Sydney narrowly avoided a transport crisis. Now comes the tricky part

Sydney narrowly avoided a transport crisis. Now comes the tricky part

All week,Sydneysiders have been on the brink of finding out what it feels like to live in a second-rate city.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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Sydney to avoid rail shutdown after last-minute crisis talks

Sydney to avoid rail shutdown after last-minute crisis talks

The Minns Labor government agreed during crisis talks on Thursday to run limited 24-hour train services this weekend in return for the union dropping work bans.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andMax Maddison
Thug back on the streets as government abandons challenge to parole

Thug back on the streets as government abandons challenge to parole

The early release of a drug addict who bashed a female police office senseless has raised new doubts about NSW’s parole system.

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As I leave beautiful but maddening Sydney,I’ve realised all its problems boil down to one thing
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City life

As I leave beautiful but maddening Sydney,I’ve realised all its problems boil down to one thing

Sydney would be unstoppable if it could fix the cost of housing,the tyranny of distance and its obsession with rules and restrictions. We are let down by leaders who say the right things but act timidly.

  • byMichael Koziol
Koala habitat destruction is a disgrace

Koala habitat destruction is a disgrace

How many times do we have to read stories about the NSW government’s failure to deliver the Great Koala National Park?

This is what Sydney’s housing future will look like

This is what Sydney’s housing future will look like

The NSW government has revealed the terrace homes and apartment blocks that will be included in its “pattern book” of designs to reshape the city.

  • byMegan Gorrey
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The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction,a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael Koziol
Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support
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Development

Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support

The plan to sell Rosehill Racecourse has been beset by issues from the beginning,but the divide between the opposing sides is only getting wider.

  • byMichael McGowan
‘This activity is a real threat’:MPs piling on pressure over state’s koala park promise

‘This activity is a real threat’:MPs piling on pressure over state’s koala park promise

Premier Chris Minns is being urged to immediately end logging inside the boundaries of the proposed Great Koala National Park.

  • byNick O'Malley
Who cares? Voters will if NSW nurses start quitting state of origin
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Healthcare

Who cares? Voters will if NSW nurses start quitting state of origin

The Minns government is playing hardball on nurses’ pay demands. It’s unlikely to win in the court of public opinion.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop,court

Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop,court

About 700 surgeries were postponed on Wednesday as nurses and midwives hit the streets for the third time in as many months.

  • byAngus Thomson,Max Maddison andMatt O'Sullivan