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Where zany hot girls and fake news was just another day at the office
Australia’s first tabloid magazine was a launching pad for photojournalism. Now some of Pix’s top pics are on show at the State Library of NSW.
- by Julie Power
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After three years and two long summers, Nielsen Park returns as a people’s playground
Nielsen Park and Shark Beach were saved from privatisation 120 years ago by a group fearing Sydney was becoming a “pond in a privately owned paddock”.
- by Julie Power
The vital lessons these survivors are getting in Sydney’s suburbs
Swim Brothers is providing free lessons to newly arrived young refugees from Gaza, and in a way that also recognises their recent trauma.
- by Julie Power
The 99-year-old artist and the $4.9 million roadblock: Breakthrough for Sydney coastal walk
Ellen Waugh loved her home so much she wanted others to enjoy the nearby coast and views, but she was determined to keep on living there until the end.
- by Julie Power
Inside the Sydney house that sends a message to the top end of town
There’s no shoe room or six-car garage, but a sustainable house in one of the city’s most exclusive beachside suburbs is full of surprises.
- by Julie Power
You’re not imagining it: there’s a reason roses don’t smell as sweet
Many cut specimens, mostly imported and sold for big events such as Valentine’s Day, lack scent. But among the locally grown, perfume is making a huge comeback.
- by Julie Power
Man in 20s dies in popular Royal National Park swimming hole
The tragedy at a waterfall near a well-known hiking trail took place as new funding for Bondi’s Float to Survive campaign expands its message nationally.
- by Julie Power and Penry Buckley
With a hot summer on the way, surf lifesavers get little help from Mad Max
Two different approaches to prevent drownings were launched on Tuesday. One had a touch of Hollywood.
- by Julie Power
Many renovations resemble a bomb site. This Sydney home really was one
In the Grand Designs pantheon of things that can go wrong in a reno, nothing compares with finding a live bomb in the backyard.
- by Julie Power
Inside Australia’s most beautiful houses, pools and an ‘otherworldly’ tin shed
The Australian Institute of Architects 2024 National Architecture Awards have announced 35 top awards. See the full list of winners and explore the gallery.
- by Julie Power
‘Bring a shovel’: Sons stunned as death notice for ‘wild and wayward’ mother goes around the world
When Sean and Chris Kelly prepared their tribute to their mother for The Sydney Morning Herald, they had no idea how much it would resonate with readers.
- by Julie Power
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/julie-power-hvf02