Pies lose AFLW midfield gun thanks to new trade rules Sydney will gain a much-needed boost to their AFLW squad with Collingwood star Chloe Molloy set to defect to the Swans. AAP · Feb 22, 2023
Vale Ken Warby: the world's fastest man on water Worlds fastest man on water Ken Warby remembered for his world water speed record, racing career and for his family ties to the Hunter. Newcastle Herald · Feb 21, 2023
Wild storms lash parts of Sydney and the Central Coast The SES has responded to hundreds of calls for help in Sydney and surrounds after intense thunderstorms caused flash flooding, felled trees and powerlines. AAP · Feb 21, 2023
Sydney lashed by intense rainfall that downed trees and powerlines, and closed school A least a dozen people are rescued and a school is closed after wild weather hit Sydney, while the Pacific Highway was cut in two places by fallen trees. ABC News · Feb 21, 2023
Morning Mail: exclusive investigation into Sydney housing spread, ‘hive of spies’ exposed, Putin’s nuclear move Why has land on the city’s fringes been rezoned for homes when it has no transport links, inadequate water and a koala population? And the Asio chief lifts lid on espionage The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023
Gay-hate murder inquiry probes for police missteps A special inquiry is examining whether NSW police deliberately ruled out suspects in cold cases involving gay men being thrown off Sydney cliffs in the 1980s. AAP · Feb 21, 2023
Sydney’s growing pains: land rezoning a potential billion-dollar deal for developers after local council sidelined Exclusive: Why has an area with no public transport, a water shortage and an endangered koala habitat been fast-tracked for rezoning to housing? The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023
Vacant shopfronts v the WorldPride takeover: is Oxford Street ready for Mardi Gras? Once billed as Sydney’s golden queer mile, the strip has born the brunt of lockouts, lockdowns and gentrification. On the eve of its first parade since 2020 – and its biggest yet – the pressure is on The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023
TechScape: Google and Microsoft are in an AI arms race – who wins could change how we use the internet In this week’s newsletter: The two tech behemoths are betting big that their ‘Bard’ and ‘Bing’ services will revolutionise the way we navigate the net The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023
Storms lash Sydney and parts of central NSW Sydney and parts of Central NSW have been lashed by severe thunderstorms, causing flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones. AAP · Feb 21, 2023
A MAFS Bride Threw A Wild Viewing Party Invited Several Grooms But The One She Was Matched With MAFS bride Evelyn Ellis threw a v. fun viewing party for her onscreen marriage to Rupert Bugden, except he wasn't there. Interesting. Pedestrian.tv · Feb 21, 2023
600 turn The Station rainbow for Pink Salt dinner Six hundred people attended the long table dinner, which was the first official event for Sydney WorldPride 2023. Newcastle Herald · Feb 21, 2023
Sydney council pledges to plug in to electric car trend More electric vehicle chargers and a plan to retrofit old apartment buildings are part of a new transport plan passed by Sydney City Council. AAP · Feb 21, 2023
Accessibility at Sydney Laneway Festival leaves music fans with disability feeling unwelcome Festival-goers with disability have said they were left stressed and disappointed by their experience at the Sydney Laneway Festival. ABC News · Feb 21, 2023
ABC News · Feb 20, 2023 Call for brakes to be put on Great Western Highway upgrade from Sydney to NSW Central West Taxpayers say the state government is wasting their money by starting construction on the Great Western Highway upgrade without a guarantee it will be completed.
ABC News · Feb 20, 2023 Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother Charles refuses to front NSW parliamentary inquiry Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother confirms he will not front a parliamentary inquiry into Sydney's Hills Shire Council, calling it a "Labor/Greens circus".
ABC News · Feb 20, 2023 Do the benefits of ice baths or cold water immersion outweigh the risks? The sun is rising over Bronte Beach in Sydney's east, and Norman Swan is about to sit in an ice bath. So what's the evidence for and against cold water immersion?
AAP · Feb 20, 2023 Dozens of gay-hate cliff murder suspects not pursued Dozens of suspects in a spate of homophobic murders weren't pursued by police or questioned by strike force detectives re-investigating the brutal attacks.
AAP · Feb 20, 2023 Cop stabber 'can live a crime-free life', judge says Officers arriving at a southwest Sydney home in an unmarked car wearing hoodies influenced a man's mistaken, but genuine belief that they were not police.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 20, 2023 Newcastle's first electric buses enter service in the Hunter Newcastle has received the first electric buses to operate outside of Sydney, the first of which entered service today.
ABC News · Feb 20, 2023 Pat Cummins returns to Australia for personal reasons, Josh Hazlewood ruled out of India tour Australia captain Pat Cummins will briefly return to Sydney due to a serious family illness but is set to fly back to India later this week, while fellow quick Josh Hazlewood has withdrawn from the remainder of the tour because of an Achilles complaint.
The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023 Illegal Sydney warehouse parties, lives lost to AIDS, and gay liberation: photographer William Yang captured it all Review: William Yang’s Sydneyphiles Reimagined, State Library of New South Wales.
AAP · Feb 19, 2023 One person dead after Sydney unit engulfed in fire A person is dead and three others are in hospital after an explosion sparked a fire that engulfed a ground floor Sydney home unit and spread to other floors.
ABC News · Feb 19, 2023 LGBTQIA+ seniors open up for All The Sex I've Ever Had during Sydney WorldPride The all-queer, senior cast of All The Sex I've Ever Had will share, year by year, what they've been doing in the bedroom, in clubs — or between the bookshelves, as the case may be.
ABC News · Feb 19, 2023 One person dead after fire tears through unit complex in Croydon, Sydney Three people are taken to hospital and others are trapped as firefighters respond to reports of an "explosion" in an apartment building at Croydon on Monday morning.