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Ecologists confirmed three different platypuses in Boundary Creek in 2023.

A court has ordered Sydney Water to repair eroded banks of a Penrith creek, but a possible fix has alarmed conservationists. 

Jess Fox is the greatest canoe slalom paddler of all time, but as she prepares for her fourth Olympics in Paris, she wants to see her sister Noemie join her as an Olympian. 

From next month, developer Lendlease will start bulldozing 18 properties at the defect-plagued Jordan Springs East estate for not meeting the company's "quality standards".

Jarome Luai announces he will leave three-time premiers Penrith at the end of the upcoming NRL season after signing a five-year deal with the Wests Tigers.

Four people have drowned at beaches across New South Wales since Christmas Day and one is missing in what has been described as the "deadliest time" of the year.

A missing swimmer's body has been found by emergency services at the newly-opened Penrith Beach in Sydney's west following reports he fell off a paddleboard and failed to resurface.

Western Sydney's first beach opens to the public, with "crystal-clear" water and few geese droppings.  

Sydney's ongoing heatwave has resulted in suburbs across the city's west and south-west swelter through their hottest start to the summer on record.

It's the plan that will see residents living near eight Sydney metro and train stations see their suburbs transformed with new housing development.

Temperatures are expected to exceed 45C in some locations, marking the first big heatwave of the summer.

Matt Moylan heads to the Super League having had a fine career in the NRL, but the former Sharks playmaker could never shake off the impossible expectations foisted on him.

Catherine King says federal funding for a critical Western Sydney motorway interchange was withdrawn because an independent review could not determine what it was for.

Councils need more time to organise the rollout for multi-unit dwellings like apartments, according to an organisation representing councils in Sydney's west.

Strong winds cause power outages to homes and businesses across Sydney's western and south-western suburbs as emergency crews are called to hundreds of clean up jobs.

Urgent care clinics have been opened around Australia to help ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments — so where are they? When are they open? And do they bulk-bill?

Penrith launches a comeback for the ages to earn legendary status, Brisbane is made to pay for botched drop-outs, while Ezra Mam lights up the grand final. These are the five quick hits from Penrith's third consecutive premiership triumph.

Everything you need to know as the Penrith Panthers take on the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL grand final, and the Newcastle Knights look to go back-to-back as NRLW premiers when they meet the Gold Coast Titans in the women's decider.

Brisbane may have the ingredients needed to beat Penrith, but denying the Panthers an NRL three-peat in the grand final remains the most daunting of tasks.

Over the past four seasons, the Panthers have won NRL games just about every way a team can. Nick Campton looks at the five matches that best sum up their unprecedented dominance. 

Penrith are a team of certified stars fused with home-grown talent, but it is the recruitment of fringe squad members that helps keep their dynasty alive.

Snake catchers say it is becoming harder to find new homes for the reptiles as urban areas expand and the weather warms up.

Penrith winger Brian To'o has become one of the best big-game players in rugby league. The question is whether it can land the Panthers flyer a slice of rugby league history in Sunday's grand final, writes Nick Campton. 

Brisbane's Reece Walsh and Penrith Jarome Luai may clash on the field, but ahead of the NRL grand final the young Bronco has revealed an off-field bond.

Referee Adam Gee lays down the law early in the NRL preliminary final, before the Panthers lay down a smashing of the Melbourne Storm as Penrith made a fourth-straight NRL grand final.