Woollahra
Tale of two 'burbs as Newtown and Woollahra celebrate
Damien Murphy ONLY in Sydney could pork pie hats, dreadlocks, tattoos and Bugaboo strollers vie with Gant slacks, Zegna linen jackets, Carla Zampatti creations and Audi four-wheel-drives in the belief they best...
Family tries to make sense of bistro owners' deaths
Nick Ralston Restaurateurs Marc and Cher Thomson thrived on the challenge of running their French-style eatery in the competitive Sydney food scene.
Family stunned as 'inseparable' restaurant owners found dead
Nick Ralston Restaurateurs Marc and Cher Thomson thrived on the challenge of running their French-style eatery in the competitive Sydney food scene.
Leaders warn of battle to stop merger plan
James Robertson Sydney mayors say they will reject a proposed reform to cut the number of metropolitan councils down to nearly a third of present numbers.
Sydney's shrinking blue-collar sector
Matt Wade Blue-collar strongholds in Sydney's west have shrunk dramatically over the past decade and some close to the central business district have vanished altogether as the city's employment profile...
Here comes the lawsuit as millionaires sue over harbourside park weddings
Nicole Hasham WHEN beaming brides and nervous grooms alight at McKell Park for a garden wedding, residents usually take delight. But not those from Lindsay Avenue.
Bev's recipe for retail - go back to old-fashioned service
Amy McNeilage WHEN customers enter Bev's Remnant House for the first time, the owner, Bev MacInnes, gives them a quick run through the shop's layout and then leaves them to look.
Greens have record task in bid to grow in Labor heartlands
The Greens will field a record number of candidates at next weekend's NSW council elections as they seek to capitalise on their federal success and extend the party's support base to Sydney's outer...
Wran to spend twilight years with Whitlam
Rachel Browne The former NSW premier Neville Wran has been admitted to an aged-care facility in Sydney's eastern suburbs where one of the fellow residents is the former prime minister Gough Whitlam.
It may work in Paris, but Paddington residents say 'non' to underground parking
Aaron Cook IT was a radical proposal to solve the parking woes in one of Sydney's most affluent suburbs. Faced with mounting demand for street parking in Paddington and a perceived lack of public transport, two...
A leap of faith for church and state
Andrew West The Princes of the Church arrayed themselves across the stage, jostling – albeit diplomatically – for space and attention.
Ron Medich a big loser in Adam Tilley's insolvency arrangement
Vanda Carson and Kate McClymont THE fallout from the murder of the Cremorne wheeler-dealer Michael McGurk continues, with the accused murderer Ron Medich set to lose the bulk of $17 million after lending money to the finance broker...
Decorated officer's life and death struggle
Les Kennedy A STREET directory in Bernie Aust's left shirt pocket stopped a knife being plunged into his heart, when he was a 23-year-old probationary constable.
Early opportunities leave many behind
Jim O'Rourke and Paul Fraser STUDENTS have a slim chance of winning a spot in a selective high school if they have not gained entry to classes for gifted and talented pupils in primary school, figures obtained under...
Post chief defends closures
Kelsey Munro AUSTRALIA POST has dug in its heels over its unpopular decision to close branches in Glebe, Turramurra and Woollahra, with an executive saying post offices that lose money cannot be subsidised by the...
Residents call for post office rethink
Kelsey Munro URBAN AFFAIRS GLEBE and Woollahra post offices are losing money fast but residents and politicians don't care for figures - they just want them to stay open.
Residents rally over post office closures
Kelsey Munro HELL hath no fury like a post office customer scorned.
Lots of fireworks fizz but less bubbles
Josephine Tovey URBAN AFFAIRS THE end of the decade in Sydney will come not with a whimper but a bang, courtesy of 7000 kilograms of explosive creating more than 100,000 individual pyrotechnic effects around the harbour this New...
A dry new year in the city
Jim O'Rourke DRUNKEN revellers are forcing local councils across the state to expand New Year's Eve alcohol-free zones to keep the event family-friendly.
Vincent tribe salutes own in going away party
Kate McClymont Jail is a family affair for one of Sydney's most notorious crime clans.
