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SMH FIRST USE: The Unicorn Hotel on Oxford Street in Paddington is closed and under construction. Thursday, April 23, 2026. Photo: Audrey Richardson, The Sydney Morning Herald.

Landmark Sydney pub gutted without approval

Inside the heritage-listed hotel on Oxford Street, interiors have been demolished before Woollahra Council had even received the latest development application.

  • Cindy Yin

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The Soldier’s Quarters at the historic Paddington barracks.

Inside Sydney’s historic military sites and the battle over whether they should be sold

The federal government’s plan to offload swaths of prime inner-city real estate owned by the defence force, including Victoria Barracks in Paddington, has divided opinion.

  • Megan Gorrey
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Don’t shoot the opener!

We should park this huddle.

The plans envisage apartments built alongside the sandstone buildings on the 15-hectare heritage-listed site.

The bold vision to turn Victoria Barracks into Sydney’s ‘next great public place’

New concept plans reimagine the historic site for apartments, picnics, sporting matches and cultural events – despite growing alarm about plans to sell it off.

  • Megan Gorrey
Developer Toohey MIller is leveraging the state government’s affordable housing to build a luxury apartment block opposite Victoria Barracks.

‘It’s Paddo, not Rio’: The cheap Sydney units being replaced by penthouses with rooftop pools

Fancy a lavish apartment with its own rooftop pool in Sydney’s eastern suburbs? The existing block of flats will need to be bulldozed first.

  • Megan Gorrey
British charm at The Lord Dudley.

The Lord Dudley Hotel

An English pub serving hand-pumped ales and pot pies.

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No bulldozers and towers: Defence sites dominate talk of Sydney’s housing future

The state government says it is investigating potential options for the inner-city Victoria Barracks, but ruled out “huge apartment towers”.

  • Megan Gorrey and David Barwell
The view of East Sydney and the CBD from Monica.

Be a tourist in your own city and take in the stunning views from this rooftop bar

This fun, airy, light-filled 200-seat hotel rooftop bar blends inside and outside beautifully.

  • Myffy Rigby
Peter Mwandha and his wife Jade.

The Sydney suburbs where home buyers splashed the most cash last year

Prestigious locales topped Sydney’s leaderboard for total house spend last year, but one more affordable, family-friendly suburb made the list.

  • Alice Uribe
Hunters Hill Hotel would like to extend its trading to 2am.

These pubs want late-night trading. The locals aren’t so keen

Residents in one suburb object to the sound of car doors opening and closing.

  • David Barwell