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Where zany hot girls and fake news was just another day at the office

Australia’s first tabloid magazine was a launching pad for photojournalism. Now some of Pix’s top pics are on show at the State Library of NSW.

  • byJulie Power

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After three years and two long summers,Nielsen Park returns as a people’s playground

After three years and two long summers,Nielsen Park returns as a people’s playground

Nielsen Park and Shark Beach were saved from privatisation 120 years ago by a group fearing Sydney was becoming a “pond in a privately owned paddock”.

  • byJulie Power
The vital lessons these survivors are getting in Sydney’s suburbs

The vital lessons these survivors are getting in Sydney’s suburbs

Swim Brothers is providing free lessons to newly arrived young refugees from Gaza,and in a way that also recognises their recent trauma.

  • byJulie Power
The 99-year-old artist and the $4.9 million roadblock:Breakthrough for Sydney coastal walk

The 99-year-old artist and the $4.9 million roadblock:Breakthrough for Sydney coastal walk

Ellen Waugh loved her home so much she wanted others to enjoy the nearby coast and views,but she was determined to keep on living there until the end.

  • byJulie Power
Inside the Sydney house that sends a message to the top end of town

Inside the Sydney house that sends a message to the top end of town

There’s no shoe room or six-car garage,but a sustainable house in one of the city’s most exclusive beachside suburbs is full of surprises.

  • byJulie Power
You’re not imagining it:there’s a reason roses don’t smell as sweet

You’re not imagining it:there’s a reason roses don’t smell as sweet

Many cut specimens,mostly imported and sold for big events such as Valentine’s Day,lack scent. But among the locally grown,perfume is making a huge comeback.

  • byJulie Power
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Man in 20s dies in popular Royal National Park swimming hole

Man in 20s dies in popular Royal National Park swimming hole

The tragedy at a waterfall near a well-known hiking trail took place as new funding for Bondi’s Float to Survive campaign expands its message nationally.

  • byJulie Power andPenry Buckley
With a hot summer on the way,surf lifesavers get little help from Mad Max

With a hot summer on the way,surf lifesavers get little help from Mad Max

Two different approaches to prevent drownings were launched on Tuesday. One had a touch of Hollywood.

  • byJulie Power
Many renovations resemble a bomb site. This Sydney home really was one

Many renovations resemble a bomb site. This Sydney home really was one

In the Grand Designs pantheon of things that can go wrong in a reno,nothing compares with finding a live bomb in the backyard.

  • byJulie Power
Inside Australia’s most beautiful houses,pools and an ‘otherworldly’ tin shed

Inside Australia’s most beautiful houses,pools and an ‘otherworldly’ tin shed

The Australian Institute of Architects 2024 National Architecture Awards have announced 35 top awards. See the full list of winners and explore the gallery.

  • byJulie Power
‘Bring a shovel’:Sons stunned as death notice for ‘wild and wayward’ mother goes around the world

‘Bring a shovel’:Sons stunned as death notice for ‘wild and wayward’ mother goes around the world

When Sean and Chris Kelly prepared their tribute to their mother for The Sydney Morning Herald,they had no idea how much it would resonate with readers.

  • byJulie Power