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A legal stoush is brewing over the watertight structure known as a cofferdam that allowed the foundations of the new market to be laid.

Dubious loan, ‘bully boy’ tactics as costs blow out on Sydney Fish Market

Building costs have skyrocketed since Multiplex won the contract for the new outlet, but with the NSW government unwilling to spend more on the colossal project, it is turning the screws on subcontractors.

  • Harriet Alexander

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William Jennings was one of the crash victims.

‘Tragic, unnecessary’: Missed chance before plane crash

A phone call minutes before a deadly firefighting crash was a missed opportunity to save the lives of those on board during the preventable tragedy, an investigation has found.

  • Abe Maddison
Experts warn street violence has been gamified in the digital age.

‘Zombie killers’ and the ‘lost boys’ of Melbourne’s warring youth gangs

Youth crime waves aren’t new, but experts warn street violence has been gamified. And it’s escalating, with more teens from middle-class backgrounds involved.

  • Sherryn Groch
Chef Pietro Barbagallo angrily booted customers from his restaurant.
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Kaprica customer abused by restaurant owner

Chef Pietro Barbagallo angrily booted customers from his restaurant.

This home at Strathfield was unlawfully built. Council is seeking to have it demolished.

‘Reckless and cavalier’: The inner west dream home facing the wrecking ball

Sydney plumber Rabi Malass says his local council had made a compelling case for the demolition of the opulent home as he fights the order in court.

  • Carrie Fellner
An aerial view of the Newport home at the centre of controversy over unauthorised works. Home in question is third from the right.

Fury as Sydneysiders build their mansions, then ‘ask forgiveness later’

Some home renovators are sparking battles on multiple fronts, infuriating neighbours, forcing councils to dispatch compliance teams and unleashing court skirmishes.

  • Carrie Fellner
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Player manager Sam Ayoub, Samantha Johnson and former Australian rugby league representative Johnathan Thurston.

The star footballer, his manager and the explosive claims engulfing their academy

Johnathan Thurston and his long-time controversial manager Sam Ayoub are embroiled in an explosive lawsuit involving a former employee of their organisation.

  • Kate McClymont and Chris Barrett
The Woollahra house sold last year for $10.6 million only for the deal to fall through.

Woollahra’s $10.6m failed sale offers a lesson in contract law

A Woollahra house that sold last year for a bullish result well above the $10 million guide has turned into a cautionary tale and presented a multimillion-dollar loss for the seller.

  • Lucy Macken
Sonja Boric is helping a family member who invested with Lion.

Investors take property group to court in search of missing millions

A group of investors has gone to the Supreme Court seeking to learn more about what has happened to money they invested in a series of syndicates.

  • Sarah Danckert
The late artist Martin Sharp in his studio at Wirian in 2012.

Over my dead body: Martin Sharp, Cranbrook and the $33m house

The late, great pop artist Martin Sharp made the point in his will that he didn’t want his long-held family home sold to Cranbrook. That’s too bad.

  • Lucy Macken

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