A MAN has been charged with shooting a firearm in public after spent bullet casings were found on a road in Sydney’s west. Police found a number of casings at Guildford last night after detectives and police from Operation Spartan, who are investigating …
IN the quintessential Sydney location of Bondi Beach, one of the city’s most famous residents could hardly contain her excitement. At the launch of the BMW Sydney Carnival, leading trainer Gai Waterhouse, racing’s first lady, was telling everyone how in …
The University of Sydney is among four Australian universities ranked in the top 100 by reputation, in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2012. Sydney was ranked 50, up from last year’s position in the 51-60 slot, but behind the …
Sydney households should pay $57 a year less in water bills by 2016, the NSW pricing authority says. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has rejected Sydney Water’s bid for bills to increase by 15 per cent between 2012 and 2016.
Hundreds of boats on Sydney Harbour are in danger of sinking as the city is hammered by torrential rain. “We’ve got boats filling up with water from all this heavy downpour,” NSW Maritime spokesman Neil Patchett told ABC Radio on Thursday. “We’ve got a …
What a difference a win makes. Sydney FC’s season was on life support going into Saturday night’s clash against Melbourne Victory, and had they produced an outcome other than taking all three points, there’d be some long faces out at Macquarie University …
IT will be an historic night for the AFL, the launch of their new season - which will for the first time include their new Sydney team. But rugby league is planning on being a party pooper. The Herald has been told that league officials will hold the …
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell may not support the carbon tax but he has happily welcomed the Gillard government’s $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation to Sydney. This morning, Prime Minister Julia Gillard that announced Sydney will be home to the …
An injury-time goal to substitute Troy Hearfield rescued A-League leaders Central Coast Mariners and dealt a massive blow to Sydney’s finals campaign, with the NSW derby finishing 1-1 at BlueTongue Stadium on Saturday. A close-range strike from youngster …
POURING rain rain and cloudy skies have not stopped thousands of people coming out to celebrate the gay and lesbian community’s night of nights, Sydney’s Mardi Gras. Umbrellas replaced sequins and glitter as the most common accessory on Sydney’s Oxford …
