Woolloomooloo
New ideas spring in Botanic Gardens
Kirsty Needham Camping, a permanent music bowl, even allowing the harbour to flow right through the gardens, are among the ideas under consideration as the NSW government commissions the first master plan for the...
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.
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.
A successful young woman, a troubled relationship, and two lives ended
Ilya Gridneff It was a nosy neighbour in the quiet Mosman street who called it first and captured it best.
Nightmare week of crime leaves police fed up
Emma Partridge, Eamonn Duff Police are ''fed up'' with gun saturation in Sydney after one of the worst weeks of crime in NSW history.
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.
Debt issue a mix-up - Photios
Heath Aston THE Liberal Party powerbroker Michael Photios has less than a month to stave off bankruptcy proceedings brought against him over an unpaid debt on a BMW.
On the run for six months, escapee faces court
Anne Tarasov Police have tracked down a man whose day-release from a Sydney prison turned into six months on the run.
Barmaid Lil still having a flaming good time
Emma Partridge SYDNEY's oldest barmaid Lil Miles, 91, is still turning sailors' heads and giggling with locals, four decades after she started pulling beers at The Bells Hotel, Woolloomooloo.
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.
Taxi driver in a coma, serial driving offender 'caught drink driving'
Cabbie suffers life-threatening head injuries during assault, while banned driver blew twice the limit.
Death and dishonour
On a hot summer’s night on a suburban street, a toxic mix of pride, religion and shame resulted in tragedy. Fenella Souter reports on the “honour killing” that was anything but principled.
Ex-mistress evicted over brothel claims
Eamonn Duff LATE billionaire Richard Pratt's former mistress Madison Ashton has been evicted from a Sydney apartment block after residents accused her of running a brothel on site.
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.
Pedal-pushers and pedal-pullers in it for the ride
Photo Ben Rushton IT MAY have started online but a group supporting Sydney's bike paths put their words into action yesterday: a cycling festival held on the new Bourke Street cycleway attracted thousands of riders.
Ibrahim's son 'tried to stop fight'
THE son of the Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim was not involved in an alleged fight over a car space and actually helped quell the violence, his lawyer told a court.
Ibrahim's son charged over car fight
Les Kennedy, Vanda Carson THE son of the Sydney nightclub identity John Ibrahim is facing charges arising from an alleged fight over a parking spot.
Ray Hughes meets Warhol? Absolut-ly
ANDY WARHOL was never afraid to blur the lines between advertising, alcohol and art.
'Special uses' zoning change raises alarm
Kelsey Munro THE City of Sydney council said it wanted to keep special uses zoning to protect public land from change of use but was overruled by the state government.
