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North West Shelf protesters outside Perth MP Patrick Gorman’s office on Friday morning.

Woodside secures extension to respond to North West Shelf conditions

The government had set conditions understood to be around the potential impact on ancient nearby Aboriginal rock art. Woodside had until Friday to respond.

  • Hamish Hastie

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Curator Anna Dearnley and Comedian and architecture enthusiast Tim Ross have created an exhibition at the State Library of NSW, called The Australian Dream?

Beyond the claptrap and cliche: Tim Ross’ top architectural treasures

Comedian Tim Ross has spent a year trawling the State Library of NSW’s archives for stories about how we live. The results can be seen in a new exhibition.

  • Julie Power
Damage to the hull of the MV Cape Don , currently berthed at the former coal loading wharf in Balls Head Bay, Waverton, New South Wales, Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The expected sinking of the ship any minute could cause untold environmental damage and taxpayer expense. Picture - Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald

The 2000-tonne ship at risk of sinking and causing chaos on harbour and across the city

The Cape Don has deteriorated to such a state that there are doubts about whether it can be towed without breaking up and jeopardising the city’s fuel supply.

  • Harriet Alexander
Gulliver’s gas wells on the shores of King Sound.

Moving on before cleaning up: Gas wells spark fears for the Kimberley

Dangerous and damaged oil and gas infrastructure has been left in WA’s north. Now the government must hope a Chinese holding company pays for the clean-up.

  • Emma Young
The AMP building at 33 Alfred St reopens.

Saved from the wrecking ball, AMP building reopens as a glittering star on Circular Quay

Sydney’s first real skyscraper has been given a new lease of life after a three-year restoration and modernisation.

  • Julie Power
The huts in the 19th century and today.

‘Not like there’s a Mitre 10 down the road’: The mission to rebuild Kosciuszko’s famous huts

Hiker Hadi Nazari survived nearly two weeks in the mountains, helped by two muesli bars he reportedly found in one of the 60 mountain huts.

  • Julie Power
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Sydney Opera House.

This idea helped build the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Could it save NSW heritage?

Experts say there is too little money to save heritage, and too much red tape. A lottery could help.

  • Julie Power
Traditional owner Raelene Cooper with a hand petroglyph on the Burrup Peninsula.

Burrup Peninsula industrial pollution has impacted Murujuga rock art: report

As the nation’s eyes are on the federal minister set to decide whether to allow Woodside’s expansion on the site, a long awaited air pollution report has dropped.

  • Emma Young
Carlton and the Royal Exhibition Building.

Royal Exhibition Building wins $9.6m to restore cracked walls, peeling murals

The deteriorating World Heritage-listed site will receive much-needed repairs, but the budget promise is well short of the $50m estimate for a full restoration.

  • Cara Waters
Sean Mulcahy, Rainbow Local Government co-lead is happy that the City of Yarra has completed a world-leading heritage review of its LGBTQIA+ venues, highlighting the importance of places like the Sir Robert Peel Hotel in the community.

Gay pub among several Yarra venues to get LGBTQ heritage protection

Queer heritage listing protects some inner-city venues, including The Laird, preserving key sites that shaped the history of the city’s LGBTQ community.

  • Tom Cowie

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