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Lisa Wilkinson (left), Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins.

Defamation

Wilkinson seeking $1.8m in legal costs from Ten for Lehrmann defence

Lawyers for the TV network and high-profile presenter are returning to court amid the fallout from Bruce Lehrmann’s disastrous lawsuit.

by Michaela Whitbourn

An aerial view of the Wheeny Creek site in northern Sydney, now partially grassed over.

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Pollution

Secret drones found Sydney’s ‘biggest asbestos dump’. Then the cameras were switched off

by Ben Cubby

Daniel Hart says he felt like an “idiot” when he had to be rescued after taking a wrong turn on a popular coastal walk.

Ambulance

‘Idiot’ spends night on cliff ledge after wrong turn on popular coastal walk

by Josefine Ganko

Sophie Roome is comforted by family, friends and the community of Lismore at a silent vigil for Rowan, 2, who was murdered by his father last Sunday.

Domestic violence

Lismore rallies for a mother in grief after murder of her child

by Sally Rawsthorne

Hundreds of vocational and english colleges are at risk of closure, the sector says

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International students

Colleges face mass closures as students from whole continents banned

by Daniella White

Transport

Commuters face major disruptions to light rail services on Wednesday.

Public transport

Commuters face major disruptions to Sydney light rail services

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by Matt O'Sullivan

Crying in public is having a moment. Unless, of course, you get turned into a meme.

Opinion

Comedy

The power of crying in public, more specifically, on the 8.08am train to Central

by Thomas Mitchell

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

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Crime & Courts

Kallista Mutten (left) arrives at the NSW Supreme Court in Parramatta to give evidence at the trial of Justin Stein accused of murdering her nine-year-old daughter Charlise Mutten.

Courts

Charlise Mutten’s mother tells jury of last time she saw daughter

by Sarah McPhee

Sophie Roome is comforted by family, friends and the community of Lismore at a silent vigil for Rowan, 2, who was murdered by his father last Sunday.

Domestic violence

Lismore rallies for a mother in grief after murder of her child

by Sally Rawsthorne

Hangman’s noose

Courts

A noose, death hood and hanged woman’s letter: How being NSW sheriff has changed over 200 years

by Tim Barlass

A man dressed in a ghillie suit hides in the bushes at the Bay Run on Friday.

Police

‘A sick joke’: Man dressed in camouflage scares joggers on Bay Run

by Anthony Segaert

Local council

The owner of the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park has submitted plans to hold more events in part of the precinct.

City life

‘NIMBYs will NIMBY’: Residents in ‘nice suburb’ object to more events at Moore Park

by Andrew Taylor

The Oxford & Foley redevelopment stretches along almost three blocks of Oxford Street in Darlinghurst.

City life

Is Clover to blame for turning Oxford Street from party precinct into a ghost town?

by Andrew Taylor

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

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City life

Turrella, NSW

Development

Welcome to Turrella, the weirdest suburb to be upzoned by the government

It’s one of 37 suburbs in which the state government wants to put more housing – and it doesn’t even have an ATM, let alone a bank.

by Anthony Segaert

The owner of the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park has submitted plans to hold more events in part of the precinct.

City life

‘NIMBYs will NIMBY’: Residents in ‘nice suburb’ object to more events at Moore Park

Plans to hold more events in a section of the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park have sparked opposition from residents.

by Andrew Taylor

Angourie Rice and mother Kate discussed their novel Stuck Up and Stupid at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival.

Sydney Writers' Festival

Angourie Rice brings Hollywood star power to the Sydney Writers’ Festival

by Andrew Taylor

The Oxford & Foley redevelopment stretches along almost three blocks of Oxford Street in Darlinghurst.

City life

Is Clover to blame for turning Oxford Street from party precinct into a ghost town?

by Andrew Taylor

Coogee local Penny Christie is a Google “super reviewer”, helping locals and tourists get important details about the area.

City life

Google reviewers post 20 million ratings a day, but what drives them?

by Amber Schultz

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