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It’s not a park: the Ryde Civic Centre site opposite Top Ryde Shopping Centre that remains a grassed-over hole in the ground.

Ryde’s hole in the ground stays as council raises ‘serious probity concern’

Councillors were asked to report any discussions they had with developers after staff received information about the civic centre project.

  • Anthony Segaert and Cindy Yin

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Office buildings in Parramatta Square.

Should Parramatta be filled with offices or rentals? The high-stakes tussle for space

Parramatta has emerged as Sydney’s second city, but there’s a growing tension over what the CBD’s buildings should be used for.

  • Ellie Busby
Sydney’s India story

Parramatta is Australia’s undisputed gateway to India. And it’s proving very good for business

Economic links between western Sydney and the world’s most populous nation are on the rise.

  • Matt Wade and Mostafa Rachwani
The Parramatta Female Factory precinct.

UN knocks back bid for historic Parramatta precinct

The attempt to put one of the country’s oldest sandstone buildings on the World Heritage List is over, ending years of local fighting about the precinct’s future. 

  • Anthony Segaert
A proposal for the expansion of the Metro network from the Centre for Western Sydney

Revealed: Sydney’s transport deserts – and the way to fix them

People who live in suburbs swamped by housing remain without public transport options. Here’s how it should look.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
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
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The King’s School will continue to operate late starts to traditional classes on Wednesdays this year.

Late start to traditional lessons for King’s students on Wednesdays

Sleep experts are overjoyed at the move – but the school says it’s not a sleep-in.

  • Christopher Harris
The cutter emerges from the depths at Westmead.

What happens to our metro tunnel boring machines when they hit the end of the line?

Betty and Dorothy have reached Westmead. This is how Metro gets them out of the tunnels – and the fate they will meet.

  • Aidan Elwig Pollock
Parramatta Square from above.

Fried chicken, corporate towers and the search for western Sydney’s heart

Parramatta Square is a grand urban renewal success story. But what comes next for the popular space?

  • Anthony Segaert
Families enjoying the swan paddle boats on Lake Parramatta, which have been popular for a number of years.

The swan-shaped boats ruffling a Sydney council’s feathers

A boat-hire company has operated at this lake for almost a decade. The local council said it’s no longer safe to do so.

  • Ellie Busby