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Ellie Busby

Ellie Busby

Ellie Busby is a Parramatta reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

Kyle Sandilands spoke about his future on radio during an appearance on Australian Idol

‘I have a job interview at Lowes’: Sandilands jokes about his future as deadline expires

The broadcaster declared his listeners wanted him to be back on air on Tuesday, hours before a deadline that could determine his future.

  • Calum Jaspan, Ellie Busby, Kayla Olaya and Louise Rugendyke

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The government has pulled funding for an SBS production hub in western Sydney.

Government scraps plans for SBS site in western Sydney

The decision ends a years-long, multimillion-dollar bid to move the multicultural broadcaster into a more diverse region.

  • Ellie Busby, Anthony Segaert and Calum Jaspan
The Blacktown City Council building that the council is currently leasing back from developer Walker.

The Sydney council that sold its offices to spend the next decade renting them back

Blacktown City Council’s new offices were originally costed at $144 million. Now the project will cost $605 million and the council is running out of cash.

  • Ellie Busby and Anthony Segaert
Siblings Sharvil and Shanaya Pandir have been tutored for NAPLAN.

NAPLAN boss issues warning to parents on ‘horrendous misuse’ of student results

Some schools are using the exam results in assessing a student’s suitability for enrolment.

  • Jackson Graham, Ellie Busby and Cindy Yin
Office buildings in Parramatta Square.

Should Parramatta be filled with offices or rentals? The high-stakes tussle for space

Parramatta has emerged as Sydney’s second city, but there’s a growing tension over what the CBD’s buildings should be used for.

  • Ellie Busby
Blue Mountains mayor Mark Greenhill stands in front of the historic Lapstone Hill Tunnel.

This tunnel was once used to store chemical weapons. It could become a bike path

For 10 years, this greater Sydney tunnel has remained closed. Now, it could reopen under a bold plan – if the council secures more funding.

  • Ellie Busby
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A measles case.

Measles risk continues to increase as more cases identified

Sydneysiders are urged to be on the lookout for symptoms of measles, after two more cases were identified on Saturday.

  • Ellie Busby
An artist’s impression of what the proposed redevelopment of HomeCo. Roselands would look like.

Revealed: The plan to transform one of Sydney’s oldest shopping centres

For 60 years, this retail destination has serviced a growing community. Now, there are plans for a major upgrade.

  • Ellie Busby
Homebush Theatre has been set alight overnight.

Suspicious fire at Homebush Theatre being investigated

A crime scene has been established after the overnight blaze. It comes days after the Herald revealed the full extent of damage to the abandoned building.

  • Ellie Busby
The windows of the former Homebush theatre have been boarded up and its facade vandalised.

Inside the abandoned 100-year-old Homebush Theatre

Photos reveal the extent of dilapidation – but what is next for the cinema shuttered in 1996?

  • Ellie Busby