Sydney

Byron Bay has once again recorded the highest number of homeless people in an annual government count of people sleeping rough. A 25 per cent increase across the state has prompted the Minns government to warn of a crackdown on short-stay rental accommodaiton

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State Parliament

Paradise lost: Homeless spike in tourism hotspots prompts Airbnb crackdown warning

The latest NSW homelessness street count has seen the number of people sleeping rough in some coastal areas soar by several hundred per cent.

by Michael McGowan

Mothers Michele and Sarah, not her real name for legal reasons, at Dalwood on Thursday.

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Domestic violence

‘I’m devastated’: Funding row threatens kids’ places at renowned family and domestic violence centre

by Eryk Bagshaw

The man is arrested on Thursday over the alleged stabbing.

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Crime

Man who allegedly stabbed woman at gym had twice breached AVOs

by Sally Rawsthorne, Jessica McSweeney, Michael McGowan and Josefine Ganko

Premier Chris Minns wants to fast-track higher-density development in Sydney.

State Parliament

New taxes impeding delivery of 50,000 new homes in Sydney, developers claim

by Max Maddison

Climate crisis

Ordinary weather is now extraordinary, as Sydney braces for more rain

by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Transport

Public transport

It’s going to be faster to take a train to Sydney’s existing airport than a bus to the new one

by Matt O'Sullivan

The vast Moorebank intermodal terminal in Sydney’s southwest.

Trains

‘Sydney’s best-kept secret’: Inside the hub that is flying beneath the radar

by Matt O'Sullivan and Matt Wade

Letters

DV royal commission funds should be used elsewhere

Generic CBD scenes around Barangaroo, Wynyard Train Station. Commuters, employment, economy, city, buildings, office workers, CPI, Westpac Bank, tunnel, ice cream, crossing, people, population, crowd. Thursday 29th February 2024 AFR photo Louie Douvis .

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Public transport

This phrase terminates here: Sydney train announcement overhaul

by Mary Ward

Crime & Courts

George Burgess outside court earlier this year.

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NRL off-field behaviour

George Burgess found not guilty of groping woman

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by Sarah McPhee

Kamahl was charged with stalking a woman.

Crime

Singer Kamahl to face court on stalking charge

by Jessica McSweeney

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Domestic violence

‘I’m devastated’: Funding row threatens kids’ places at renowned family and domestic violence centre

by Eryk Bagshaw

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Crime

Man who allegedly stabbed woman at gym had twice breached AVOs

by Sally Rawsthorne, Jessica McSweeney, Michael McGowan and Josefine Ganko

Local council

Housing crisis

This mayor says he’s ‘more YIMBY than NIMBY’, but his council will sue the state over housing

by Anthony Segaert

Councillor Steve Christou says he has not read the book he wants to ban from council libraries.

Opinion

Sydney councils

Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west

by Alexandra Smith

This book prompted complaints from parents, councillor Steve Christou said.

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Education

Same-sex families don’t just belong in Newtown: they belong everywhere

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Sydney councils

Councillor has not read same-sex parenting book he led charge to ban

by Anthony Segaert and Jessica McSweeney

Development

Goodbye Selina’s: The new plan for Coogee Bay Hotel approved

by Michael Koziol and Anthony Segaert

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Sydney councils

‘Not Marrickville or Newtown’: Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books

by Jessica McSweeney

City life

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in Anyone But You.

Cinema

Sydney has much more to offer Hollywood than the Opera House and Harbour

Hollywood blockbusters Anyone But You and The Fall Guy have focused global attention on the city’s most famous landmarks, but are they missing the real city?

by Garry Maddox

Climate crisis

Ordinary weather is now extraordinary, as Sydney braces for more rain

Australia has always experienced swings between hot, dry weather and heavy rain, but this is now amplified.

by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The Joey at Palm Beach, in Sydney’s north.

City life

New ‘vibrancy’ reforms to avoid repeat of The Joey trading saga

by Anthony Segaert

A file photo of officers from the anti-bikie taskforce Strike Force Raptor.

Police

Two police deaths in three years raise more questions about access to guns

by Jordan Baker and Clare Sibthorpe

Weather

Slips, dips and ice: rain expected to get worse before it gets better

by Harriet Alexander

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