Bondi
Cars out, volleyball in with Bondi makeover
Nicole Hasham Cars would be banished, a leafy park created and beach volleyball allowed at Bondi under the biggest changes made to the famous waterfront strip in decades.
Two shot in Bondi: one victim arrested in 3 Steps Cafe
Georgina Robinson Shocked Bondi locals watched as police charged into a cafe, grabbed a shooting victim, pressed him against the wall and handcuffed him this afternoon.
Bondi heats up
Sacha Molitorisz IT MAY be Bondi Beach's best-kept secret. Given the locals' taste for baring it all, it may be the suburb's only secret. And that is: the famous strand is at its best in autumn.
Bid to halt Bondi homeless eviction fails
Matt Khoury THE Bondi nine are no more. Even before the High Court refused to hear a last-ditch appeal against their eviction from the Bondi Pavilion, the rough sleepers were already defeated: warned off,...
Down and out in beautiful Bondi
Matt Khoury A rich city council can now legally remove a group of homeless people who have battled in the courts to remain living in the Bondi Pavilion.
Bondi rough sleepers take their case to higher court
Louise Hall A GROUP of homeless men who sleep at Bondi Pavilion have taken their fight against Waverley Council and the state government to the highest court in Australia.
Tsunami warning falls on deaf ears at Bondi Beach
Deborah Smith and Brian Robins ''IT'S going to be a ghost town soon,'' an excited nipper said to her friend after they helped lifesavers clear people from Bondi Beach yesterday morning. How wrong she was.
'This will never go anywhere, I've got a lot of money'
Paul Bibby An English tourist allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman he met at a trendy Bondi nightspot and then told her "this will never go anywhere, I've got a lot of money", a court has heard.
Winners and losers: all change in rail revamp
Jacob Saulwick, Nicole Hasham Sydney's biggest train timetable change in almost a decade will include an extra 700 services a week - but some commuters will miss out when trains skip certain stations.
'Daniil, please come home': search for missing boy continues
Ilya Gridneff Despite being overwhelmed with calls, police are still encouraging people to ring them with any information about missing schoolboy Daniil Ivanyuta.
Women left out of the cold
Natasha Wallace Vivienne Moxham-Hall has been left out of the cold, and she is fuming.
Schools renting out space to pay for teachers
Cosima Marriner Schools are being forced to fund basic resources such as extra teachers and pay for power bills from the money they raise from renting out their classrooms and playgrounds out of hours.
Controversial former treasurer off the roller-coaster
Sean Nicholls The former treasurer Eric Roozendaal has described his time as a NSW MP as ''a roller-coaster ride'', while announcing his resignation from state parliament six years before the expiry of his term.
Weekend clearways proposal is 'half-baked', says Robertson
The state government's plan to create clearways to ease Sydney's weekend congestion woes is ''half-baked'', says Opposition Leader John Robertson.
Residents feel the pull of the east as high-rise living makes up ground
Matt Wade In a modest reserve in the suburb of Ermington, just north of the Parramatta River and not far from Olympic Park, is the point that marks the demographic centre of Sydney.
Packed-in Pyrmont is Australia's most densely populated suburb
Matt Wade It was once known for wharves, shipyards and stores. But the neighbourhood of Pyrmont-Ultimo has a new distinction: it is Australia's most densely populated suburb.
$30,000 lure 'morally wrong'
Heath Aston The Star casino has been accused of running the ''mother of all gambling inducements'', a promotion encouraging local punters to spend a minimum $30,000 - but up to $6 million - over a five-week...
Beach boys club accused of creating bad vibes for women
Rebecca Koerber You have seen them on TV, in their distinctive blue-on-blue shirts, dashing into the breakers to the aid of stricken swimmers at Australia's most famous beach.
Parking ban for weekend gridlock
Jacob Saulwick Major Sydney roads will be cleared of parking at weekends in a bid to free up chronic traffic congestion that now rivals weekday travel.
Classrooms bulging as families stay close to city
Josephine Tovey Primary schools in Sydney's inner and northern suburbs are undergoing an explosion in enrolments, with some schools seeing growth of more than 200 per cent in the number of students in just five...
