Sydney landmarks
- Opinion
- Opinion
The Opera House is spectacular, but it’s not Sydney’s best building
In all its well-deserved glory, it gobbles up oxygen to such an extent that other wow-factor buildings don’t get the credit they deserve.
- Gary Nunn
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- Opinion
- Sydney councils
Seven things that were completed faster than North Sydney Olympic Pool
From the RMS Titanic to the Burj Khalifa and even World War II, the North Sydney Olympic Pool redevelopment has taken longer than some of the world’s major endeavours.
- Michael Koziol
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- Arts
Sculpture to fuel revival of Sydney Modern’s Tank Gallery
Argentinian sculptor Adrian Villar Rojas will be among 900 artists to lead Sydney Modern’s opening program.
- Linda Morris
A time-lapse shows the construction of the Sydney Modern
A time-lapse shows the construction of the Sydney Modern, the city’s dazzling new expansion of the Art Gallery of NSW.
‘We won’t be knocking this one down’: Curtain rises on Sydney Modern
Ten years in the vision and three years in the building, all that remains to be completed for the Art Gallery of NSW’s new wing is landscaping, exterior works and internal fit-outs.
- Linda Morris
- Opinion
- Arts
Sydney’s supposed cultural reawakening in the city is already under way - but in its west
Pouring an estimated $2 billion into already-bloated eastern Sydney arts coffers will deepen the city’s entrenched arts funding inequity. Sydney will never be the global arts hub it should if it keeps promoting place over people.
- Andy Marks
Take a ride on Luna Park's Sledgehammer
Take a first-person view of Luna Park's new Sledgehammer ride. The Sledgehammer is one of nine new rides at Luna Park after it's $30 million makeover during COVID.
Take a ride on Luna Park's new Big Dipper
Take a seat on Luna Park's new Big Dipper. It's the world’s first single launch rail coaster and Australia’s tallest and fastest multi-launch coaster (For big kids only).
- Book extract
- Crime
The body in the blanket: The dark history of Sydney Opera House
Peter FitzSimons’ new book uncovers the stories of the people, the secrets and the scandals that shaped Sydney’s most recognisable building.
- Peter FitzSimons
The rock-busting town that went from boom to bust
For seven years, quarrymen toiled to carve the pylon blocks for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. When the job was done, so was Granite Town.
- Steve Meacham
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