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Mostafa Rachwani

Mostafa Rachwani

Mostafa Rachwani is a Parramatta reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. He was previously the Community Affairs reporter at Guardian Australia.

Sydney sporting facilities.

Revealed: The Sydney suburbs quickly becoming sporting deserts

New research shows LGAs across Sydney’s east and west don’t have enough sporting facilities for their families.

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Vivid Sydney drone shows were cancelled after “unforeseen technical difficulties”.

Fireworks to replace Vivid’s officially cancelled drone shows

The festival’s keenly awaited drone shows have been cancelled after nearly 90 drones fell from the sky on Monday.

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X-Rays that show the medical condition of Hodan Abby’s nine-year-old daughter.

Medical condition of last child from IS-linked group revealed as NSW asks for funding

The records are expected to form part of Hodan Abby’s bid to return home after the rest of the cohort arrived in Australia in controversial circumstances.

  • Mostafa Rachwani and Nick Newling
Islamic State-linked woman Kirsty Rosse-Emile gets into a car after arriving at Melbourne Airport this evening.

Photographer shoved as ‘ISIS brides’ escorted from airports without arrest

None of the women returning have been arrested, but government sources have told this masthead some women may be charged in coming days.

  • Michael Bachelard, Mostafa Rachwani and Angus Delaney
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has its sights on western Sydney, but what do the voters think?

Can One Nation actually win in western Sydney?

It has a reputation as a political battleground and Pauline Hanson’s party is coming for it.

  • Mostafa Rachwani and Cindy Yin
Russell Campbell, a volunteer for the IDF, has allegedly attacked two people in Merrylands.

Israeli Defence Forces volunteer to face court over alleged western Sydney assault

A man has been banned from a Sydney shopping mall and will face court this week.

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Court sketch of Janai Safar

‘ISIS bride’ Janai Safar refused bail after arrest on terror charges

The 32-year-old will remain in Silverwater Correctional Complex in Sydney following her return to Australia from Syria.

  • Mostafa Rachwani and Amber Schultz
Thornton, a large greenfield development in Penrith, is positioned next to the train station and has a mix of high, medium and low-density housing.

Sydney is full of poorly designed new suburbs. This is how two got it right

Urban sprawl isn’t new to Sydney – but planning new suburbs properly is rare.

  • Anthony Segaert, Ellie Busby and Mostafa Rachwani
Janai Safar is taken to Mascot police station after arriving at Sydney airport from Doha.

Three ‘IS brides’ arrested after returning to Australia

Three Islamic State-linked women have been arrested, one of whom has been charged, after arriving back in Australia and face jail time for alleged slavery offences and travelling to proscribed zones.

  • Matthew Knott, Mostafa Rachwani and Cassandra Morgan
In Austral, promised parks and playgrounds have not been delivered, despite locals calling for more green space.

The Sydney suburb with 15,841 residents where children play on the roads

In Sydney’s growth suburbs, councils struggle to provide parks, libraries and pools – and there’s a good reason why.

  • Ellie Busby and Mostafa Rachwani