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Space is at a premium at Rookwood Cemetery.

The Sydney cemetery where the dead are buried twice

Alive or dead, Sydney is running out of space for its surging population.

  • Megan Gorrey

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Firefighters atop the roof of the smoking tram at the Chalmers Street stop near Central Station on Thursday morning.

Tram fire forces services to stop on Sydney light rail lines for hours

The small fire on the tram’s roof forced services to be suspended for several hours on Thursday as the private operator assessed the risk to its fleet.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Francis Packer, the first cousin of James Packer and nephew of Kerry Packer.

‘Troubled’ Packer found dead in Sydney, praised by artist friends

Francis Packer, cousin to James and once the heir apparent to the Packer family fortune, had a troubled life and tried to avoid the spotlight.

  • Andrew Hornery
In a world where fakes are legion, Bill Crews offers authentic compassion,

How Bill Crews turned a millionaire’s win at the track into genuine Loaves and Fishes to feed the poor

Compassion radiates from the crusading Uniting Church minister, who still has plenty on his plate even at the age of 81.

  • Nick Galvin
Cammeray Park and its golf course sits amid dense housing.

The government is carving up Sydney golf courses. It wants to save this one

The latest battle over the city’s fairways has sent a north shore council scrambling for legal advice.

  • Megan Gorrey
Gillian Armstrong

From Blacktown to Palm Beach, how films have captured Sydney’s changing character

The Art Gallery of NSW launches its new Cinematheque with a season harbour city film, beginning with Gillian Armstrong’s Starstruck.

  • Garry Maddox
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Nathan Stafford.

Meet Nathan: he’s either the most popular or most irritating gardener in Sydney

Nathan Stafford has spent the past fortnight calling out Sydney councils, leaders and even the prime minister. Can he win the fight?

  • Anthony Segaert
A juvenile little penguin currently in care.

A dog was off leash on a Sydney beach. A little penguin paid the price

Manly has the only breeding colony of fairy penguins on mainland NSW. The population has plummeted from 70 pairs in 2013-2014 to 15 pairs in 2024-2025.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The giant cavern beneath Hunter Street in the central city for what will become the busiest metro train station in Sydney.

How a bunker-like cavern holds Sydney’s largest metro train station down

Concrete nearly four metres thick helps to act as a giant weight to counter water pressures around what will become the city’s busiest metro station.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
A long-nosed fur seal seen by the Cooks River at Wolli Creek on Sunday.

‘Skeletal’ seal seeks respite in the Cooks River

It’s the same species as the healthy seals that frequently sun themselves on the VIP stairs at the Sydney Opera House.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons