‘A thousand times worse than Bangladesh’:How international students are finding Sydney

‘A thousand times worse than Bangladesh’:How international students are finding Sydney

When future engineer Rafiul Hossain arrived in Sydney,he didn’t expect to have to share his bed with bugs. And he isn’t the only newcomer to our fair city with a story to tell.

  • byAngus Dalton,Billie Eder,Millie Muroi,Anthony Segaert andAngus Thomson

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‘A recipe for disaster’:The rules putting Sydney’s international students at risk

‘A recipe for disaster’:The rules putting Sydney’s international students at risk

After three years of restricted travel and online learning,international students have returned to Sydney in projected record numbers. But what,exactly,have they signed up for?

  • byAngus Dalton,Billie Eder,Millie Muroi,Anthony Segaert andAngus Thomson
More people died last year than ever before. Sydney’s death industry has struggled to cope

More people died last year than ever before. Sydney’s death industry has struggled to cope

Morticians cannot keep up and Sydney is running out of space.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Money never sleeps,but that’s not what keeps Sydney’s bedroom traders up at night

Money never sleeps,but that’s not what keeps Sydney’s bedroom traders up at night

Trading in cryptocurrency may be fraught. But the hardy souls who stay up all night offer a glimpse into the 24-7 market.

  • byMillie Muroi
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The Sydney we don’t talk about

As the city springs back to life,we reveal its untold stories.

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Fifty metres beneath Bondi,a stench that stings your eyes may help Sydney survive

Fifty metres beneath Bondi,a stench that stings your eyes may help Sydney survive

What was once dumped into Sydney’s Harbour and off beaches as raw sewage now holds Sydney’s secrets. We take a trip through the sewer in the latest installment in our series The Sydney we don’t talk about.

  • byAngus Dalton
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For many,the pandemic is over. For Nicola,there’s no end in sight

For many,the pandemic is over. For Nicola,there’s no end in sight

Nicola West was about to sign the biggest deal of her life. The next day,a pandemic was declared and she hasn’t left her apartment since. The Herald’s series on the Sydney we don’t talk about continues.

  • byAngus Thomson
In this Sydney suburb,one in three homes is empty. It’s not just a data error

In this Sydney suburb,one in three homes is empty. It’s not just a data error

There are 164,624 empty homes in Sydney,yet we have a five-figure waiting list for public housing. Experts say solving the city’s housing crisis will not be simple.

  • byAngus Dalton,Billie Eder,Millie Muroi,Anthony Segaert andAngus Thomson
Mistress Lucilla doesn’t need saving. She thinks sex workers are saving Sydney

Mistress Lucilla doesn’t need saving. She thinks sex workers are saving Sydney

As Sydney springs back to life,we reveal its untold stories. In the first of a series about the things we don’t speak about,we look at the challenges in the sex industry.

  • byBillie Eder