Sydney | Local News, Weather, Traffic, Guides & Opinion | The Sydney Morning Herald

We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney

Advertisement

Before: The Battery Observation Post in operation in an Australian War Memorial photograph, 1944. After: The Harbour Trust with help from volunteers have refurbished the North Fort Battery.

World War II

Sydney’s undercover wartime lookout post reopens after ‘labour of love’

An abandoned, empty and crumbling military base will be opened to the public after a two-year restoration project.

by Tim Barlass

The pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Sydney.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Sydney pro-Palestinian students suspended after classes ‘disrupted’

by Daniella White

Two people have been rushed to hospital.

Updated

Crime

Man critical, woman injured after stabbing in Marrickville

by Angus Dalton

George Khouzame, the director of Hemisphere Constructions, was responsible for the Condell Park house collapse. But he hasn’t been charged over it.

Exclusive

Crime

On the run for months, builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud

by Anthony Segaert and Olivia Ireland

Winning design of the new $188 million Riverside Theatres.

Performing arts

Broadway comes to Parramatta: New $188m theatre for western Sydney

by Linda Morris

Transport

The M8 Tunnel is closed in both directions between Rozelle and St Peters due to a van fire in the westbound tunnel at Tempe.

Traffic

Traffic chaos as van fire shuts M8 Tunnel

by Jessica McSweeney

An electric bus charging system at Leichhardt depot in Sydney’s inner west.

Development

A smoother bus ride is on the way to one of Sydney’s busiest CBDs

by Matt O'Sullivan

Parramatta skyline

Sydney councils

High-speed rail, airport connections and more Metro stations: What Parramatta needs by 2050

by Anthony Segaert

Western Sydney Airport.

Aviation

‘Away faster and home faster’: Inside the massive terminal at Sydney’s new airport

by Matt O'Sullivan

Advertisement

Crime & Courts

One of Dang’s alleged victims.

Graphic content

Crime

Marrickville domestic violence stabbing premeditated, police allege

2 hours ago
by Jessica McSweeney

Luke Bray and his mother Diane Bray.

Exclusive

Courts

‘He didn’t have a chance’: Luke went to his new job in the morning. He never came home

2 hours ago
by Sarah McPhee

Two people have been rushed to hospital.

Updated

Crime

Man critical, woman injured after stabbing in Marrickville

by Angus Dalton

George Khouzame, the director of Hemisphere Constructions, was responsible for the Condell Park house collapse. But he hasn’t been charged over it.

Exclusive

Crime

On the run for months, builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud

by Anthony Segaert and Olivia Ireland

Local council

Parramatta skyline

Sydney councils

High-speed rail, airport connections and more Metro stations: What Parramatta needs by 2050

by Anthony Segaert

Tony Beuk said residents were worried the upgraded boardwalk would allow tourists to look into their bedrooms.

Sydney councils

Boardwalk to nowhere: Council bungles upgrade of coastal path

by Andrew Taylor

The suburb of Balmain is under control of Sydney’s Inner West Council.

Sydney councils

Let us DIY: This Sydney council wants to design its own housing plan on its own timeline

by Michael McGowan

Protesters outside Cumberland City Council.

Sydney councils

Western Sydney council reverses controversial book ban after heated debate

by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey

We asked every Cumberland councillor where they stood on the same-sex parent book ban, set to be revoked at a meeting on Wednesday night.

Sydney councils

As it happened: Cumberland City councillors meet as same-sex parents book ban debate rages

by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey

Same-Sex Parents by Holly Duhig is part of a series depicting diverse family structures for a younger audience.

Exclusive

Sydney councils

We asked every Cumberland councillor about the same-sex book ban. Here’s what they said

by Anthony Segaert

Advertisement

City life

Winning design of the new $188 million Riverside Theatres.

Performing arts

Broadway comes to Parramatta: New $188 million theatre for western Sydney

After years of planning, a new theatre has been announced for Parramatta and it’s comparable to Sydney and Melbourne’s best.

by Linda Morris

Japanese artist Maru Yacco inside White Bay.

Exclusive

Live music

The plan to use White Bay Power Station to fix Sydney’s live music crisis

The decommissioned power station is proposed to become a concert venue, dance hall and home for production spaces once the Biennale of Sydney packs up.

by Linda Morris

A beautiful cityscape, but Sydney has been outrated by Melbourne in an international comparison of major cities. But the quality of life in both cities paled against another.

Population

The Australian city with a better quality of life than Sydney or Melbourne

by Shane Wright

Security expert Scott Taylor said pacing, pointing and poking indicate rising frustration that can potentially leading to aggression.

Night-time economy

Conflict whisperer: This man knows when you’re angry and how to stop it ruining a night out

by Andrew Taylor

Tony Beuk said residents were worried the upgraded boardwalk would allow tourists to look into their bedrooms.

Sydney councils

Boardwalk to nowhere: Council bungles upgrade of coastal path

by Andrew Taylor

Popular in Sydney

Loading

Advertisement