Randwick

Racing at Randwick more than horse play

Eamonn Duff THESE are the first glimpses of how the inside of Sydney's Royal Randwick racecourse will look with its new five-level $150 million grandstand.

Bookies' favourite races ahead at loyal Randwick

Aaron Cook THE University of NSW library may be throwing away thousands of books to make room for laptop-wielding students in the digital age, but figures from nearby Randwick City Library suggest the printed...

Struggletown retained in Randwick revamp

Josephine Tovey URBAN AFFAIRS A ZONE around the University of NSW, Randwick Racecourse and the Prince of Wales Hospital, two kilometres in diameter, has been identified for intensive residential, educational and commercial...

Baird refuses to rule out further cuts to 'responsible' budget

Sean Nicholls NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has declared Tuesday's budget will be ''responsible'', while refusing to rule out further cuts to ensure expenses do not outstrip revenue.

End of the line nears for maligned monorail

Amanda Hoh, Leesha McKenny If Sydney's monorail is a long-running tragedy, it's fitting that 25-year single-track veteran George Fong should invoke Hamlet to describe its demise.

Masked men rob Sydney cafe

Melanie Kembrey Three men wearing ski masks and armed with sledgehammers and a crow bar robbed a cafe in Kensington in Sydney's south east early on Sunday.

More unhappy berth days as boat ownership ramps up

Nicole Hasham So convoluted are the rocky coves of Sydney Harbour, old salt Frank Talbot can still find places to drop anchor, sit alone and sip tea, where you ''can't hear a damn thing'' but wind in the trees.

It's life in the slow lane as airport worker's long bus trip avoids hefty fares

Leesha McKenny A car space at Sydney Airport doesn't serve coffees, make small talk, smile or offer directions.

Gai fined $5500 but takes whip to stewards

Damien Murphy Once known as the sport of kings, the trainer Gai Waterhouse evoked her royal patron as she unsuccessfully defended charges that have made NSW racing resemble the sport of spivs of late.

Story emerges at last as trio unravel words and whispers

Kate McClymont, Lisa Davies ''Everyone knew the horse couldn't win except poor Singo,'' said controversial brothel-owner and punter Eddie Hayson about the mail on John Singleton's horse More Joyous.

Racing inquiry will be the city's best soap opera

Kate McClymont, Chris Roots There will be standing room only on Monday as the soap opera that has torn asunder one of the most successful racing partnerships in the country moves to Racing NSW's headquarters in Druitt Street in...

Council plan to rob pensioners

Kirsty Needham Pensioners are being targeted for sharp rate rises, with a sweeping review of the state's 152 councils recommending the dumping of their $250 concession discount.

Mergers: a tale of three cash-rich cities

Kirsty Needham A radical shake-up of NSW councils proposed this week would see two new powerbrokers join Sydney's lord mayor Clover Moore in presiding over metropolitan cities with revenue flows approaching, or...

A very Sydney bust-up

Tim Elliott At 4.28pm on Saturday, horse trainer Gai Waterhouse sent an urgent text message to her bookmaker son Tom, in Melbourne.

Man accused of bribe attempt backed Torbay to push out Windsor

Sean Nicholls, Kate McClymont Richard Torbay's failed campaign to topple the federal independent MP Tony Windsor was being backed by a wealthy Tamworth businessman once accused of trying to bribe Mr Windsor to leave politics.

Rats, bugs and kitchen filth are fodder for naming and shaming restaurants

Esther Han One in 10 restaurants and cafes across NSW have been fined for food safety breaches, from preparing meals in filthy kitchens to failing to control bug infestations.