and chocolate mousse cake adorned with lorikeets in icing sugar.
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6 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman |Sanjana Jose |Bertin Huynh |Eelemarni Close-Brown
When Paul Adam sees a long queue forming in front of his patisserie in the northern suburbs of Sydney, “That’s when I know I’m going to start working hard,” he says. In the weeks since one of his cakes went viral across several Chinese social media platforms, that has been nearly every day.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Josh Butler |Allison Chan |Miles Herbert |Camilla Hannan |Hannah Parkes | +1 more
Presented by Nour Haydar with Josh Butler. Produced by Allison Chan and Miles Herbert. Additional production by Eelemarni Close-Brown Sound design and mix by Camilla Hannan. The Executive producer is Hannah ParkesThu 17 Apr 2025 06.36 EDTWith two weeks to go until polling day, the prime minister speaks to Full Story.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Miles Herbert |Eelemarni Close-Brown |Hannah Parkes
For many Australians, home ownership is a dream that keeps getting further and further away. Over the weekend, Labor and the Coalition announced policies they say will help more people buy their first home. But will these plans only drive house prices higher? Nour Haydar talks with economist Saul Eslake about why he thinks these policies would make matters worse
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Two young competitors enter the ring wearing matching white coats and serious expressions. They’re holding red plastic boards. Braced between the boards is a black-and-white Hampshire pig named Ann. The handlers, wearing oversized white lab coats and hats too big for them, are seven-year-old Asher Blenkiron and eight-year-old Zarlei Mears. They guide Ann around an obstacle course on fake green turf in front of a stand full of spectators at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
South-east Australia is in for a hot weekend, with temperatures up to 12C above average forecast in parts of Victoria and Melbourne expected to experience its warmest April days in four years. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast Melbourne will reach a maximum of 30C on Saturday and Sunday, while Sydney is forecast to reach a high of 26C on both days of the weekend. Senior BoM meteorologist Dean Narramore said Melbourne will experience its warmest April day in four years this weekend.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Many Australians will soon say goodbye to long warmer days and hello to an extra hour of sleep as the temperature begins to cool. Here’s what you need to know about the end of daylight saving time – and how it will affect you. When does daylight saving end? Daylight saving time for 2025 will end on Sunday 6 April at 3am Australian eastern daylight time (AEDT). Clocks will move back one hour to 2am, giving people more daylight in the mornings and less in the evenings.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Hundreds of emergency workers have been deployed in northern New South Wales as the impact of heavy rain and flooding in Queensland moves south. The mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelands regions were bracing for moderate to heavy rain, with forecasters on Wednesday warning of swollen rivers flooding. NSW State Emergency Services (SES) said it had activated more than 750 personnel, high clearance vehicles and flood rescue teams in the state’s north.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Many Australians will soon say goodbye to long warmer days and hello to an extra hour of sleep as the temperature begins to cool. Here’s what you need to know about the end of daylight saving time – sometimes referred to as daylight savings – and how it will affect you. When does daylight saving end? Daylight saving time for 2025 will end on Sunday 6 April at 3.00am Australian eastern daylight time (AEDT).
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4 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Just after 6am on Tuesday morning, a curious young ginger cat boarded a train at St Albans station in Melbourne’s western suburbs and journeyed to Flinders Street station in the city centre. In CCTV footage you can see the carriage doors open on platform one before the unexpected passenger casually tails morning commuters to catch the city loop service. Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram.
