Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel tolls to rise from next month

Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel tolls to rise from next month

The state government said the decision was made to provide toll relief to other drivers,and comes after it announced a $60 toll cap relief package.

  • bySarah McPhee andAmber Schultz

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Sydney the only capital city to lose creative workers over past decade

Sydney the only capital city to lose creative workers over past decade

The high cost of housing has caused artists,musicians,writers and performers to flee Sydney,a phenomenon the government has been challenged to address in its new arts and culture policy.

  • byMichael Koziol
The last hurdles standing in the way of 20 concerts a year at Moore Park

The last hurdles standing in the way of 20 concerts a year at Moore Park

The government’s plan to lift the concert cap from six to 20 a year has won conditional support from key sporting tenants but sparked outrage among nearby residents.

  • byMichael Koziol
Minister defends cheaper Powerhouse renovation amid ‘budget challenges’

Minister defends cheaper Powerhouse renovation amid ‘budget challenges’

The NSW opposition called the scrapping of the $500 million redevelopment of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo a huge blow for the arts.

  • byAndrew Taylor andMary Ward
NSW government defends community grants program against pork-barrelling claims

NSW government defends community grants program against pork-barrelling claims

Special Minister of State John Graham said $400,000 would be given to every electorate in NSW under a scheme to fund local community projects.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Parking own goal during World Cup as FIFA takes over Moore Park

Parking own goal during World Cup as FIFA takes over Moore Park

FIFA will commandeer the grass car parks usually used by attendees of football matches at Allianz Stadium.

  • byMichael Koziol
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Sickness,school holidays blamed as minister apologises for city-wide train fails

Sickness,school holidays blamed as minister apologises for city-wide train fails

The government has blamed problems with recruiting critical workers after the last-minute absence of a single employee brought Sydney’s rail network to a halt.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Thousands stung for speeding on motorway despite consensus limit is too low

Thousands stung for speeding on motorway despite consensus limit is too low

Motorists are being stung for speeding on Westconnex despite a political consensus the speed limit is too low,and pre-election commitments to lift it.

  • byMichael Koziol
Sydney’s nightlife going backwards for one key reason

Sydney’s nightlife going backwards for one key reason

Arts,Music and Nighttime Economy Minister John Graham says Sydney is “just too expensive to go out at night”.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Only in Sydney’:DJ thrown out of pub after his set for wearing a hat

‘Only in Sydney’:DJ thrown out of pub after his set for wearing a hat

Matty Ferguson says the incident in Sydney’s south wouldn’t have happened in any other city he has partied during his professional DJ-ing career.

  • byMichael Koziol
Forget the bridge and Bondi Beach:Culture at heart of new tourism plan

Forget the bridge and Bondi Beach:Culture at heart of new tourism plan

The Opera House,Bondi Beach and Sydney Harbour will have to share the tourism limelight with the city’s cultural life under the Minns government.

  • byLinda Morris