Laughter,music,spice:Rally a group for a hands-on feast instead of a weekend pub feed

Laughter,music,spice:Rally a group for a hands-on feast instead of a weekend pub feed

Ethiopian cuisine is built around kinship and sharing,so head to Blacktown for a taste and get ready to roll up your sleeves.

  • byCallan Boys

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Man charged after allegedly threatening Sydney hospital staff with knife

Man charged after allegedly threatening Sydney hospital staff with knife

Christopher John Amos,41,allegedly arrived at Blacktown Hospital for treatment on Saturday night and later confronted staff in the emergency department.

  • bySarah Keoghan
‘These are the projects that need to be done now’

‘These are the projects that need to be done now’

Western Sydney mayors and MPs have joined forces to rally against the federal government’s infrastructure funding cuts. Read the full list here.

  • byMegan Gorrey andAnthony Segaert
How an elite group controls some of Sydney’s most lucrative venues

How an elite group controls some of Sydney’s most lucrative venues

Box seat tickets,overseas junkets,complementary beverages – there are perks to being the director of a profitable registered club,and the battle for seats can be vicious.

  • byHarriet Alexander
‘I’d rather die in someone’s Uber’:Tragic tales from a Sydney hospital in crisis

‘I’d rather die in someone’s Uber’:Tragic tales from a Sydney hospital in crisis

Have a hole in your lung? Need your gall bladder removed when you’re 22 weeks’ pregnant? You might have to wait 21 hours for treatment.

  • byAngus Thomson andLaura Banks
The Sydney suburbs where property prices have lost ground over five years

The Sydney suburbs where property prices have lost ground over five years

Sydney’s property market has been picking up this year,but upbeat auction clearance rates and rising prices hide the pockets that are under pressure.

  • byElizabeth Redman andMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
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If you love Filipino-style charcoal-roasted pig make a beeline for this Blacktown backyard

If you love Filipino-style charcoal-roasted pig make a beeline for this Blacktown backyard

The restaurateur behind Enmore’s now-closed Sydney Cebu Lechon has headed west,opening a no-frills backyard cafeteria serving affordable comfort food.

  • byScott Bolles
Teen dragged by car across Blacktown,court told

Teen dragged by car across Blacktown,court told

A 19-year-old appeared in Parramatta Local Court on three charges.

  • byAmber Schultz
Teen in coma after being dragged two kilometres by car

Teen in coma after being dragged two kilometres by car

Police say the seriously injured 15-year-old boy was arguing with a 19-year-old man in Sydney’s west when the man drove away at speed,leaving the boy hanging out the window.

  • byCatherine Naylor
A $36m animal shelter is giving would-be pet owners the concierge treatment

A $36m animal shelter is giving would-be pet owners the concierge treatment

It resembles an airy community centre,or a modern public library,but the people who visit BARC in Sydney’s west are not there to borrow a book. They want to adopt a pet.

  • byJulie Power
‘I’m a Blacktown boy’:Om’s left-field model for thriving migrants

‘I’m a Blacktown boy’:Om’s left-field model for thriving migrants

Om Dhungel has helped thousands of fellow Bhutanese refugees settle successfully here – but says the current funding system risks breeding dependency.

  • byJames Button