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Saving Sydney
Saving Sydney
Exploring the big and bold ideas of Gen Z leaders to address Sydney’s housing crisis - before it’s too late.
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Sydney’s housing catastrophe is just around the corner. Gen Z knows how to fix it
The problem has hit one group the hardest. So we asked six young experts to come up with some solutions.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo, Penry Buckley, Cindy Yin, Nick Newling, Kayla Olaya and Frances Howe
Rotting flesh, wet socks: Sydney’s most putrid flower is preparing to bloom
The “giant deformed penis”, belying the smell of death, is actually beginning a new generation.
- by Frances Howe
‘National disrepute’: Equal prizemoney advocate denied entry in surf competition
Lucy Small has been denied entry to the 2025 Noosa Festival of Surfing for comments made to the media that organisers say were false.
- by Frances Howe
The pub renovation, a beloved cockatoo and the search for a new home
When a Sydney pub was sold this month, the plight of its cockatoo-in-residence became the locals’ crusade to find it a new home.
- by Frances Howe
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Emergency services
‘Hysterical’ father made desperate attempt to rescue son swept into sea
A family fishing trip took a tragic turn when the 11-year-old was washed off a notorious Central Coast beach in front of his father and younger brothers.
- by Frances Howe and Riley Walter
Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one
The corrections minister has vowed to fix a glaring loophole after discovering no single agency was responsible for informing victims about their attackers’ parole.
- by Max Maddison and Frances Howe
Shoppers still on the hunt for cost-of-living relief despite inflation drop
Inflation is at its lowest in years, but shoppers like 23-year-old Anastasia Scoggin doubt they’ve seen any improvement.
- by Frances Howe
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Tragedy
‘Nothing could be done’: Three dead after planes collide in south-west Sydney crash
Two light planes have collided near The Oaks, in the city’s outer south-west.
- by Frances Howe and Mary Ward
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Courts
High-profile restaurateur pleads guilty over Nazi symbol
Alan Yazbek was arrested for holding a swastika sign at a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney.
- by Frances Howe and Sarah McPhee
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Crime
The toddler, the $60,000 Bunnings drug deal, and Groovin the Moo
Sydney man Jonathon Towers took his young son to buy MDMA at a suburban Bunnings car park. He’s now facing two years behind bars.
- by Frances Howe and Sally Rawsthorne
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/frances-howe-p537k6