4 h. ago Welcoming, joyous and fun: It’s hard to imagine a better night than this five

Our reviewers are busy attending as many festival shows as possible. Here’s what they found.

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9 h. ago The art of summer – how some of Sydney’s cultural movers and shakers are enjoying their break

Whether grilling politicians on prime time, building sets for an opera spectacular, rehearsing or performing, our creative types need time out. Here’s how they do it.

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9 h. ago Be a tourist in your own city and take in the stunning views from this rooftop bar

This fun, airy, light-filled 200-seat hotel rooftop bar blends inside and outside beautifully.

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17 h. ago Sydney weather as it happened: Observatory Hill reaches 42.2 degrees amid extreme heatwave; firefighters battle flare

The bureau has issued an alert for damaging winds along the Sydney coastline as a southerly buster arrives to provide relief after temperatures soared above 40 degrees.

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18 h. ago Manhunt underway after man, 44, shot dead at Western Sydney home

Police are hunting for a man who shot a local dead inside his home in the early hours of the morning.

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19 h. ago The official temperature was 42 degrees – but western Sydney felt as hot as 55 degrees

We measured how western Sydney’s urban fringe experienced Saturday’s heatwave. It was horrifying.

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20 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE: Observatory Hill reaches 42.2 degrees amid extreme heatwave; firefighters battle flare

Much of the state is braced for extreme or severe heatwave temperatures. Hot, dry, windy conditions have led to an extreme fire danger for Greater Sydney region and much of the south-east.

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21 h. ago ‘The people, the vibe, everything’: How two Sydney suburbs plan to supercharge nightlife

Nightlife is growing significantly faster in Sydney’s west than in the east – and this is not by accident.

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24 h. ago The stench that overwhelmed Sydney airport’s air traffic control tower

As the gateway heaved during a busy holiday period, air traffic controllers were facing an unusually fetid issue – the raw smell of sewage.

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29 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE: BoM issues extreme heatwave warning, temperature to hit 43 degrees

Much of the state is braced for extreme or severe heatwave temperatures. Hot, dry, windy conditions have led to an extreme fire danger for Greater Sydney region and much of the south-east.

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32 h. ago From Traralgon to Covent Garden: How Victoria’s ‘Billy Elliot’ became a Royal Ballet star

Now a principal with one of the world’s most prestigious ballet companies, Calvin Richardson has some advice for young dancers on how to stay true to themselves.

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32 h. ago ‘Sorted the men from the boys real quick’: Inside Sydney’s first family of fishing

Ahead of the opening of the new Sydney Fish Market this month, John Faulkner looks at a band of brothers that defied the odds.

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50 h. ago An opening night triumph: The first Sydney Festival reviews are in

Our reviewers are busy attending as many festival shows as possible. Here’s what they found.

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50 h. ago ‘Quite magic’: The Sydney Festival show transforming Town Hall into a roller derby track

Dozens of skaters will transform the beautiful building into a roller derby track for a show described as “live theatre turned up to 150 per cent”.

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50 h. ago Why this Sydney office block should make you feel like dancing

John James, the 94-year-old architect behind the Reader’s Digest building in Surry Hills, visits the site that was both the peak and end of his career.

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56 h. ago ‘I’ve never cried so much in my life’: Robert Irwin plans his next steps

He’s come down to earth after Dancing with the Stars, but the Australian star now has big plans for his future.

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57 h. ago Four generations on one stage give Dharug language back its voice

Peta Strachan started the all-female Jannawi Dance Clan in 2008 to learn more about her ancestors’ language.

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57 h. ago The kangaroo colony standing in the way of 482 new Sydney homes

A plan to build 17 residential buildings on a car park and block of land has angered residents in this Sydney community.

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57 h. ago My flight home from Europe was cancelled. How can I get compensation?

I lodged a claim and was told the Australian office would process payment. They now say only the Paris office can deal with this and are ignoring me.

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67 h. ago Total fire ban tipped for Sydney as city continues to swelter

The mercury ticked over 42 degrees across Sydney on Thursday as the heatwave began to worsen before the weekend.

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