An unassuming Western Sydney student conned his way out of handcuffs and into luxury cars, \u201cporn-star experiences\u201d and convinced people to part with bars of gold.
John Barilaro has withdrawn from his new $500,000-a-year position as NSW\u2019s trade commissioner to the US because his appointment was a \u201cdistraction\u201d for the government.
Tolls could go up by nearly $100 a year for Western Sydney drivers, with the hike eating into the $750 toll rebate announced in last month\u2019s state budget.
Sydney has nabbed the world\u2019s premier innovation festival \u2013 America\u2019s South by Southwest \xa0\u2013 to revitalise the city\u2019s post-pandemic events calendar.
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