1 hour ago Graham Richardson state funeral as it happened: Prime minister delivers eulogy as family and Labor heavyweights farewell late politician

The late political kingmaker has been farewelled with a state funeral at St James’ Church in Sydney.

Politics

2 h. ago The powerful and privileged farewell the ‘Senator for Kneecaps’

Australia’s political class turned out to honour controversial Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson at a state funeral in Sydney on Tuesday.

Politics

2 h. ago Fire engulfs service station in Sydney, surrounding buildings evacuated

The blaze sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky, with 50 firefighters on the scene.

Events

2 h. ago Fire engulfs Sydney service station, surrounding buildings evacuated

The blaze sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky, with 50 firefighters on the scene.

Events

4 h. ago Police target alleged money laundering, illicit tobacco crime syndicate

Four men charged after co-ordinated AFP and NSW Police raids across Sydney.

Events

4 h. ago Graham Richardson state funeral LIVE updates: Prime minister delivers eulogy as Labor heavyweights farewell late political kingmaker

The state funeral for controversial Labor kingmaker Graham Richardson is under way, with hundreds of dignitaries and political heavyweights in attendance.

Politics

6 h. ago Graham Richardson state funeral LIVE updates: Prime Minister, Labor heavyweights farewell late political kingmaker in Sydney

The state funeral for controversial Labor kingmaker Graham Richardson will begin in Sydney at 11am.

Politics

11 h. ago Top cop’s plea for alleged Sydney victims of notorious daycare paedophile

Ashley Paul Griffith allegedly abused two dozen children in NSW, the eldest aged only four. Detective Chief Inspector Peter Yeomans wants him brought to justice.

Events

11 h. ago This neighbourhood gem captures the seasons with its vivid pizza toppings

With a former Pizza Madre chef, 72-hour-fermented dough and smoked mozzarella, it’s easy to see why the community has embraced this tiny pizza shop.

Politics

11 h. ago I don’t need a ‘butler’ at a nice hotel, just give me housekeeping

Most of the butlers I’ve come across recently are room-service attendants in nicer suits, while cleaners remain woefully underappreciated.

Politics

11 h. ago ‘Cities change’: The plan for thousands of new homes in inner Sydney revealed

Greyhound racing will end in inner Sydney as the NSW government pushes on with its ambitious housing plans.

Politics

20 h. ago Student hospitalised after stabbing sends Ellenbrook high school into lockdown

Emergency services rushed to Ellenbrook Secondary College just after 3pm, after what police described as a targeted attack involving a group of armed youths outside the college.

Politics

20 h. ago Embattled Olympic sport hit with legal action over ‘cyberattack’

Strife-torn Equestrian Australia is being sued by its former digital services provider amid a bid to boot out members of the board.

Events

21 h. ago Sydney council cracks down on notorious Christmas Day beach bash

Backpackers have been “strongly discouraged” from attending the bacchanalia this year. Those who attend can expect heightened police and security patrols.

Politics

21 h. ago The State Library won’t be frozen in time. Change keeps us relevant

Students, researchers and scholars want to use the library in different ways – hiring out the spaces and evolving its services are necessary if it is to survive as a temple of engagement.

Politics

21 h. ago Train passengers forced to climb stairs as lifts break 60 times in two years

“Sherpas” are carrying the bags of struggling passengers at a Sydney train station after the lifts broke again.

Politics

21 h. ago Private schoolboy allegedly lured, humiliated in human tunnel tradition

Police are investigating the alleged assault of a teenage boy during a gathering of students from Scots College in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Politics

25 h. ago Kerr’s Chelsea bound for Sydney, but World Cup could play havoc with men’s games

Organisers of the Sydney Super Cup will be quietly praying for the top nations to stumble at next year’s World Cup to ensure star players from Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur make the trip.

Sport

29 h. ago Mornington Peninsula is now ground zero for rough sleeping in Melbourne

Despite its beaches and multimillion-dollar properties, the holiday region is facing a homelessness crisis that support services fear will only get worse.

Politics

35 h. ago ‘Like a giant game of Tetris’: Rebuilding one of Australia’s busiest motorways cone by cone

A $2 billion upgrade to the Warringah Freeway is regarded as one of the toughest road-building projects in Sydney in decades.

Transport