Fairfield
Father, daughter flee gunman at Sydney school pick-up
The man and his daughter, 15, were sitting in a car outside school when the masked gunman approached them.
- Perry Duffin and Jack Gramenz
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The $1.8 million Sydney plaza now fenced off indefinitely
Crescent Plaza was pitched as a modern urban space. Now the council that built it has shut it down, concerned about alcohol-fuelled “anti-social behaviour”.
- Anthony Segaert
Fairfield Council goes to court following major data breach
In October last year, Fairfield Council’s servers were illegally accessed by hackers who are assumed to be located outside Australia.
- Anthony Segaert
‘The people, the vibe, everything’: How two Sydney suburbs plan to supercharge nightlife
Nightlife is growing significantly faster in Sydney’s west than in the east – and this is not by accident.
- Cindy Yin
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- Fire
Residents return home after fleeing fire engulfing Sydney servo
Atmospheric testing for gas was conducted before residents, who fled as a nearby petrol station sent black smoke billowing into the sky, were allowed home.
- Emily Kaine and Jack Gramenz
Forget the latte line. There are now four Sydneys
Sydney’s haves and have-nots used to be divided roughly by a line running from the airport through Parramatta. It’s not so simple any more.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Listen to the ‘barrage of gunshots’ fired into a suburban Sydney home
Multiple gunshots were fired into homes and a business, and two cars were torched. Police are investigating if they are linked.
- Jack Gramenz
Wollstonecraft unit vendor slashes reserve by $50,000 to sell for $1.28m
The apartment’s owner made the call to bring the reserve down from $1.3 million; the final sale price ended up more than $30,000 beyond the vendor’s new benchmark.
- Carmen Forward
- Review
- Al Amara
‘Liquid velvet’: This condiment is one of the best things our critic has tasted this year
Al Amara grinds its own fresh tahini from pure sesame on site every day – but there’s much more to this bakery.
- Lee Tran Lam