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‘Enclaves for the rich’: new luxury housing is putting parts of Sydney out of reach to all but the very few

A wave of redevelopment in Bondi, the inner city and lower north shore is pricing people out – even while governments profess to be focused on affordability

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2025

First memorials for Bondi victims, paddle-out planned

Ten days on from the Sydney shopping centre stabbing, friends and family of a slain architect will remember her in a garden ceremony.

AAP · Apr 21, 2024

Waverley Mayor Demands Compensation For Bronte Beach Christmas Party Clean Up

“Perhaps if the tourists and backpackers visiting out shores did the right thing, there wouldn’t be such a strain on the public purse.”

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 28, 2023

Mutiny on the Sydney commute: ‘pirate bus’ hits the road after privatisation leads to axed routes

Ken Wilson, whose crowdfunded service was created in frustration, says public transport needs to be in public hands

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023

Surfer numbers double at some Gold Coast breaks in five years as council looks to manage the wave

Crowds at some Gold Coast surf breaks have doubled in the past five years. Here's how authorities are managing it.

ABC News · Jan 21, 2023

A Syd Council Is Considering Gathering Limits After A Local Beach Was Fkn Trashed On Xmas Day

Bronte Beach was left trashed after Christmas Day crowds and has forced the local council to consider setting gathering limits.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 27, 2022

$48m makeover: Bondi Pavilion reopens with previously hidden 1920s murals on show

Revamp aims to transform heritage building from ‘white elephant’ to cultural heart of beachside suburb

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2022

Tangled politics: why shark nets are still being used on NSW beaches

Experts say ‘nets don’t work’ and the meshing program is in its death throes – so when will there be sufficient political will to scrap them?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2022

Mayor calls for end of shark nets at Sydney’s Bondi beach

Paula Masselos says the nets aren’t effective and catch too many non-target marine animals – with better options available

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2022

Sydney news: NSW Premier to announce $20,000 grants for flood victims

MORNING BRIEFING: On his first day back from paternity leave, Dominic Perrottet is in Lismore to assess the damage from the city's latest flood.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022