Sydney
Hawkesbury mayor and partner served with apprehended domestic violence orders
Police say they responded to reports of a break-and-enter at a Richmond property and served the mayor with an interim order, without providing details on her partner’s order.
- by Clare Sibthorpe and Megan Gorrey
Latest
The end of venom? Sydney scientists find new cure for flesh-eating snake bites
A bold new technique for finding antidotes for box jellyfish stings, vipers’ venom, and death cap mushrooms has emerged from a Sydney lab.
- by Angus Dalton
Sydney’s tolls debacle is driving us to distraction
If Sydneysiders were like Parisians, we would be taking to the streets this weekend to demand the government rectify the motorway and tolling systems that bedevil motorists all over the city.
‘I’ll cross that bridge if we come to it’: Fairness test key to two-way toll decision
Premier Chris Minns insists he will only slap two-way tolls on the Harbour Bridge and tunnel if motorway charges are lowered for other road users.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Crime
Trio found guilty of gang rape of three women during buck’s party weekend
Maurice Hawell, his younger brother Marius Hawell, and friend Andrew David face years behind bars for the sexual assaults across two nights in 2022.
- by Sarah McPhee
Catastrophic weather cuts off last road into Jenolan Caves
The only remaining road into the world heritage-listed site has been destroyed and years of catastrophic weather have taken a toll.
- by Julie Power
Exclusive
Sydney Metro
‘Absolute failure’: Sydney metro operator slammed for emergency disarray
The litany of failures during a system-wide outage included “zero appreciation” by station staff of the extreme dangers to life from high-voltage power.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Review
Marrickville
Ex-Rockpool chef’s warehouse steakhouse mixes pop-up energy with fire-driven flavour
A mix of local grittiness, fine-dining refinement and sizzle, Corey Costelloe’s 20 Chapel is hard to categorise, easy to like, and feels right for its time.
- by Terry Durack
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Baseball
Ku-Ring-Gai to Cleveland: Bazzana becomes millionaire Australian MLB success
Sydney’s Travis Bazzana has been selected by the Cleveland Guardians with the top pick in Major League Baseball’s draft.
- by Billie Eder and Claire Siracusa
Police speak to man after body found on Sydney’s northern beaches
The man’s body was discovered in a Dee Why car park, with neighbours telling police they saw someone being carried from a unit block before the grim discovery.
- by Perry Duffin
The Herald welcomes six new trainee journalists
Six new trainee journalists have joined The Sydney Morning Herald newsroom for a 12-month program to hone their reporting skills.