Northern Sydney school girls forced to travel hundreds of kilometres a week to play sport
Sports predominantly played by women such as hockey and netball are missing out on space to train and play to traditional male sports.
- by Andrew Taylor
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No jobs, no trees: The suburbs where urban sprawl is hurting Sydney
Sydney’s urban sprawl extends up to 60 kilometres, with plans to build thousands of homes more than 80 kilometres from the CBD.
- by Andrew Taylor
Furniture, appliances, cars: why we are still waiting months for our purchases
Shoppers are enduring long waits for consumer items thanks to COVID-related delays at Chinese ports, staffing shortages and the war in Ukraine.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Dead place’: Rising property prices put Sydney’s creative sector at risk
A CBD apartment tower includes five storeys of affordable studios and rehearsal space for artists and performers to create works in the inner city.
- by Andrew Taylor
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New Snowy Mountains track delivers ‘world class’ multi-day walk to NSW
The Snowies Alpine Walk in Kosciuszko National Park has sparked a bout of state rivalry between NSW and Tasmania after the second stage of the 55-kilometre walk was completed.
- by Andrew Taylor
NSW takes extra $5b from property price explosion amid pandemic
Rising house prices fuel surge in stamp duty revenue, but economists call for the tax on property transactions to be abolished.
- by Andrew Taylor
Bondi memorial to victims of gay hate crimes draws hundreds in emotional launch
The opening of the Bondi memorial is seen as a key step in moving forward, ahead of a special commission of inquiry into gay-hate killings in Sydney stretching over 40 years.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Leap of faith’: How Australian dancers won over French audiences
The performers in the Sydney Dance Company are the unsung heroes of Australian diplomacy.
- by Andrew Taylor
North shore council slammed for selling off green space for seniors apartments
A contentious land deal to build seniors housing on open space continues to roil Sydney’s north shore. The aged care regulator found the provider did not provide safe and effective care to all of its clients.
- by Andrew Taylor
From Manly to Antarctica: How Australian doctor is training for historic 110-day trek
The 40-year-old consultant anesthetist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst pulls four-wheel-drive tyres along the sand for up to six hours, several times a week, to simulate the 200-kilogram sled he will drag across 2600 kilometres of snow and ice later this year.
- by Andrew Taylor
Sixteen wardrobe changes in one show: The secrets behind Moulin Rouge’s costumes
Industrial-strength zippers and a mountain of laundry are the secret behind Moulin Rouge’s extravagant costumes.
- by Andrew Taylor