‘Must get it right the first time’:The uphill battle to fix Sydney’s Central Station

‘Must get it right the first time’:The uphill battle to fix Sydney’s Central Station

The NSW government is seizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Australia’s busiest train station.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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Central Station’s $11bn revamp ‘risks repeating Barangaroo’s mistakes’

Central Station’s $11bn revamp ‘risks repeating Barangaroo’s mistakes’

The City of Sydney council argues the state government’s ambitious proposal to reshape land around Central Station features “too many towers,too close together”.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Fifty metres beneath Bondi,a stench that stings your eyes may help Sydney survive

Fifty metres beneath Bondi,a stench that stings your eyes may help Sydney survive

What was once dumped into Sydney’s Harbour and off beaches as raw sewage now holds Sydney’s secrets. We take a trip through the sewer in the latest installment in our series The Sydney we don’t talk about.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘They have a mythical quality’:Sydney’s long love affair with its local swimming pools

‘They have a mythical quality’:Sydney’s long love affair with its local swimming pools

Sydney swimmers have fond memories of hot chips,sunburn and the smell of chlorine from childhood trips to the pool.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Sydney chasing Kipchoge in race to join world’s ‘major’ marathons

Sydney chasing Kipchoge in race to join world’s ‘major’ marathons

The Sydney Marathon is bidding to become the world’s seventh “major”. And organisers are negotiating for the greatest marathon runner of all time,Eliud Kipchoge,to run in 2024.

  • byIain Payten
‘Iconic’ Harbourside shopping centre shuts for demolition after three decades

‘Iconic’ Harbourside shopping centre shuts for demolition after three decades

The Darling Harbour shopping centre,which opened in 1988,will be replaced by new shops,offices and a controversial 42-storey residential tower.

  • byMegan Gorrey
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Party between the flags:Purple patches to mark ‘safe’ spots for a night out in Sydney

Party between the flags:Purple patches to mark ‘safe’ spots for a night out in Sydney

Popular nightlife areas in the city,Parramatta,Marrickville and Lakemba will test-run a global scheme aimed at boosting the 24-hour economy.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andMegan Gorrey
First came the giant advertising screens - now it’s plus-sized payphones

First came the giant advertising screens - now it’s plus-sized payphones

New Telstra payphones are coming to inner Sydney streets,with Wi-Fi and USB chargers,but they’ll be much bigger.

  • byMichael Koziol
Inside the operation to construct the Martin Place Christmas tree

Inside the operation to construct the Martin Place Christmas tree

With 330 baubles,110,000 LED lights and topped with a 3.4 metre colour-changing star,the installation team has a week-long job getting festive.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Danny Lim’s bloody face makes us recoil yet again at police use of force

Danny Lim’s bloody face makes us recoil yet again at police use of force

Much of my work as a lawyer involves police using excessive force. The video footage of police forcing this elderly man to the ground tells its own story.

  • bySamantha Lee
‘This is a real test’:Plans for more affordable homes on Sydney’s waterfront

‘This is a real test’:Plans for more affordable homes on Sydney’s waterfront

The NSW government is pressing ahead with its ambition to overhaul the industrial waterfront around Rozelle and Balmain.

  • byMegan Gorrey