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Why 24-hour public transport in Sydney could become a reality.

Why 24-hour public transport in Sydney could become a reality

For years, Sydney has been stuck in a “chicken and egg” situation over 24-hour public transport – but the success of a recent trial could soon change that.

  • Cindy Yin

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Joseph Damilare at the Green Square library he visits before or after work each day.

How NSW is fighting a wave of attempted US-style book bans

There have been 309 attempts to exclude 184 titles from library shelves around Australia since 2023. Now a law change is proposed to fend off the culture wars.

  • Julie Power
An artist’s impression of the MetroWay running through Lillian Lane in Campsie.

First GreenWay, now ‘MetroWay’: Sydney’s next cycling route revealed

The 13.8 kilometre bike and pedestrian route will “unlock” suburbs along the M1 metro rail line corridor but residents face a long wait for it to be ready.

  • Megan Gorrey
Sydneysiders make the most of long summer nights and daylight savings to play pickleball at House of Pickle, on the roof of the International

Pickleball over pisco sours: Sydney’s changing nightlife choices revealed

Sydney’s long-suffering nightlife is rumbling back to life – but not in the ways you might think.

  • Megan Gorrey
The site on the eastern suburbs line at Woollahra will undergo geotechnical assessments this weekend.

Will towers rise above the new Woollahra station? We’re about to find out

Geotechnical assessments at the Woollahra site signal work is ramping up to meet an ambitious timeframe for construction to start next year.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Alexandra Smith
Children would need a license plate to ride an e-bike under a Liberal policy.

The Liberals were told of ‘enforcement challenges’ of 500-watt e-bikes. They brought them in anyway

A briefing document presented to the then-Liberal government in 2023 flagged enforcement challenges and safety considerations when power limits were increased from 250 to 500 watts.

  • Jessica McSweeney
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The 11-hectare Entertainment Quarter in Sydney’s Moore Park is owned by a private consortium on a long-term lease.

The plan to transform Moore Park’s Entertainment Quarter into a ‘world-class’ precinct

A new indoor arena will be at the centre of a long-vaunted redevelopment. But mystery surrounds a deal struck with the site’s existing leaseholders.

  • Megan Gorrey and Jessica McSweeney
Norman Monshall, 80, cycles 100kms a week, but these days the old steps to access the Harbour Bridge cycleway are too hard to get up, especially with a heavy electric bike. So he takes the ferry to avoid the steps.

It’s almost time for cyclists to farewell the ‘really outrageous’ 55 steps at Milsons Point

Norman Monshall is an 80-year-old squeaky wheel, and he’s determined to cycle over the Harbour Bridge while he can. That’s about to get easier.

  • Julie Power
The state’s Transport Minister said there were no plans to retire physical cards.

If you haven’t used your Opal card for a while, you’re about to lose your balance

There are about 17 million Opal cards with positive cash balances that have not been touched for five years. 

  • Alexandra Smith
Butchers Brew in Marrickville.

The plan to let more venues host live music ‘without the headache’

Entertainment hot spots can avoid lodging development applications for shows under a suite of reforms aimed at boosting the 24-hour economy.

  • Megan Gorrey