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Chinese developer made secret bid to NSW government for Sydney Fish Market

One of Shanghai's richest men purchased a key parcel of waterfront land within the Baird government's proposed Bays Precinct, just weeks after a government summit to spruik the major redevelopment. Most of the Blackwattle Bay waterfront is ... >> view original

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THE public is expected to get an insight into the mind of Man Haron Monis, the man behind the Sydney Lindt Cafe siege, when a coronial inquest into the incident gets underway today. And in a NSW first, parts of the inquiry will be live-streamed on the web. >> view original

Sydney roads closed for emergency exercise

Exercise 'Sydney CBD' involves 300 volunteers from the Rural Fire Service, the NSW State Emergency Service and Surf Life Saving Australia, who will pretend to be workers being evacuated from the city, working alongside staff from a range of other ... >> view original

$53 billion congestion crunch looms warns Infrastructure Australia

Sydney motorists confront seven of the eight worst road corridors in the country, according to the first national audit of Australia's infrastructure. In a landmark inquiry into the country's transport, water, energy and telecommunications systems, the ... >> view original

Vivid Sydney: Festival of light returns to brighten winter nights

From today until June 8, Sydney will pulse to the beat of the award-winning Vivid Sydney Festival, back bigger and better than ever with more than 60 light art installations, the coolest new musical collaborations and inspirational ideas from the world ... >> view original

Karl Stefanovic says he will streak through Sydney if NSW wins State of Origin

TODAY host Karl Stefanovic is supremely confident in a Maroons win in the State of Origin and has put his dignity on the line to prove it. Stefanovic has vowed to run nude through Pitt St, one of Sydney's busiest streets, if his beloved Queenslanders ... >> view original

The rise of Parramatta: 'Once in a lifetime opportunity'

More than 69,000 NSW public servants live and work in western Sydney, Public Service Commission figures show. The Government is set to move 3,000 public servants to new offices at Penrith, Liverpool and Parramatta and has sought proposals from the ... >> view original

International students studying at the most over-crowded Sydney schools

Foreign students pay up to $14,000 a year to study at NSW high schools, significantly less than private schools such as St Andrew's Cathedral School, which charges international students $40,000 a year. The Northern Sydney Council of P&Cs last year ... >> view original

Malaysia finds 139 graves around suspected trafficking camps

Malaysia has uncovered 139 graves thought to contain the remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh scattered around more than two dozen suspected human trafficking camps near the border with Thailand, the country's police chief said on ... >> view original

Spanish elections: Anti-austerity parties support swells

The governing People's Party (PP) in Spain has suffered heavy losses in regional and local elections. In what was seen as a test before parliamentary elections expected in November, left-wing groups opposed to austerity made strong gains. Six months ... >> view original