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Minister says ‘it’s illegal’ after Guardian revelations of contaminated products on sale in stores, but Greens say it’s ‘obvious’ new laws not enough

It’s the year 2008, and some members of the International Association of Lighting Designers are gathered in a boardroom in North Sydney, myself included. My colleagues Mary-Anne Kyriakou (who would later be Vivid’s inaugural festival director) and Michael Day are sharing a vision of what’s almost unthinkable at the time.

A woman will face court charged with the alleged domestic-violence related stabbing murder of a man in Sydney's east.

The concerning discovery of a placenta and umbilical cord by a Sydney river have prompted urgent calls for the unidentified mother to attend hospital.

After 25 years and almost 700 albums, the tastemaker who brought Belle and Sebastian and Arcade Fire to Australia are shutting up shop

Divers and a blood detection dog are looking for a woman and her baby around the Cooks River in Sydney’s south-west

"And we're hoping to do something like that tonight!"

Police are scratching their heads after a dog-walker found evidence of a birth at a river in Sydney, with fears for the health of the mother and child.

Clover Moore is seeking a sixth term as lord mayor of the council covering Sydney's main business district.

Moore, who has been in the job for past 20 years, says she would focus on climate change, affordable homes and green spaces after election

A placenta and umbilical cord will undergo forensic testing to determine how they ended up beside a river as a search goes on for a missing mum and baby.