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Thousands of swimmers planning on a dip at Coogee or Maroubra beaches, or a popular ocean baths or rock pool in between, have been advised to stay out of the water this weekend.

A new book about NSW’s ocean pools shines a spotlight on our saltwater sanctuaries.

Read our Telegraph Travel expert guide to Sydney, including the best places to stay, eat, drink as well as the top attractions to visit, and all of the information that you need to know before you go.

Ocean pools have always been a uniquely NSW experience; take a dip in one of these five ocean pools, which are dotted up and down the coast.

Will NSW become the last state in Australia to pass laws allowing voluntary assisted dying? Here’s what’s at stake on both sides of the debate.

Will NSW become the last state in Australia to pass laws allowing voluntary assisted dying? Here’s what’s at stake on both sides of the debate.

Bathing beauties: Ten of Australias best sea baths SHARE They are an intrinsic part of the Australia psyche and as iconic as the Opera House and Uluru. Strung along the NSW coastline like emerald and turquoise gems, Australias sea baths were first built in the nineteenth century to protect bathers from surf, sharks and dangerous rips. Many were built during the Great Depression as competition swimming grew in popularity. Sydney architect Nicole Larkin, who advocates for the conservation and rev...