Planning
What’s in and out for new ferry wharves along busy Sydney route
The state government is facing renewed calls to put on more services, stops and larger ferries to cater for growing populations along the Parramatta River.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Latest
Tunnelling delay revealed for Sydney’s sinkhole-stricken $3 billion motorway
Tunnelling has been halted since a huge sinkhole opened up in March, and transport officials now say it won’t resume until late next year.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
More train station housing on the table as Labor says it’s ‘not done’ with planning changes
Planning Minister Paul Scully wants to slash onerous and “absurd” conditions of consent that imperil construction and slow the delivery of new homes in NSW.
- by Michael Koziol
What do Greater Sydney’s council candidates really think? We asked all of them
We surveyed candidates across 34 LGAs before Saturday’s elections, and one topic dominated. See what your council candidates say in our interactive map.
- by Anthony Segaert, Nigel Gladstone, Kathleen Adele and Cindy Yin
Brisbane’s billion-dollar computer is coming. But first, a lab must be built
PsiQuantum, the company building Australia’s first commercial-grade, next-generation quantum computer near the airport, will first create a laboratory at Griffith University.
- by Tony Moore
Booze, punts and fancy hats: What it’s really like at Rosehill on race day
The proposal to sell Rosehill racecourse for housing has upset the punters who are loyal to the fortnightly races.
- by Kayla Olaya
After two decades as lord mayor, does Clover Moore deserve four more years?
Despite her achievements, many voters feel it is time for Sydney’s longest-serving leader to move on – but they’re not sure whether there is a better candidate.
- by Michael Koziol
Exclusive
Wildlife
Caught on film: Koalas using wildlife bridge to cross busy road
Before the images were revealed, researchers had no proof that koalas would use the kind of smaller-scale log bridges that council had installed.
- by Tony Moore
Revealed: The public bike path that would cut through The King’s School grounds
Pedestrians and cyclists would be able to traverse the northern edge of The King’s School grounds under a proposal by a Sydney council.
- by Lucy Carroll
Convict-era wall unearthed in Brisbane to feature at North Quay
The stone wall discovered under Adelaide Street in 2022 will now feature in landscaping at North Quay.
- by Tony Moore
Brisbane councillor ordered to repay $20,000 for pro-Palestine newsletter
Brisbane’s LNP councillors voted unanimously for the Greens’ Trina Massey to repay the thousands it cost to produce a council newsletter that had two pages of pro-Palestine content.
- by Tony Moore