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Buyers looking to sink their teeth into Luna Park

Sydney harbourside icon Luna Park has been listed for sale and could fetch as much as $70 million from a buyer.

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Australia’s first high-speed rail link could ease house prices and widen the dating pool, UK expert says

Prof Andrew McNaughton also warns plan to build Sydney-Newcastle route is ‘doomed’ to fail unless a shorter stretch to Gosford comes first

The Guardian - AU

Ex-Crown boss takes reins of under-fire Star casinos

The Star has appointed a chief executive to come on board weeks before a crucial report into its suitability for a lucrative Sydney licence is handed down.

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Sydney’s Luna Park lease on sale for first time in 20 years with price tag of $70m

Harbourside amusement park has chequered past with numerous closures over past 90 years including after fatal fire on ghost train in late 1970s

The Guardian - AU

More areas seeking 'cool' post-pandemic nightlife boost

After the success of an inner-Sydney entertainment district, a string of other councils want to roll out areas with later opening hours and looser noise limits.

AAP

Australia’s music artists are in dire straits – yet taxpayer-funded Triple J won’t shake its commercial flavour

On June 12, Sydney musician and software engineer Harrison Khannah launched Triple J Watchdog, a website dedicated to aggregating and analysing the music played on Australia’s national youth broadcaster Triple J.

The Conversation

City of Sydney could tear up contracts with suppliers targeted by boycott Israel campaign

Mayor Clover Moore says procurement and investment should be examined to potentially ‘put additional pressure towards a ceasefire’ in Gaza

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'Me or him': stabber defends fatal attack on rapper

The stabbing of a young Sydney rapper was not murder but self-defence by a man who had earlier had a gun held to his head during a burglary, jurors have heard.

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Swans fortify for 'big battle' with Dockers midfield

After getting a glimpse of Fremantle's midfield craft on the weekend, Sydney coach John Longmire is preparing his side for war in the engine room.

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Play it Safe: Sydney Opera House short film wins Grand Prix award at Cannes Lions festival

Judges say four-minute piece featuring Tim Minchin is ‘a celebration of the creative spirit, of brave ideas and taking huge risks in the face of critics’

The Guardian - AU

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Police have carried out a forensic search on a Sydney property where a missing Brazilian man linked to a Newcastle cocaine haul is thought to have hidden out.

AAP

A wealthy housewife longs to go wild, in a brilliant riff on Virginia Woolf

A storm is brewing, both literal and metaphoric, in “the suburbs of the east”. In a burst of poetic and darkly humorous prose, Miranda Darling’s Thunderhead unleashes the turbulent interior life of its protagonist, Winona Dalloway, onto the page.

The Conversation

Qantas Has $1M Discounted Seats Up For Grabs For As Low As $109 So Pack Your Bags & LFG

Great news for the burnt out babes among us.

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Final tests as launch nears for major under-city metro

The Sydney Metro City line will open to passengers in two months in what the state government hopes will be an important step in fighting the housing crisis.

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The Guardian - AU

‘We were flying’: Sydney metro line under harbour due to open in August with speeds of 100km/h

Driverless trains will be ‘very, very quick’ and carry up to 40,000 commuters an hour. Trips from North Sydney to the CBD will take just three minutes, premier says

Newcastle Herald

Forensic police search granny flat allegedly linked to cocaine plot, diver death

A diver died and 54kg of cocaine was discovered in the Port of Newcastle in 2022.

AAP

Dockers back their midfield unit for Sydney litmus test

Fremantle's AFL premiership credentials will receive a major test on Saturday when they take on flag favourites Sydney at the SCG.

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State flood response receives multi-millions boost

What is being billed as NSW's largest ongoing commitment to flood preparedness and infrastructure will support residents in Sydney's disaster-prone northwest.

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Sydney Train Catches Fire After Passenger Allegedly Set Something Alight While On Board

A Sydney train caught fire after a passenger allegedly set fire to some insulation while on board. There were no injuries.

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Accused road rage killer makes brief court appearance

Accused of manslaughter over the alleged road-rage death of a Sydney motorist, Bradley Wayne Wilkinson remains behind bars after being denied bail.

AAP

Treasure trove of lost items ride last train to charity

Prosthetic limbs, skis, surfboards and even a wheelchair are among the thousands of unclaimed items left on Sydney trains heading to charity or auction.

Newcastle Herald

How the Newcastle Comedy Festival tickles our funny bone

'It's really become a staple on the Australian comedy scene.'

AAP

Man charged after hospital staff assaulted, slashed

Police have charged a man after he allegedly slashed security guards and injured a nurse at a western Sydney hospital.

Newcastle Herald

If weekend sport wash-outs continue, how will promising kids kick on?

Letters: 'The youth development is being stunted.'

The Guardian - AU

King Lear review – veteran Robert Menzies leads a minimalist take on Shakespeare tragedy

Pier 2/3, Sydney, then Arts Centre MelbourneThis stripped-back Bell Shakespeare production, staged in the round, leaves the actors struggling to grab the heartstrings when you can’t see their faces

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