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Liam Phelan

Liam Phelan

Liam Phelan is deputy editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released after more than 10 hours in police custody. File image.

Andrew’s arrest shows the power of a 24-hour newsroom

When a story as big as the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor breaks, the Herald newsroom is at its best.

  • Liam Phelan

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Joggers and walkers along the Farm Cove seawall.

Here’s to bold and beautiful ideas to help transform our city

The Sydney Summit is an opportunity to imagine a better city that will take us into the future.

  • Liam Phelan
Beaches from Manly to Palm Beach remain closed on the northern beaches.

Sydney’s week of horror and healing

Shark attacks, a political rupture and a horrific triple killing dominated the news this week. But in the Herald newsroom, there was a glimmer of good news.

  • Liam Phelan
Throughout the expenses fiasco of the past week, which has cut through like nothing else, Anthony Albanese and his ministers have been remarkably tin-eared.

Fires, funerals and MPs’ expenses keep the Herald newsroom humming

It’s been a giant week of news as the stories keep coming.

  • Liam Phelan
The Sydney Morning Herald’s health editor Kate Aubusson, reporter Emily Kaine and Age investigative reporter Aisha Dow.

The story behind the Herald’s award-winning investigations

The Herald’s work has been recognised with national journalism awards – but who are the people behind these stories?

  • Liam Phelan
Darling Harbour

Story of a story: How a simple idea developed into an exceptional result

Our recent multimedia visual story tracing the transformation of Darling Harbour involved some of the best creative minds in Australia.

  • Liam Phelan
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Wet weather in Sydney.

From global diplomatic meltdowns to local downpours, our correspondents have you covered

It’s been a lively few days, with international diplomatic tensions, national talkfests on productivity – and lashings of rain.

  • Liam Phelan
Former Herald columnist David Dale, pictured in 2014.

As one newsroom legend passes, there are new ones in the making

The Herald lost one of its most celebrated alumni this week, with news that groundbreaking columnist David Dale had died. But there’s a new crop of talent making its mark.

  • Liam Phelan
Flight over Antarctica.

The window-view surprise that took my breath away

Sightseeing flights over the coldest, windiest and driest continent give you an insight into its huge mountains – and get you back in the same day.

  • Liam Phelan
Photographer Kate Geraghty

Into the conflict zone

As the world looks on in horror at events unfolding in the Middle East, Herald journalists Kate Geraghty and Matthew Knott, who have just arrived in Israel, talk about what it’s like to fly into a conflict zone.

  • Liam Phelan, Kate Geraghty and Matthew Knott