City life
Investigation
Courts
Behind the million-dollar smile, Luna Park hides a troubling story
Developers have long fought over prized land by the harbour. The next battle is over one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Latest
Move over Crown: First look at plans for Sydney’s tallest-ever buildings
Two proposed skyscrapers next to each other would transform the CBD skyline and effectively match the Sydney Tower Eye as the city’s tallest structure.
- by Michael Koziol and Julie Power
Three miraculous words transformed everything for Steve and his family
After 32 years, Steve Johnson finally got the news he’d been fighting for: the man who killed his brother was in custody.
- by Steve Johnson
The plan to turn Sydney and Melbourne into the ‘West End of the Asia Pacific’
The live entertainment industry wants tax breaks to prevent Australian shows being lured overseas.
- by Andrew Taylor
Pub barons call for end to tax slug on drinkers
The Laundy family is plunging millions into Sydney’s ailing hospitality sector, defying the cost-of-living crisis.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Plastic grass has no place here’: Why residents want to stop an elite rugby precinct
The Hills Shire says concerns about the environmental impact of new sporting facilities are exaggerated, as opponents demand the federal government stop the project.
- by Andrew Taylor
Geo-fence technology to be used in Sydney share bike crackdown
Riders are likely to be forced to park bikes in designated areas under a future regulatory regime being worked on by no less than 13 government agencies.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Mental health
The world is a bin fire, so why am I angry at a sink?
There is a lot to be furious about in the world right now, in the face of it all we are frustratingly impotent. We need targets for our anger, and we find them, everywhere.
- by Kerri Sackville
Collapse of $61m pub deal casts fresh gloom over Oxford Street
The two pubs were sold last year with grand plans to create an Ivy-style mega-complex on Taylor Square. Those prospects appear to be dashed.
- by Michael Koziol, Carolyn Cummins and Ben Grubb
Hospo heavyweights make waves with flash new surf park fine diner
Applejack Hospitality, behind hatted North Sydney restaurant Rafi, reveals the details of its biggest project to date – inside a Western Sydney urban surf park.
- by Bianca Hrovat
The Sydney suburbs where drivers will need to slow down
Lower speed limits are coming as the City of Sydney bids to improve safety for pedestrians and motorists.
- by Megan Gorrey