Sydney : Pressure is mounting on the federal government to consider funding all or part of a rail line to the Badgerys Creek airport site.The country’s largest airline and the Baird government both made representations on Friday for public transport to run to the airport when it opens in the middle of the next decade.”The […]
Sydney : The true cost to taxpayers of the new privatised Northern Beaches Hospital has been revealed as $2.14 billion, more than twice the $1 billion figure publicised by health minister Jillian Skinner before the March election.The NSW government is also accused of breaking transparency laws by suppressing the figure until after the poll and […]
Sydney : David and Hannah were raising their baby son in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, enjoying a comfortable lifestyle supported by David’s job as the manager of the city flagship store of a well-known clothing chain when their cozy existence began to unravel.Hannah became ill and could not work, leaving David struggling to cope with the […]
Sydney :WikiLeaks is planning new releases of secret documents on controversial negotiations and intelligence agency operations, according to the anti-secrecy organisation’s Australian founder, Julian Assange.In an interview with Fairfax Media, Mr Assange said that while he does not expect to leave Ecuador’s London embassy any time soon, WikiLeaks very much remains in the business of […]
Sydney : They are the city’s “second-class citizens,” a group of a million people who make 92 per cent of the city’s journeys each and every day.Now, pedestrians – be they striding commuters, dawdling shoppers or promenading pram-pushers – are reclaiming the streets.A $60 million upgrade to Sydney streets aims to improve life for walkers […]