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Marc Cote at Central Station, where his walking tour Secrets of the City Circle starts and finishes.

The surprising stories and secrets of Sydney’s City Circle line

Hopping on and off trains, Marc Cote tells a fascinating two-and-a-half hours of subterranean stories.

  • Garry Maddox

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The structure was designed to celebrate the connection between land, sky and sea.

First look at the Barangaroo landmark 450,000 oyster shells built

The gleaming white structure beside Sydney Harbour was designed to celebrate the connection between land, sky and sea.

  • Megan Gorrey
Artist impression of upgrades to Willoughby Leisure Centre.

Another Sydney pool hit with multimillion-dollar blowouts, delays

One more refurbishment of a Sydney ageing public pool has been delayed as construction costs balloon.

  • Jessica McSweeney
The Paragon in Katoomba.

The state of the iconic Paragon Cafe left everyone in shock. Now ‘enough is enough’

The NSW government is taking action against the owner of the heritage-listed art deco cafe in the Blue Mountains.

  • Julie Power
Abandoned shopping trolleys.

Council makes novel bid to stop dumping of shopping trolleys

An accessory loved by grandmas and car-free shoppers could be the fix.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and Caroline Kennedy attend the Time 100 Gala.

Twiggy branches out with VIP plus-one at society shindig

When Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest stepped out at the Time 100 Most Influential People Gala, it wasn’t his clean-energy credentials that drew attention.

  • Stephen Brook
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Liberal Vice-President Geoff Pearson handing out for disendorsed candidate Ben Britton on Tuesday. Pearson resigned from the party.

Liberal VP jumps ship to back disendorsed candidate

Because the NSW Liberal Party does not have enough problems right now.

  • Max Maddison and Madeleine Heffernan
Sarah Snook is appearing on Broadway.

Sarah Snook goes from Succession to success

Anna Wintour and Kylie Minogue are among those to have treated themselves to Snook’s performance.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Madeleine Heffernan
Inner West Council says it is aware of a photo taken by a local showing a man appearing to drill into a tree at Allman Park.

Sydney’s tree police ready to flex muscle on vandals

Sydney councils have long called for stricter penalties after a spate of tree destruction in waterfront suburbs – now fines are going to rise.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Architect Bruce Stafford designed the Rose Bay house recently sold for $55 million.

Media baron snares Sydney’s most expensive home of the year

Indulgence magazine supremo Linge Dai has lived up to his brand, purchasing in Rose Bay.

  • Lucy Macken and Madeleine Heffernan

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