Ruth Park’s classic asks us to inhabit the past as a real place – just as 14-year-old Abigail does, when she’s transported from 1980 to 1873, in Sydney’s The Rocks.
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Five Bells is an elegy for Kenneth Slessor’s friend Joe Lynch, an artist who drowned in Sydney Harbour in 1927 after falling from a ferry.
The artist population has fallen in all areas of Sydney, becoming less diverse, both racially and economically.
Don’t be a selfie tragic. Avoid dead whales, rock ledges and hungry sharks. Oh, and the carcass might explode.
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
The latest announcement follows more than 40 years of previous plans that amounted to nothing. Will this time be any different?
A new map offers a new perspective on the city, revealing the steady, ever-present natural radiation emerging from the ground beneath our feet.
Recent shark attacks may be linked less to shark behaviour – and more to the pollutants, pesticides and parasites humans send into the ocean.
The radio broadcaster with the famous voice become synonymous with the ‘Sydney shock jock’ phenomonon.
Mandy Sayer’s charming, challenging musician father is central to her four memoirs – including her shimmering latest, No Dancing in the Lift.
Vineyards, dairies, market gardens, orchards and oyster leases once dotted Sydney. Much – but not all – has been lost to developers.
The explosion of urban writing set in the cities and towns of Australia allows us to walk amid history, subcultures and alternative visions of urban places.
Sydney’s new year-round program of literary events is budgeted at $1.5 million, creating over 300 paid opportunities for writers over 12 months.
Satellite images show how a dust storm from drought-affected SA travelled across to Sydney. New research seeks to improve Australia’s understanding of dust storms.
Responding forcefully to the growing number of antisemitic attacks is important. However, strengthening the laws alone may not be enough to result in real change.
Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore on trees, canopy and park proximity.
The highly influential broadcaster, for years feared by the nation’s politicians, has been charged with several sexual offences.
When lumps of black goop washed up Sydney’s beaches, an oil spill was the initial suspect – but a detailed chemical analysis points to sewage as the likely source.
There’s a good chance the objects on Coogee beach are not, as some have suggested, tar balls. But in any case, they pose a potential risk and authorities are right to close the beach.
The High Speed Rail Authority has publicly outlined plans that allow for some optimism that Australia could have these trains in the late 2030s.
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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