Julie Power
Julie Power is a senior reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.
Pope picks Australian bishop for powerful Vatican position
Anthony Randazzo will be the first Australian to lead a Vatican office since the late cardinal George Pell.
- Emily Kaine and Julie Power
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After swimming 12 hours non-stop, Quinn knew it was ‘the beginning of the end’
The Bondi lifeguard is more used to hauling swimmers out of trouble, but was himself pulled from the water after “uncontrolled vomiting” during his record-breaking swim.
- Julie Power and Jack Gramenz
‘I have never even paid half of that before’: How diesel pain is hurting on Sydney Harbour
The number of petrol stations without diesel in NSW has jumped to 164 as the fallout from the war in the Middle East continues to be felt far and wide.
- Jessica McSweeney and Julie Power
The state’s surf clubs are struggling, and sausage sizzles won’t cut it any more
About two-thirds of NSW surf clubs need upgrades, repairs or new buildings as they near the end of their lives. These are the challenges they face.
- Julie Power
How to train for an ocean swim when you live 600km from the beach
It took 25 years for Brendan Cullen to seek help for anxiety and depression. Now he has written a book about his recovery and what it takes to swim the English Channel.
- Julie Power
- Exclusive
- Architecture
Inside the Rose Bay home turning the McMansion trend on its head
It would have been cheaper for Ed Lippmann to knock down his home and rebuild it. But he was having none of that.
- Julie Power
‘I’m crying’: How social media helps Tim and Felicity renovate their 105-room chateau
A cottage in Melbourne or a unit in Sydney goes for the $1.2 million it cost for a 250-year-old French chateau that was crumbling like a Breton biscuit.
- Julie Power
- Opinion
- Gardening
A garden full of memories and hope: The best therapy money can buy
In mid-December, reporter’s Julie Power’s garden was being overhauled. It provided a place for tears, joy and hope.
- Julie Power
The cave-dwelling trailblazer, her puppy-sized insects and a $40m surprise
Groundbreaking entomologist and enthusiastic caver Dr Aola Richards left millions of dollars to universities to encourage the next generation of insect lovers.
- Julie Power
‘Speculative pervert panic’: Why these baths’ historic open-air changing shed is making a stir
Protest has long greeted a proposal to put a roof over Newcastle’s historic change rooms at the baths. Now, a DA has been lodged, and the community isn’t happy.
- Julie Power