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If allowed to slowly become an area to which only the wealthy can aspire, Kings Cross will lose its allure.

Kings Cross can be naughty or nice. But not both

Formerly the seediest – and arguably most fun – area of Sydney may finally have met its match with the state government’s accelerated approvals for developments near transport hubs.

  • Jimmy Thomson

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John Howard sat down for lunch at the French restaurant Macleay Street Bistro in Kings Cross.

He used to be a street kid. Now he has an apartment with a harbour view

Kings Cross has changed dramatically since the heady days of the late 1960s. So too, one of its most colourful and long-time locals.

  • Lucy Macken
Outside new bar Paradise.

Potts Point’s swagger is back, led by a smart new wine bar from the Fratelli Paradiso crew

A rising tide lifts all bars and restaurants this historic inner-city suburb. Here’s a snack-shot of the best old, hot and new spots for your hit-list.

  • Myffy Rigby
A design carrying the name Archer Designs for a 500metre square apartment at Altair which was withdrawn after owners ciriticism.

More like a tomb than luxury apartments: The plans dividing Sydney’s elite

It’s home to celebrities, politicians, lawyers, bankers and Hare Krishnas, but how will the Altair’s forecourt redevelopment turn out?

  • Julie Power
NSW Police found two bodies in a shipping container in Gulgong.

Man pleads guilty to display of swastika flag at Sydney bar

The flag was seized by police at Darlo Bar on Thursday afternoon.

  • Riley Walter and Sally Rawsthorne
Former police officer Samantha Barlow had her head caved in by an assailant with a brick. She can no longer taste or smell. .

Overhaul pledged after shock parole in hero policewoman’s case

Premier Chris Minns has apologised to former police officer Samantha Barlow and flagged a possible appeal after her attacker was granted parole.

  • Michael McGowan and Perry Duffin
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Left for dead: Former police officer Samantha Barlow revisits Kings Cross in 2013.

Shock parole decision in Samantha Barlow case

Police sergeant Samantha Barlow was repeatedly bashed in the head with a brick and left for dead while she walked through Kings Cross on her way to work.

  • Perry Duffin
NSW Corrections Minister Anoulack Chanthivong has vowed to remedy a glaring hole in the Victims Register system.

Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one

The corrections minister has vowed to fix a glaring loophole after discovering no single agency was responsible for informing victims about their attackers’ parole.

  • Max Maddison and Frances Howe
Former police officer Samantha Barlow had her head caved in by an assailant with a brick. She can no longer taste or smell. She is speaking against his bail application in Sydney. 30 October 2024 Photo: Janie Barrett .

‘No right to any form of freedom’: Hero cop faces attacker for first time in 15 years

Samantha Barlow locked eyes with Roderick Holohan – who bashed her with a brick and left her for dead – as he dialled in to his parole hearing from Long Bay prison.

  • Perry Duffin and Michael McGowan
Former police officer Samantha Barlow had her head caved in by an assailant with a brick. She can no longer taste or smell. She is speaking against his bail application in Sydney. 30 October 2024 Photo: Janie Barrett .

Bashed and left for dead, Samantha now feels betrayed by a cruel loophole

Samantha Barlow fought hard to rebuild her life until she received a devastating phone call about her attacker.

  • Perry Duffin