City life
This north shore council just handed a golf club 21 more years on harbourside land
The decision followed suggestions that public golf courses in the area be repurposed as community green space, and went against council recommendations.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Gaming & wagering
Clubs in crisis: RSL resists pressure to support failing club
RSL NSW president Mick Bainbridge said it is not the job of the military veterans charity to operate licensed clubs that sell alcohol and promote gambling.
- by Andrew Taylor
After eight years, Darling Harbour carousel reopens
The carousel is one of the two oldest in Australia, having been imported by ship from England in 1894.
- by Mary Ward
Whiskey wars: US distillers warn Australia to stick to spirit of the law
Complaints about Australian distillers mislabelling products as whiskey and bourbon risk triggering a trade dispute with the United States.
- by Andrew Taylor
Despite their companies owing billions, Sydney family splurge on exorbitant Tuscan wedding
Remon Fayad and the Fayad family spared no expense for their Florence wedding ceremony. Back in Australia, their companies’ creditors have been left high and dry.
- by Kate McClymont
Opinion
Opinion
Most of us fight with our neighbours. There’s an easy fix, but you won’t like it
Everyone seems to have a story about the neighbour from hell. Finding a way to live next door to each other is near-impossible.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Sex work
Developers circle Sydney’s oldest brothels as sex work goes freelance
The world’s oldest profession meets Sydney’s biggest obsession as the city’s biggest players reveal brothels are facing a tough future and the old-school bordello business model is fast becoming a relic of another era.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Marine life
An ‘embarrassment’ to Sydneysiders: Our harbour junkyard revealed
A new coalition is pushing to rid the harbour of rotting junk and pollution for the enjoyment of future generations.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Lilyfield
‘It’s a heritage landscape’: Synthetic turf plan for Callan Park sparks anger
The $8 million project, funded through a state government grant, will reignite tensions over the 61-hectare site sometimes called “the jewel of the inner west”.
- by Michael Koziol
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
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