Series
Celebrating 70 years of The Sun-Herald
Sydney’s favourite Sunday newspaper has brought its readers powerful moments and milestones since its first edition on October 11, 1953.
How the news has changed over seven decades
The Sun-Herald has been informing and entertaining our readers for 70 years. Here are some of the highlights of our coverage.
- Helen Pitt
What makes a perfect Sunday? Our columnists reveal theirs
The Sun-Herald has some of Sydney’s best Sunday columnists. Here they share what makes their perfect Sunday.
‘The first thing I ever read for pleasure’: My love affair with the Sunday paper
Peter FitzSimons, the author of our 5 Minutes with Fitz column, reflects on his career with The Sun-Herald on its anniversary.
- Peter FitzSimons
Adam Liaw on the classic Aussie Sunday roast and how to make it
The modern Aussie Sunday roast, like all traditions, is still a work in progress. What we choose to eat, and when we choose to eat it, is a direct reflection on how we live, writes Adam Liaw.
- Adam Liaw
Other series
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
This year’s laugh fest has kicked off, with more than 2000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look
- 10 stories
Hate of origin: Inside football’s most intense rivalry
Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from some old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach the Bombers’ captain.
- 5 stories