Good morning and welcome to the Morning Buzz for Monday, February 20. It’ll be sunny today with a max temperature of around 27 in the city and 29 in the west.
News Buzz
MEHAJER WINDFALL: The Tax Office is chasing controversial former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer for a slice of a $4 million profit after council approved planning changes boosting the value of one of his properties.
SECOND AIRPORT: The Turnbull government is under pressure to allow foreign airlines to operate as many flights as they want to the planned new Western Sydney Airport in order to boost its commercial viability.
TOP COP: Deputy NSW Police Commissioner Catherine Burn has thrown her hat in the ring to replace Andrew Scipione as the state's top cop, with the aim of being the first female appointment to the role.
TRAINEE PILOT ARRESTED: A trainee pilot has been caught sneaking onto a Sydney university campus and using a GoPro camera to secretly film a woman in the shower.
WAR ON FERAL CATS: The federal government will unleash every weapon in its arsenal to wipe out 2 million feral cats – about a third of the population – and will provide $5 million to community groups to serve as foot soldiers in the battle.
SYDNEY’S POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY: If a city's personality could be mapped, Sydney might look something like this.
‘WE WERE TERRIFIED’: How the court system allows domestic violence perpetrators to continue their abuse.
Sports Buzz
WIGAN WINS: A Joe Burgess hat-trick has helped Wigan claim a first World Club Challenge success since 1994 with a 22-6 win over Cronulla at the DW Stadium.
T20 MIRACLE: For the second time in Victoria this weekend, Australia's understudy Twenty20 team has lost a match to Sri Lanka at the death.
OFFENSIVE BANNER: An offensive banner unveiled by Western Sydney Wanderers supporters during Saturday night's derby could land the club in hot water after Football Federation Australia launched an investigation into the "unacceptable" mural.