A potential cancer cluster is currently being investigated after five women who worked in the same Sydney office building developed thyroid cancer. Liverpool City Council confirmed five staff members working at its Moore Street office building, in Sydney’s southwest, have developed cancer in the last three to five years. FourContinue Reading
When Ashley Yakimchuk arrived in Australia from Canada on a working holiday at age 18 in 2013, she expected the trip of her dreams. Instead, her backpacking trip quickly became a nightmare after posting an innocent ad for casual work on Gumtree. Ms Yakimchuk was the first victim to formallyContinue Reading
A mural painted by a serial rapist in one of the most renowned parts of Sydney will be pulled down in the coming weeks following a renewed push for the artwork to be removed. The artwork, Brown Bear Lane, is situated in a side street off George Street in theContinue Reading
Anna Coutts-Trotter says conversations with fellow survivors of abuse led to her founding the Survivor Hub, a survivor-led, not-for-profit organisation that supports people impacted by sexual assault. Ms Coutts-Trotter, 23, told ABC’s Australian Story she experienced “every kind of abuse imaginable”, including violence, in her first relationship while she wasContinue Reading
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully has called on Australian and international companies to “step up” and invest in Sydney’s Aerotroplis and Bradfield City Centre, with less than 1000 days until Western Sydney International Airport opens. Speaking to attendees at Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue’s Airport City Summit, which marked 10 yearsContinue Reading
NSW’s workplace health and safety regulator has been referred to the anti-corruption watchdog over “significant flaws” in the procurement of inaccurate monitoring devices meant to detect toxic silica particles which were meant to protect workers using engineered stone. In a scathing report handed down by the NSW auditor-general Margaret CrawfordContinue Reading
Sydney residents have been dealt a blow as the reopening of a popular beach has been delayed for the second time after defective work was detected. Shark Beach, at Nielsen Park in Sydney’s east, has been closed for rectification work since early 2022, after its 100-year-old seawall was damaged inContinue Reading
A dad who purchased a one-bedroom apartment in a prime Sydney location is set to lose $450,000 from the potential sale of his home. Like the 132 other owners of the bungled Mascot Towers apartment block, Anthony Najafian is in financial ruin because of his 2009 purchase. More than fourContinue Reading
Australia’s first indoor ski resort has been green lit by the state planning department, with Sydney set to welcome a year-round snow field. Winter Sports World (WSW) on Thursday announced the Penrith site had been officially approved by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. The project, which has beenContinue Reading
Sydney authorities have issued a public warning after a group of women jumped into the harbour in an area where swimming is “not permitted”. A video showing three women launching themselves into the water at Darling Harbour on a hot day last week sparked concern for a variety of healthContinue Reading