Swimmers have been urged to stay between the red and yellow flags.
Water safety

Teenage lifesavers’ desperate attempt to save drowning woman

A woman was pulled unconscious from a South Coast beach by 13-year-old members of Gerringong Surf Club.

  • byBen Cubby
A bus driver has died and 13 passengers were taken to hospital after a crash on the Hume Highway on Saturday morning.
Traffic incident

‘We are heartbroken’:Bus driver mourned after fatal crash

  • bySarah McPhee
Train delays index
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Public transport

Trains cancelled,hour-long delays amid industrial action

  • byMegan Gorrey
Fortis’ proposed development in Elizabeth Bay. The site has frontages on Onslow and Billyard Avenues.
Courts

Court knocks back controversial Elizabeth Bay apartments

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
The Australian War Memorial is paralysed by internal politics over how to acknowledge war crimes findings against the Australian military,including the nation’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.
Investigations

Memorial struggles to deal with Roberts-Smith exhibit after war crimes scandal

  • byNick McKenzie

Transport

NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen is struggling to resolve a dispute with the rail union before a planned shutdown on Friday.
Public transport

Rail network will be hundreds of drivers short on New Year’s Eve

  • byMichael McGowan
Train delays index
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Public transport

Trains cancelled,hour-long delays as industrial action continues

  • byMegan Gorrey
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says she is worried about the safety of revellers.
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Public transport

Police commissioner warns rail chaos could trigger NYE fireworks cancellation

  • byMatt O'Sullivan,Michael McGowan andJessica McSweeney
Sydney train commuters are caught in the middle of the brinkmanship between rail unions and the government.
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Public transport

Sydney’s rail network hangs in balance ahead of ultimate showdown

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
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Fortis’ proposed development in Elizabeth Bay. The site has frontages on Onslow and Billyard Avenues.
Courts

‘You can’t always get what you want’:Court knocks back controversial Elizabeth Bay apartment block

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Arnima Hayat was murdered by her husband Meraj Zafar.
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Courts

Mother wails as daughter’s killer jailed over acid bath murder

  • bySarah McPhee
Tracy Dods outside Katoomba Local Court in October.
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Courts

How the death of one kangaroo could leave Tracy with a criminal conviction

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Detectives from Strike Force Mylor arrest Mohommed Farhat at Sydney Airport on Monday,November 25.
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Crime

Man ‘targeted Jewish people’ in Sydney’s east,police say

  • byPerry Duffin

Local council

The Gateway and Gemini buildings in Potts Point,and Roslyn Gardens in Rushcutters Bay,are under consideration for heritage listing.
Heritage

‘Not a museum’:The Sydney apartment owners fighting heritage protection

  • byMegan Gorrey
Georges River Councillor Ashvini Ambihaipahar was hit with a code of conduct investigation for making mild criticisms of the council.
Sydney councils

Council staff must not stifle the role of public debate and scrutiny

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Georges River Councillor Ashvini Ambihaipahar,a potential federal candidate for Labor in the seat of Barton,was hit with a code of conduct investigation for making mild criticisms of the council
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Sydney councils

‘Culture of control’:Minister threatens council over ‘silencing’ dissent

  • byMichael McGowan
Jane Hester stands outside a huge flow of water on Malvern Avenue,Manly. It has been getting worse for nearly a fortnight.
City life

No one wanted to fix this broken pipe outside Jane’s home – but now there’s some good news

  • byAnthony Segaert
Schools composite for rates
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Private schools

Broke and desperate for cash,North Sydney Council asks top private schools to pay voluntary rates

  • byLucy Carroll andMegan Gorrey
The building is proposed for a prominent site on the Pacific Highway.
Sydney councils

Why a north shore council wants this 22-storey apartment block plan cut down

  • byMegan Gorrey
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City life

NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen is struggling to resolve a dispute with the rail union before a planned shutdown on Friday.
Public transport

Rail network will be hundreds of drivers short on New Year’s Eve

Analysis by Transport for NSW predicts planned industrial action will leave the train system well short of the staff needed on Sydney’s biggest night of the year.

  • byMichael McGowan
Bush camping was deemed the holiday type most at risk from extreme weather.
Extreme weather

From sunburn to storms:How climate change is redefining the Aussie summer getaway

More and more Australians are opting for safer holiday destinations to ensure their hard-earned breaks aren’t scuppered by extreme weather events.

  • byKatelyn Catanzariti
The lower station for Taronga Zoo’s proposed Sky Safari cable car.
Planning

Taronga Zoo wants to revive its cable car. Locals say it will ‘scar’ harbour views

  • byMegan Gorrey
Train delays index
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Public transport

Trains cancelled,hour-long delays as industrial action continues

  • byMegan Gorrey
The Opera House displays poppies on the sails in recognition of Remembrance Day.
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City life

Proposed cap on lighting of Opera House sails abandoned

  • byLinda Morris

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