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An artist’s impression of the lower station for Taronga Zoo’s revised Sky Safari proposal.

‘Sydney’s next eyesore’: Taronga Zoo’s cable car bill soars to $105m

The famous zoo says new gondolas will make the tourist attraction more accessible. Critics say the towering structure will scar the harbour foreshore.

  • Megan Gorrey

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Parnee Bonson from Taronga Zoo with a species of snail from Norfolk Island that nearly went extinct.

The aphrodisiac that unlocked the secret sex life of snails

Fifteen specimens of a species of Norfolk Island snail thought to be extinct until 2020 have multiplied into 800 over four years in a captive breeding program.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The author with African lion cub triplets Bruiser, Shinyanga and Njeri, in 2000. “Every day was different and exciting, even if the lunchroom was heavy with testosterone,” she says of her time at Taronga Zoo.

At my dream job in the ’80s, the chauvinism surprised me: I blame early zoologists

When Erna Walraven became a zookeeper in the 1980s, she found the attitudes to women positively Darwinian.

  • Erna Walraven
The nine-week-old Australian Sea Lion pup made her public debut on Wednesday.

Endangered Australian sea lion pup makes splash in first public appearance

The nine-week-old pup required gentle maternal encouragement before diving into the water at Taronga Zoo.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Some of the fun activities in the April school holiday guide for Sydney.

Things to do this school holidays in Sydney

From the visual arts to a beloved musical, live music and comedy, here’s how to keep the kids busy these school holidays.

  • Nicole Elphick
The 14 kilogram pup is learning to swim and hold its breath.

Endangered Australian sea lion pup born at Taronga

The birth of one of Australia’s rarest marine predators has injected critical genetic diversity into the zoo’s captive insurance population.

  • Angus Dalton
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A recent service of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church showing women at the back of the room, men at the front.

Brethren uncomfortable in the spotlight

The Brethren’s new website purports to tell “the truth about our church, contribution, values and way of life”.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Donald Trump in 2017, when he lifted an Obama-era policy that curtailed the financing of coal-fired power plants overseas.

Demise of ‘woke’ would make society poorer

Woke seems to have been a pejorative term for having a social conscience, writes one correspondent.

The lower station for Taronga Zoo’s proposed Sky Safari cable car.

Taronga Zoo wants to revive its cable car. Locals say it will ‘scar’ harbour views

The Mosman zoo wants to build a new “Sky Safari” to replace the original cable car, which was retired last year.

  • Megan Gorrey
Camilla and Marc vest, shirt and shorts. Tony Bianco shoes. Stylist’s own socks.

Her parents are two of our most famous actors, but Charlotte’s career wasn’t a given

“I was such a shy child and acting was the last thing I thought I would do,” says the 27-year-old daughter of Judy Davis and Colin Friels.

  • Jane Rocca

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