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Lawyer charged with smuggling drug-filled balloons into prison

Crime

Lawyer charged with smuggling drug-filled balloons into prison

Solicitor Kristy Howell allegedly concealed cocaine, methamphetamine, buprenorphine and tobacco inside six balloons.

by Sally Rawsthorne

The words that triggered the Paul Kent street brawl

Courts

The words that triggered the Paul Kent street brawl

by Perry Duffin

Melvern Kurniawan

Crime

Sydney University stabbing victim out of hospital, warnings of ‘toxic’ internet

by Jessica McSweeney

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Domestic violence

Sydney’s worst domestic violence hotspot faces new crisis

by Sally Rawsthorne

New modelling shows universities will be facing a $1.1 billion shortfall next year.

International students

$1.1 billion black hole: Unis brace for loss of tens of thousands of students

by Daniella White

Transport

The final stretch of the $2.6 billion gateway motorway will link Sydney Airport to the WestConnex toll network.

Roads

When the motorway link from Sydney Airport to WestConnex will open

by Matt O'Sullivan

An operator in the expanded control centre at Tallawong.

Sydney Metro

Inside the high-tech nerve centre bracing for Sydney’s new metro line

by Matt O'Sullivan

The 294 bus will no longer run when the Metro opens

Public transport

Sydney bus shake-up for opening of major new metro train line

by Matt O'Sullivan

Maintenance work will be ramped up on the state’s train fleet.

Public transport

Spike in NSW passenger train faults sparks urgent repair project

by Matt O'Sullivan

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Crime & Courts

Melvern Kurniawan

Crime

Sydney University stabbing victim out of hospital, warnings of ‘toxic’ internet

by Jessica McSweeney

Kristy Howell, left, stands accused of smuggling cocaine into Parklea Prison

Crime

Lawyer charged with smuggling drug-filled balloons into Sydney prison

by Sally Rawsthorne

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Domestic violence

Sydney’s worst DV hotspot faces new crisis

by Sally Rawsthorne

Paul Kent arrives at court on Wednesday to argue one charge of affray should be dealt with under mental health laws.

Courts

Paul Kent guilty of street brawl as court rejects mental health claim

by Perry Duffin

Local council

The kind of modern terrace housing envisaged by the low- and mid-rise planning reforms, most of which have been delayed until the end of 2024.

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Housing affordability

Revealed: The ‘missing middle’ Sydney housing changes delayed until after council elections

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by Michael Koziol

Kathie Salman fell over while negotiating the change in surface from mulch/bark to spongy rubber.

Sydney councils

North shore council ordered to pay woman $283,000 over slip on mulch slope

by Michael Koziol

“Now more than ever, we must use our voices to call for peace”: Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

City of Sydney backs boycott of Israel, in bid to add pressure for ceasefire

by Michael Koziol

Ryde councillors will vote on Tuesday about a plan to remediate the Ryde Central site.

Sydney councils

Inside the $14 million battle to fix a northern Sydney hole in the ground

by Anthony Segaert

Local government elections due in September are expected to bring fresh shake-ups.

NSW councils

This council job pays up to $633,852 a year. But there’s an easy way to lose it

by Anthony Segaert

Opposition to development in Ku-ring-gai is vociferous.

Planning

‘Bad for the whole of NSW’: Inside the north shore’s NIMBY crusade

by Michael Koziol

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City life

The kind of modern terrace housing envisaged by the low- and mid-rise planning reforms, most of which have been delayed until the end of 2024.

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Housing affordability

Revealed: The ‘missing middle’ Sydney housing changes delayed until after council elections

The major “stage 2” changes to permit more low- and mid-rise housing are now slated for the end of 2024 despite earlier indications they would be active by June.

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by Michael Koziol

Avalon flash flooding.

Weather

Northern beaches suburbs cut off after massive ‘tropical’ downpour

Roads were closed after a slow-moving storm dumped more than 50 millimetres of rain on the area.

by Julie Power

The difference between the temperature reading on a thermometer and how cold you feel can be stark.

Weather

The weather forecast says one thing. But some mornings have literally felt freezing

by Angus Dalton

The surgeon was suspended for three months in 2022.

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Medicine

Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name

by Michael Koziol

Andrew Katay, senior minister at St Alban’s Anglican Church.

Planning

Church v state: The battle over density around Sydney’s metro stations

by Michael Koziol

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