As it happened: Sydney Metro opening LIVE updates: City’s multibillion-dollar rail line opens to commuters
The extended M1 metro from Chatswood to Sydenham opened in the early hours of this morning.
- by Matt O'Sullivan, Kathryn Wicks, Daniella White and Michael Ruffles
Latest
Summer in Sydney means ... burning feet on the driveway and the family minigolf championship
And why is it we cannot have daylight saving a few months longer?
- by Kathryn Wicks
‘I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet’: The evolution of Serena Williams
Breaking up is hard to do. Now the Serena show has come to an end, relive all 23 of her grand slam titles.
- by Kathryn Wicks
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Call me paranoid or silly, I’ll still wear a mask in the office
“So, how long are you going to wear your mask?” I was asked. The answer: As long as it takes.
- by Kathryn Wicks
Exclusive
HSC
‘Part of the strategy’: Why HSC students should attempt harder courses
Analysis of band 5 and 6 HSC data shows that more students are able to achieve marks above 80 by doing difficult courses, not less-challenging ones.
- by Jordan Baker and Kathryn Wicks
‘A window onto a world I once knew’: the Herald subscriber who is farthest from Sydney
Professor James Kennedy used to read the Herald on the train to Newcastle. He now uses it to keep up with a Sydney that can seem “unrecognisable” from the one he left a decade ago.
- by Kathryn Wicks
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Cycling
'Dangerous behaviour': Horror crash in sprint to finish leaves rider fighting for life
A rider has been disqualified after his competitor was sent through the barriers and crashed in the Tour of Poland.
- by Kathryn Wicks
Australia-NZ bid for Women's World Cup boosted by Brazil withdrawal
With a decision on the host due in two weeks, Brazil has conceded it cannot run a major tournament following the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Vince Rugari and Kathryn Wicks
From the Archives, 1990: Longmire NSW hero as underdogs reign in rain
On May 22, 1990, future Sydney Swans coach John Longmire starred in an upset win against Victoria in a landmark State of Origin match.
- by Kathryn Wicks
Big Wave surfer rushed to hospital
Alex Botelho was rescued after he became displaced and dumped in the North Atlantic swell.
- by Kathryn Wicks
Matildas' Olympic qualifiers switched to Sydney after virus fears
Australia's women's soccer team were set to fly out to China for next week's group matches, but the FFA have agreed to host the games in Australia as fears mount over the deadly coranavirus.
- by Anthony Colangelo and Kathryn Wicks
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