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A photo of the excavation works at the development site at 1170-1176 Botany Rd.

Residents evacuated as cracking halts Sydney apartment development

Concerns of building damage and public safety risks have forced the shutdown of construction works at a Sydney development site.

  • David Barwell

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GIF: Botany Bay visual

Diversity, history and overlooked beauty: The fight to revive Sydney’s forgotten second harbour

Despite the ravages of industry and urban development, Botany Bay has retained pockets of surprising beauty with biodiversity to rival Sydney Harbour. Now a revival is under way, as an Indigenous-led movement restores ecosystems from seagrass meadows to oyster reefs.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and The Visual Stories Team
Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig.

In his own words: Ron Hoenig’s two versions of events, six weeks apart

On September 2, the local government minister said he played little role in the case of former Labor mayor Bill Saravinovski. On Tuesday, his account was different.

  • Max Maddison
Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig during budget estimates.

‘Deeply troubling’: Demand for investigation into allegations of ministerial interference

Premier Chris Minns says it is “very reasonable” for his local government minister to want a prompt investigation into a Labor mayor. But other parties see it differently.

  • Max Maddison
Sydney’s ageing pools are shutting for renovations.

More of the city’s pools to close as North Sydney hits yet another delay

Councils are trying to avoid another North Sydney pool fiasco as they spend millions on lengthy renovations.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Megan Gorrey
Fisherman Jack Martin at Tower Beach.

Fresh tests ordered for cancer-causing chemicals at popular Sydney beach

The Botany Bay waters where young families swim and fishermen cast their lines have not been tested since 2018. That’s about to change.

  • Alexandra Smith and Cindy Yin
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A beach next to Sydney Airport’s main runway has been closed to swimming due to PFAS

This Sydney beach is closed over cancer-causing chemicals. Many people are missing the signs

Families with young children continue to splash in the water, despite fears for their health.

  • Carrie Fellner
Zhuojun “Sally” Li (left) and her husband, Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen (right) were both killed then dumped in bushland beneath the flight path in Botany.

Man murdered, dumped in Botany was in ‘sophisticated’ drug operation

Police, who arrested Rex Chen in a drug sting operation two years ago, are hunting foreign hitmen over the murders of Chen and his wife.

  • Perry Duffin and Sally Rawsthorne
Double homicide: Zhuojun “Sally” Li (left) and her husband, Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen (right) were both killed then dumped in a Sydney park

Drug links to man whose body was dumped near Sydney airport

Missing Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen’s body was found less than 10 metres from where his wife’s corpse was discovered a week earlier.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
The body of Zhuojun “Sally” Li (left) was discovered near Sydney airport on December 9, while a body believed to be that of her husband, Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen (right), was found nearby on Tuesday.

Husband and wife killed in ‘targeted double murder’ over financial debts, police believe

A body believed to be that of Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen has been found in Sydney bushland metres from where his wife’s body was discovered.

  • Riley Walter