Last drinks for heritage-listed pub after 113 years

Last drinks for heritage-listed pub after 113 years

In the Commercial Hotel’s heyday,people would get off the train,have lunch and resume their journey. But without poker machines,it’s hard for the modern country pub to survive.

  • byCatherine Naylor

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‘No longer fishing villages’:Fight to save charm of South Coast holiday towns

‘No longer fishing villages’:Fight to save charm of South Coast holiday towns

Thousands of Sydneysiders are drawn to the classic holiday spots every summer,but plans to protect their character are up in the air.

  • byCatherine Naylor
The $26m gamble at the top of Australia

The $26m gamble at the top of Australia

It’s perched thousands of metres above sea level,and when finished will be second only to a toilet block as Australia’s highest building.

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‘We won’t be intimidated’:In Sydney’s eastern suburbs,there is fear,shock and defiance
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‘We won’t be intimidated’:In Sydney’s eastern suburbs,there is fear,shock and defiance

Members of Sydney’s eastern suburbs Jewish community have welcomed extra security – but have said they won’t be cowed by antisemitic attacks.

  • byJordan Baker andCatherine Naylor
PM lashes ‘evil’ antisemitic attack as police boost Sydney patrols
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PM lashes ‘evil’ antisemitic attack as police boost Sydney patrols

Anthony Albanese said attacks like that in Woollahra “diminish us as a nation”,and a “whole of society” effort was needed to stamp them out.

  • byCatherine Naylor,Josefine Ganko,Riley Walter,Max Maddison andPenry Buckley
Deadly algae detected in popular NSW river

Deadly algae detected in popular NSW river

A rare toxic algae that can prove fatal to humans has been detected just weeks after a catastrophic industrial accident.

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‘I kooked it’:Surfing legend Tom Carroll shaken,and embarrassed,after head injury

‘I kooked it’:Surfing legend Tom Carroll shaken,and embarrassed,after head injury

Carroll made his name surfing monster waves off Hawaii,but it was a much smaller swell closer to home that upended the former world champion.

  • byCatherine Naylor andRiley Walter
The most disaster-prone council in NSW says it has run out of cash

The most disaster-prone council in NSW says it has run out of cash

Residents face soaring rates to pay for the damage. Use our interactive map to see how your council compares.

  • byCatherine Naylor andNigel Gladstone
Nathan’s grand renovation dream had serious challenges. The answer was 1000km away

Nathan’s grand renovation dream had serious challenges. The answer was 1000km away

The multimillion-dollar Dawes Point home is one of Sydney’s oldest buildings. Its new owners had no idea of the complexities that lay ahead.

  • byCatherine Naylor
The $8m Byron Bay estate that’s now worth $800,000

The $8m Byron Bay estate that’s now worth $800,000

The property is a two-minute walk from the beach and is owned by a company linked to a legendary TV power couple.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Swimming pool opening times slashed by cash-strapped councils

Swimming pool opening times slashed by cash-strapped councils

Families across the state are facing a summer with less pool time and fewer swimming lessons,in a development that has experts worried.

  • byCatherine Naylor