Two bus routes axed as services are added
Another 1000 weekly bus services will be added to Sydney’s network, but two key routes will disappear as part of a shake-up.
Politics
New law puts dodgy developers on notice
Tough new legislation against dodgy developers comes into force on Tuesday, which will protect buyers of new apartment buildings from an Opal Towers-style disaster.
‘Disgraceful’ threat to Circular Quay
Design experts warn Australia’s most “important public space” could be ruined by faceless billionaires, so they’ve got a new plan.
NSW’s urgent border push
The NSW deputy premier will make an urgent demand that borders are reopened so one essential industry can survive when National Cabinet meets on Friday.
Citizenship test changes planned
The citizenship test will be updated to include new questions on Australian values and there will be changes to the Adult Migrant English Program.
Urgent COVID warning for Sydney CBD
Multiple venues in the Sydney CBD are on high alert after NSW announced six new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday – five with no known source.
Freakish event behind horror bushfires
A dangerous and freakish type of weather event increased substantially in the past bushfire season alone, a new report reveals.
3 new cases of COVID in NSW
Three new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in New South Wales up to 8pm on Monday.
New MP witnesses historic day
The new member for Eden-Monaro has been sworn in, as Labor ramps up the pressure on the government over their handling of the coronavirus aged care crisis.
Farmers get border break
A “practical” approach to borders is needed with farmers unable to get permits to check stock in other states.
John Howard taken to hospital
Former PM John Howard has been taken to hospital after a visit to his doctor.
Pocket of mystery Sydney COVID cases
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has revealed one area of Sydney is causing her extreme concern, as cases of COVID-19 are diagnosed every day that cannot be traced.
Sydney hotel guard tests positive to COVID
A security guard overseeing hotel quarantine in Sydney’s Circular Quay is believed to have contracted coronavirus from a returned traveller.
$28m for sport facilities ahead of M6
Sporting facilities in Sydney’s south will receive a $28 million upgrade ahead of construction finally starting on the M6 toll road next year.
Gladys’s ‘unreserved’ apology for Ruby Princess
The NSW Premier has apologised “unreservedly” to those who suffered as a result of the bungled disembarking of the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
‘We are humans too’: Protest at ScoMo’s
Protesters have descended on the PM’s Sydney residence and demanded he face them, holding signs saying “Come outside and learn the truth”.
NSW records nine new COVID-19 cases
One of the new cases, a staff member at Chopstix Asian Cuisine at Smithfield RSL, has no known source.
‘Inexplicable’ error led to cruise virus disaster
The report into how an ill-fated cruise ship spawned hundreds of COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths has finally been made public.
Killer elephant ‘died of a broken heart’
The owners of a circus elephant that crushed her handler to death in 2007 say they regret what happened to the animal next.
‘New threat’: Aussie border crackdown
Peter Dutton has flagged major changes to the way Australia polices its borders in the wake of the Ruby Princess fiasco.
‘Just do it’: Strongest hint yet on masks
The NSW Government has delivered its strongest suggestion yet that masks will soon become mandatory as COVID cases continue to rise.
22 new COVID cases in NSW
There have been 22 new cases of coronavirus in New South Wales up to 8pm on Monday, with a third of the new cases linked to an outbreak at a Sydney school.
14 new cases of COVID in NSW
There have been 14 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed in New South Wales up to 8pm on Sunday, with only one of these in hotel quarantine.
NSW mask supply ‘massive’
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has revealed how many masks are available in NSW after a heated clash with the state’s Labor Leader Jodi McKay on the radio.
‘Unnecessary risk’: What fireys urgently need
Firefighters across a bushfire-ravaged region of NSW have told an inquiry what they desperately need to help them do their job.
$35k taxpayer-funded retreat canned
The NSW Southern Highlands was set to be the backdrop for senior public servants to “stay and play”. That was until COVID-19 ruined the party.
Fears suburb revamp will miss the mark
Residents fear a 20-year construction project to revamp an inner-city Sydney suburb won’t contain the essential services they need.
Tax cut good news for renters
Renters will be given more choice and more security under a new scheme that gives developers tax cuts to build properties for rent only.
Help for more first-home buyers
The New South Wales government has expanded its first home buyers assistance measures in a bid to support economy.
‘Ridiculous’ border change angers locals
Hundreds of border residents have been put out of work, forced to change doctors and generally left in limbo after restrictions were tightened.
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