Sydney trains industrial action as it happened: NSW government to lodge bid to stop RTBU action; Haylen says impact to New Years Eve ‘intolerable’
The RTBU has won the right to resume industrial action across Sydney’s train network. Follow here for live updates.
- by Penry Buckley
Latest
Where to find Sydney’s best Christmas lights
Street by street, suburb by suburb, Sydneysiders are going all out with Christmas lights. Use our map to find the closest displays near you and meet some of the city’s boldest decorators.
- by Penry Buckley and The Visual Stories Team
Methanol ruled out as final Australian discharged following Fiji poisoning
The Fijian government says testing has shown methanol poisoning was not the cause of an incident which led to four Australians and three others being hospitalised.
- by Penry Buckley
Sydney swelters before southerly buster provides relief
The mercury hit 32 degrees in Sydney’s CBD and climbed to more than 40 degrees out west.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Riley Walter and Penry Buckley
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Australians abroad
Mother-daughter dream holiday turns to ‘worst nightmare’
Georgia Sandoe-Simpson and her mother are returning home to Sydney after a suspected alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Penry Buckley and Riley Walter
This feel-good show is the perfect gift for the littlies
Our critics review the latest shows around town.
- by Joyce Morgan, James Jennings, Cassie Tongue, Kate Prendergast and Penry Buckley
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Crime
Teens charged after barbershop sprayed with bullets, car torched
Two 17-year-old boys have been charged with a range of offences after allegedly shooting at the business.
- by Penry Buckley and Riley Walter
Vale the ‘anti-shock jock’: Veteran broadcaster Clive Robertson has died
One of the first newsreaders to go off script, the legendary radio and TV star is credited with changing the face of journalism.
- by Kerrie O'Brien and Penry Buckley
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Crime
PM lashes ‘evil’ antisemitic attack as police boost Sydney patrols
Anthony Albanese said attacks like that in Woollahra “diminish us as a nation”, and a “whole of society” effort was needed to stamp them out.
- by Catherine Naylor, Josefine Ganko, Riley Walter, Max Maddison and Penry Buckley
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Political leadership
Second leading Liberal moderate quits, saying a woman should get his seat
Former minister Paul Fletcher insisted his departure had nothing to do with the threat he faces from teal independent Nicolette Boele.
- by Paul Sakkal, Max Maddison, James Massola and Penry Buckley
‘This man is no neo-Nazi’: High-profile restaurateur sentenced over swastika sign
Former Nomad boss Alan Yazbek was described as “deeply remorseful” for displaying a Nazi symbol at a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney’s CBD.
- by Penry Buckley and Sally Rawsthorne
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