Biggest auction day on record as buying frenzy sets new property highs
TOBY JOHNSTONE Experts are calling it the spring that will never be repeated. A property heatwave has gripped Sydney this selling season.
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Open ocean swims ride wave of popularity
Anne Tarasov There’s nothing like the exhilaration of a 1.5-kilometre swim in the open ocean for 83-year-old John Kelso. ‘‘Especially when you catch a wave past a group of people much younger than you".
Tunnel to connect east to city by light rail
JACOB SAULWICK Trams will run between the eastern suburbs and the city by crossing Moore Park in a tunnel, the state government has determined as part of its $1.6 billion expansion of Sydney's tram network.
Bushfire victims will pay extra to rebuild
RICK FENELEY Bushfire victims rebuilding homes lost in the latest disaster will have to spend about 20 per cent above standard costs to comply with strict NSW regulations.
Inner west leads charge on Sydney's record day
TOBY JOHNSTONE 6:58pm Sydney records a city-wide clearance rate of 83.7 per cent despite highest auction numbers to date.
NSW health official attacked academic
Natalie O'Brien A senior NSW Health official encouraged his staff to ''go for the jugular'' in an attack on an academic who publicly disagreed with the official government explanation for the Sydney Water tainted tap water scandal.
Child protection: Religious groups behind
KIRSTY NEEDHAM A third of religious organisations have failed to do checks that are mandatory under new laws designed to prevent child abuse, the NSW Children's Guardian has revealed.
Injury as planes diverted from Sydney airport
RACHEL BROWNE 5:48pm Two passengers were injured and hundreds were stranded after severe turbulence hit Sydney Airport on Friday night.
Baird 'misled' Parliament, says Robertson
SEAN NICHOLLS NSW Treasurer Mike Baird is being accused of misleading Parliament after documents cast doubt over the appointment of former banking colleague Chum Darvall to a position on a government board.
After chaotic firestorm, hope rises with a twist
LUCY CARROLL On the afternoon of October 17, as blinding smoke and a storm of embers engulfed her Buena Vista Road bungalow, 18-year-old Emily Colman packed her bag.
Luxury-car loophole catches unwary sellers
DAVID MCCOWEN A loophole in used-car laws has caught out luxury car owners who sold vehicles on consignment.
Tebbutt backs process that cost husband the leadership
SEAN NICHOLLS Carmel Tebbutt has backed a shift to direct election of the parliamentary leader by the membership in NSW and endorsed the model that saw her husband Anthony Albanese lose the job federally.
Precautions, alertness can counter snake danger
Kim Arlington Cut your grass, watch your step and brush up on your first aid.
80 luxury apartments for Barangaroo casino
Anne Davies, Leesha McKenny James Packer plans to build 80 luxury apartments in his $1.5 billion hotel-casino complex, which this week was given the go-ahead to occupy a waterfront site at Barangaroo.
Employees who volunteer are more fulfilled
Kim Arlington Whether it is cooking for the homeless, washing dogs at a shelter or setting up spreadsheets for a charity, corporate volunteering makes employees feel more engaged at work and more committed to their company.
Trackwork to disrupt Sculpture by the Sea
JACOB SAULWICK The government was prepared to cancel trackwork for rugby union and rugby league finals. But it will not shift on trackwork for Sculpture by the Sea, with rail services to Sydney's eastern suburbs shut down.
Alarm over high lead levels in backyard soil
AMY CORDEROY Nearly one in five soil samples taken from family homes in NSW has been found to exceed federal limits for contamination with lead.
A quiver full of fun: teenage girls target archery
LUCY CARROLL The ancient art of archery was once reserved for Robin Hood. Now, the sport is attracting a modern breed of bow-wielding fans: teenage girls.
Brothers 4 Life victim charged with shooting
NICK RALSTON A week ago he was lucky to be alive when he was shot as bullets were sprayed in the garage of a south-western Sydney home in an attack that killed his mate.
Harpsichord maker Carey Beebe goes baroque
NICK GALVIN When eminent British harpsichord player and early music specialist Richard Egarr takes to the stage at the City Recital Hall on Saturday night one member of the audience in particular will be on tenterhooks.
Mandatory sentences only fill jails, say lawyers
SEAN NICHOLLS A national lawyers' group has criticised the introduction of mandatory minimum sentences for gun crime in NSW, warning they are being abandoned internationally.
No record of lobbyist's fee or task
SEAN NICHOLLS The mystery over a $20,000 payment to lobbyist Joe Tannous by Auburn council has deepened after it emerged the sum does not appear to have been recorded in official accounts.
Monk's love writ in gold to star at rarities sale
Julie Power Being an antiquarian bookseller requires more strength than you might think, something Paul Feain, 65, demonstrated as he lifted a 20-kilogram illuminated manuscript that is on sale for $40,000.
Parking trial for Sydney: 15 minutes free
LEESHA MCKENNY Christmas looks set to come early for the city's motorists, with a proposal to introduce 15-minute free parking on nine inner Sydney main streets.
NSW Labor Party suspends Joe Tripodi
HEATH ASTON Joe Tripodi has been suspended from the Labor Party after being drawn into the Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation into Eddie Obeid.
NSW government's $80m package for schools
JOSEPHINE TOVEY Teachers will be offered trial programs in remote schools, increased possibility of a permanent placement and in some cases a financial bonus in a pushto attract and retain more teachers in the bush.
Premier and unis wary of 'students' group
Josephine Tovey The O'Farrell government will on Friday join NSW Police and every university in the state to issue a warning about the activities of an organisation claiming to represent international students.
Settled: Who designed the Harbour Bridge?
NICOLE HASHAM As designer spats go, it was among our most spectacular: Who should claim glory for the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
Water officer on ice after heated phone call
Water resources officer Sue Heaney was prevented from visiting the Bylong farm of Eddie Obeid and, only days after a heated phone conversation with his son, was suspended from the department.
NSW leads in reducing hospital admissions
DAN HARRISON Some NSW hospitals are the slowest in the country to discharge patients with certain conditions, but the state is leading the nation in reducing avoidable hospital admissions.
Lonely Sydney activist's 'prison coma'
Deborah Snow Jailed Sydney resident and Greenpeace activist, Alex Harris, has written of tapping the wall of her cell to communicate with fellow prisoner Camila Speziale to relieve her loneliness.
Abigail claims victory at Premier's Spelling Bee
JOSEPHINE TOVEY As Abigail Carungay stepped up to the microphone in the final rounds of the Premier's Spelling Bee, the audience leaned forward in their chairs for two reasons.
Morning at Sculpture By The Sea
Fairfax photographer Peter Rae went along to Sculpture By The Sea durring at cold and wild weather morning.
So who will star on 2DAY tomorrow?
Auditions for a radio act to replace Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O will begin next week as executives at 2DAY FM scramble to protect the $30 million worth of advertising which is threatening to follow the celebrity duo out the door.
Alannah Hill, David Heeney end dispute
Former business partners Alannah Hill and David Heeney have supposedly kissed and made up.
Cate Blanchett's long wait
Between now and the morning of January 16, 2014, Cate Blanchett is set to be one very busy lady.
Royals tour a source of Danish pride
Whisper it: even among the Danes Princess Mary seemed to eclipse Crown Prince Frederik on day one of the Danish royals' tour of Sydney.
Erica Packer keeps up appearances after split
Erica Packer will not divulge the reasons why her six-year marriage to casino billionaire James ended, but she has made it clear she is not about to disappear into obscurity.
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Rebuilding after the fires
Victims of the recent bush fires face further obstacles when faced with rebuilding their homes.
'There was no stopping it'
RFS NSW and residents battle bush fires in Kemps Creek in Sydney's west and Epping in north-west Sydney.
Homes in Kemp Creek in danger
Residents in Kemp Creek have been told to evacuate their homes if they are prepared to do so as bush fires intensify in the Liverpool area. Nine News.
'Community-based' office space
Lord Richard Rogers and and Ivan Harbour discuss their landmark building 8 Chifley Square in Sydney's CBD.
Want some hot auction tips?
What's looking good on the Sydney property market this weekend? Domain reporter Toby Johnstone offers his pick.
'How many of our children have to die?'
The parents of slain teenager Thomas Kelly slam the courts for the lenient sentence against Kieran Loveridge.
Scandal rocks HMAS Ballarat
Aside from their recent border protection operations, the real threat to the HMAS Ballarat’s crew allegedly comes from within.
