Darlinghurst
Note passed between pair accused of murder
Stephanie Gardiner It was a note written in Italian, folded in four and passed in the dock at a murder trial. In the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday, the jury at the trial of Giuseppe Di Cianni and Josephine Pintabona...
Man charged over Sydney strip club fire
A man charged over a fire that badly damaged a strip club in Sydney's Kings Cross is due to appear in Parramatta Bail Court today.
Bail denied to strip club fire suspect
Rebecca Richardson The man charged with attacking a woman in a strip club and then setting the establishment on fire was refused bail at Parramatta Court on Saturday.
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.
Drunken fight: man with hidden brain defect murdered
Paul Bibby and Stephanie Gardiner A Sydney man has been found guilty of murder over a drunken fight in which he punched and stomped on a man who had a potentially fatal, hidden brain defect.
Revealed: Eddie Obeid's secret diaries
Kate McClymont Eddie Obeid's claims to a corruption inquiry that he played no part in his family's business interests have been contradicted by his private diaries, which list scores of meetings with Sydney's most...
Man denies intimidation charges
Stephanie Gardiner A man who once climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a protest has been accused of intimidating the family of a man he helped convict of murdering a bikie.
Mother found safe after week of worry
Eamonn Duff Elaine and Paul Talbert arose at first light on Saturday, hoping the day might finally produce the breakthrough that reunites them with their missing daughter Belinda.
A colourful message, just in time for the Mardi Gras
Nicole Hasham SOMEWHERE over the rainbow, the traffic will come to a stop on Oxford Street where the roads will be painted purple … and blue, green, yellow, orange and red.
Obeids and the infamous Mr Fang
Kate McClymont, Linton Besser THE coal deal involving the family of Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid has taken a sensational turn with claims of blackmail, extortion, underworld figures, a famous footy player and the ''infamous Mr...
Pratt mistress puts her rivals on notice
Eamonn Duff THE former mistress of late billionaire Richard Pratt has vowed to give Sydney's brothel barons a run for their money by unveiling her very own five-star parlour in Darlinghurst.
'Oh my God, the bus is on fire': passenger tells of panic as blaze forces everyone off bus
Stephanie Gardiner The acrid smell of burning rubber and a couple of strange noises were the first signs that Faridah Merchant's morning bus ride was about to go terribly wrong.
Legendary Kings Cross policeman dies
Lisa Davies Officers from the Kings Cross police station are tonight mourning the tragic death of a legendary colleague, who has worked in the red light district for almost 30 years.
Police receive new information on Thomas
Nick Ralston and Glenda Kwek Police say new information received overnight has made them confident they will make an arrest in the Kings Cross death of Thomas Kelly.
Teen accused of killing Thomas Kelly went on crime spree: police
Rachel Olding, Lisa Davies, Nick Ralston The man accused of murdering Sydney teenager Thomas Kelly, 18, in Kings Cross this month went on a crime spree lasting more than an hour, punching four people in total, police said.
Running festival shuts down central Sydney
Roads in central and eastern Sydney shut down with around 35,000 people participating in the Sydney Running Festival.
From cocaine to cauliflowers: Bill Bayeh leaves jail for job as a grocer
Kim Arlington HAVING served his sentence for dealing heroin and cocaine, Bill Bayeh will now serve customers, selling fruit and vegetables while on parole.
After 15 years, ex-underworld figure Bayeh begins his new life
Kim Arlington Grinning from ear to ear, former Kings Cross underworld figure Bill Bayeh walked free from Sydney's Silverwater jail today.
Neighbours rally against sex worker drop-in centre
Josephine Tovey IT IS in the clothing room, among the racks of donated clothes and rows of shoes, that Kay Syonesa finds her clients are most willing to talk.
