The ‘road to nowhere’ that transformed Sydney

The ‘road to nowhere’ that transformed Sydney

There is an unheralded part of the city that is booming largely underpinned by the construction of the M2/M7.

  • byMatt Wade,Janie Barrett andThe Visual Stories Team

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End of an era:What happens when Liddell is switched off for good?

End of an era:What happens when Liddell is switched off for good?

The towers will be blown up,thousands of tonnes of steel and concrete will be trucked away and workers will hang up their hard hats. This is how the Liddell coal-fired power station will be demolished.

  • byLaura Chung andJanie Barrett
‘It’s criminal’:Angry Woodburn residents wait week for flood help

‘It’s criminal’:Angry Woodburn residents wait week for flood help

Army boots have finally hit the ground. But it’s still mainly residents and volunteers cleaning up in Woodburn.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andJanie Barrett
Staring down stage four cancer,Bruno has to rebuild from scratch

Staring down stage four cancer,Bruno has to rebuild from scratch

Bruno is in chemotherapy and his wife Janine is waiting on a hip replacement. Now the flooding in northern NSW has washed away the life they built together to see out their last days.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andJanie Barrett
‘A very special time’:The households using this lockdown for a fresh start

‘A very special time’:The households using this lockdown for a fresh start

For many,Sydney’s extended lockdown has been a trying time. But amid the frayed nerves or feelings of isolation,there are stories of families finding hope and silver linings.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andJanie Barrett
Bushfires then floods:Wisemans Ferry residents say both are ‘just as bad’

Bushfires then floods:Wisemans Ferry residents say both are ‘just as bad’

The rain finally stopped and the sun came out,but the floodwaters in Sydney’s north-west are still causing havoc.

  • byJosh Dye,Janie Barrett andSarah McPhee
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‘It’s beautiful’:how birthing on country can reduce stillbirth for Indigenous women

‘It’s beautiful’:how birthing on country can reduce stillbirth for Indigenous women

The midwives at Waminda do not deliver babies,but help Indigenous women to give birth within their communities.

  • byRachel Clun andJanie Barrett
Daphne's formal dress hung on her wall while she self-isolated. This month she finally got to wear it

Daphne's formal dress hung on her wall while she self-isolated. This month she finally got to wear it

The Class of 2020 endured a year of uncertainty – now,they've celebrated at COVID-safe formals across Sydney.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andJanie Barrett
'I wanted to be caught':Inside the reality of pokies addiction

'I wanted to be caught':Inside the reality of pokies addiction

Reformed gamblers,and those trying to desperately shake their addiction,tell their stories of being in the grip.

  • byJanie Barrett andNick O'Malley