The Latest Breaking News from Sydney

Delayed Flights, Antarctic Records Frosty Nips: When Will The Aussie Cold Snap End?

Can we just have a normal winter please?

Pedestrian.tv · May 8, 2023

Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?

A massive project is unfolding in Sydney’s Western Parkland region. The building of a new city from the ground up is central to an infrastructure-led restructuring of metropolitan Sydney. The catalysts are the Western Sydney City Deal and the Western Sydney Airport being built alongside the new Bradfield City.

The Conversation · May 8, 2023

A cancer centre is the latest victim of cyber attacks. Why health data hacks keep happening

It seems hardly a day goes by without another report of a cyber crime incident. With Medibank still fresh in our minds, the latest attack is on a Sydney-based cancer treatment facility, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre in Westmead Hospital.

The Conversation · May 8, 2023

The secret world of Sydney's psychoactive cacti growers who tend suburban gardens of peyote and ayahuasca

In Sydney, a hidden group of gardeners tend backyards brimming with cactus varieties, consuming the produce. I tracked them down to try and understand the allure – and danger – of psychoactive plants, writes Prudence Gibson.

ABC News · May 6, 2023

Charlie Bradley died hours after drinking at a Bali beach bar. His family is now searching for answers

Charlie Bradley, a 28-year-old Sydney real estate agent, died a few hours after drinking at a beach club in Canggu. Now that his body is on its way home, his family hope an autopsy may finally reveal some answers as to his final moments.

ABC News · May 6, 2023

NO: Another Syd Late-Night Restaurant Is Shutting Its Doors ‘Cos Of The Cost Of Living Crisis

"The juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze anymore.”

Pedestrian.tv · May 6, 2023

Gabrielle Carey was best known for Puberty Blues – but I knew her as a formidable intellectual who mastered the art of living well

The last time I saw Gabrielle Carey, who died this week, aged 64, was a couple of weeks ago in Sydney. I’d texted that I was coming to Sydney for the weekend, and she texted back to say she was meeting “a couple of Joyceans” for a morning walk in…

The Conversation · May 6, 2023

Australia's Sydney Opera House won't light up for coronation to save costs

A decision not to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House to mark the coronation of King Charles was a cost saving measure, a spokesperson for the state government of New South Wales said on Saturday.

Reuters · May 6, 2023

Soprano Jacqueline Ward's new life in Tasmania leads to emotional comeback after Sydney car crash

Classical singer Jacqueline Ward returns to the stage three years after a life-altering car crash.

ABC News · May 6, 2023

A Sydney-Born Miss Universe Australia Finalist Has Tragically Passed Away Aged Just 23

Sienna Weir, a model and finalist in the 2022 Miss Universe Australia competition tragically passed away on Thursday.

Pedestrian.tv · May 6, 2023