Eastwood
Review
CWA Tea Rooms
Missed the CWA scones at the Easter Show? This hidden spot serves them up all year round
The CWA Tea Rooms offer sweet and simple pleasures such as raisin toast, a glass of milk or cordial and those famous scones, all for just a few dollars.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Latest
Eastwood villa sells for $1.66 million, almost tripling since 2007
Four downsizers from the suburb and surrounds registered to bid on the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home that last sold for $570,000 less than two decades ago.
- by Kristy Johnson
Analysis
Crime
Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’, and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?
Graham Kay terrorised women and girls across northern Sydney. The state of NSW twice watered down the notorious sex offender’s release conditions, and he went on to offend again.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
Man refused bail after woman allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted and extorted for $300,000
Yanyu Mu, 29, has been accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Sydney’s north-west before threatening to release photographs of the attack unless she paid $300,000.
- by Daniella White
Young couple beats 14 others to splash $3.2m on trend-defying red brick house
The home was in a local heritage conservation area, not traditionally as popular, but had features that proved a standout.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Exclusive
Investigations
The Eastwood mansions that signal the vast wealth of the Exclusive Brethren’s Hales family
An ATO raid on a Brethren-linked company last week has put the spotlight on the immense wealth of the sect’s most influential family.
- by Michael Bachelard and Lucy Macken
From $60,000 to $9.75m: Clontarf house sells for first time in decades
Two cashed-up empty-nesters went head to head for the five-bedroom beachfront home, which was on the market for the first time in more than four decades.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Review
Jin’s Grilled Meat Pie
‘Crispy, spicy, intensely juicy’: Sydney’s best meat pies now have a new overlord
Callan Boys is late to the minced pork pie party at Jin’s. Plus his potted guide to Eastwood eats.
- by Callan Boys
Review
Kowloon Cafe
There are 108 dishes on the menu but don’t miss the ‘quiveringly thick’ French toast at this HK-style cafe
The menu offers 108 dishes but leave room for a crispy pineapple bun.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Police hunt for man who allegedly tied ibis by its neck and feet
Members of the public allegedly saw a man tie the bird up and try to put it into a trolley before they stopped him from taking the animal.
- by Olivia Ireland
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