City life
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- Five Minutes with Fitz
Why this Melbourne mayor’s got a big crush on Sydney
Listening to Melbourne’s recently elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece, you might think there was no Sydney-Melbourne rivalry.
- Peter FitzSimons
Latest
Councils want power to slash speed limits to 40km/h
Opponents say any drastic change could lead to “mass confusion” and cause more motorists to cop speeding fines.
- David Barwell
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
‘I don’t think you’d ever change it’: Inside the famous Sydney oval that’s slowly falling apart
One of the city’s best loved sporting grounds needs at least $12 million in critical renewal works, but the local council can’t afford to fund them.
- Megan Gorrey
They conquered our bins. Now Sydney’s cockatoos have learnt to use bubblers
The city-slicker cockies probably weren’t sipping the bubbler’s water for survival. Researchers think they might just be having fun, for now.
- Angus Dalton
Revealed: The plan to stop Sydney’s airport taxi rip-offs and refusals
New taxi charge caps have been proposed at Sydney Airport as part of a major pricing shake-up in response to reports of cabbies hiking up fares by as much as $40.
- David Barwell
Beneath Sydney, a mini-city is being dug for machines bigger than an aircraft fuselage
Giant caverns – each large enough to house the body of an A380 – will house the boring machines that will carve the road tunnel between Waverton and Birchgrove.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Exclusive
- Workplace
Penny’s commute is 90 minutes each way. No wonder workers like her are quitting
Most of Sydney’s care workers live in the city’s west, but demand is highest in the east. That mismatch is taking a growing toll.
- Matt Wade
- Analysis
- Vivid Sydney
After last year’s drone show disaster, is a scaled-back Vivid working?
Vivid has canned the drones and moved away from big ticketed light installations. That’s great for families, but Vivid risks losing its vibe.
- Jessica McSweeney
One man’s mission to prove Sydney still has a soul
A scroll through Nathan Asani’s meme page may reveal a mullet map of Sydney, the city’s Yo-Chi line, or allege Randwick is the “Marrickville of the east”.
- Mostafa Rachwani
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