Friends Sarah Martinuz and Brianna Beckett select flowers at the Flower market by artist CJ Hendry at the Domain on Friday. The Flower Market is an immersive art installation featuring 100,000 hand-crafted plush flowers.

Chaotic,fun and an ‘absurd’ number of petals:Inside artist Cj Hendry’s Flower Market

Fans of the Australian artist take selfies in front of her paintings and pluck dozens of vibrant fabric flowers from rows of colourful tubs.

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Think there’s nothing on in Sydney? These Sydneysiders will change your mind

Community-led gig guides are booming in popularity,so the Herald went to three gigs with guide operators to see why they’re a growing new front.

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A public memorial for Valentine on May 29 at Sydney’s Town Hall.

Public memorial for James Valentine to be held at Sydney Town Hall

The memorial for the much-loved Sydney radio personality will be held on May 29 and hosted by Richard Glover,who shared a 25-year career with Valentine.

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The driver is still at large.

‘Totally irresponsible’:Hunt for alleged Sydney gunman who fled police pursuit

The alleged gunman shot about five bullets into the air in Sydney’s west on Friday night while running from police.

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Left to right:Police minister Yasmin Catley,NSW premier Chris Minns and police commissioner Mal Lanyon.

Labor announces $40 million boost to address firearms registry failings

Police Minister Yasmin Catley described the registry as being in a “shambles” between 2020 and 2023,when it contained serious backlogs and applications took years to be processed.

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Archibald finalists

Archibald Prize 2026 as it happened:Richard Lewer wins for Iluwanti Ken portrait;Gaypalani Wanambi claims Wynne Prize,Lucy Culliton takes out Sulman Prize

Follow along as our arts writers deliver rolling coverage of the portraiture show that “stops a nation”.

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Kylie Minogue in the upcoming Netflix documentary.

‘Music kept us going’:Netflix’s new Kylie Minogue series digs deep

The trailer for the three-part documentary – which lands on Netflix in two weeks – shows a stripped-back Kylie.

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Rebel Wilson’s new daughter,Rose Estelle.

‘What a gorgeous blessing’:Rebel Wilson welcomes second child

The 46-year-old actor shared on social media that she and her wife have welcomed a new daughter.

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After two months of being stranded in Colombia,Melinda and Gail McCann could return home with their baby,Alexis.

The baby broker:A ‘disposable’ surrogate,her vanishing contract and a family stranded

The McCanns paid a six-figure sum for their baby,but the woman who carried her allegedly suffered under the Australian man who brokered her body.

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George Clooney said Trump’s threat that a “whole civilisation will die” was a crime.

‘That’s a crime’:George Clooney slams Donald Trump over Iran war threat

The actor was speaking to students when he condemned the US president’s warning that a “whole civilisation” would die if Iran did not meet his demands.

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