3 d. ago Hellscapes, eyesores and housing hopes: These are Sydney’s boulevards of broken dreams

They are the roadways that most Sydneysiders try to avoid – but locals are hopeful of change in Sydney’s once grand boulevards.

Politics

4 d. ago The two north shore councils resisting ‘cookie cutter’ housing

It was touted as a solution to Sydney’s housing shortage but two councils are fighting the “pattern book”, earning a rebuke from the state’s planning minister.

Politics

2 w. ago After fighting new housing, this Sydney council just voted for more

A north shore council is paving the way for a high-rise housing boom after voting on a contentious rezoning plan it claims will protect heritage and save residential streets from “over-development”.

Politics

2 w. ago Revealed: The Sydney suburbs bracing for sweeping housing changes

More than 100 mammoth housing proposals have been advanced by a three-person authority since its first meeting in February. This is where they could be built.

Politics

3 w. ago Son charged with murder over man's death in Sydney house fire

A 50-year-old man has been charged with murdering his 80-year-old father in a Sydney house fire.

Events

3 w. ago Man arrested after elderly father dies in suspicious Sydney house fire

Retired music teacher Edward “Ted” Grantham, 80, died in the blaze. Police found his 50-year-old son Christopher on the Central Coast almost 16 hours later.

Events

3 w. ago Grandfather dies in suspicious Sydney house fire, police search for son

Retired pastor and music teacher Edward ‘Ted’ Grantham, 80, died in the inner west blaze. Police say they want to speak to his son, who has since gone missing.

Events

3 w. ago Rosehill was going to ease Sydney’s housing woes. Enter the mysterious ‘Plan B’

Premier Chris Minns has egg on his face after backing the Rosehill sale. He says alternatives are in the works, but next time he’ll need to deliver.

Politics

3 w. ago Rosehill saga another depressing chapter in Sydney’s sorry housing story

The debate to sell a racecourse at Rosehill for housing development has been unedifying. It should have been a no-brainer.

Politics

3 w. ago Rate cuts and election promises to push house prices up even higher

Economists are expecting Sydney and Melbourne house prices to rise by up to 12 per cent as rate cuts and a lack of supply make housing less affordable.

Politics

4 w. ago Why these scientists rejected Microsoft’s riches to stay in Sydney

The salaries were large enough “to buy a house in Sydney without a mortgage”. But these quantum scientists had other ideas.

Science