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The resort, a secluded, ultra-luxury 40-suite retreat, is due to reopen later this year.

‘FIFO playground for the rich’: Tensions soar over luxury resort’s helicopter plan

Tourism, road failures and the community have collided over a contentious transport plan by a luxury retreat in the Blue Mountains.

  • David Barwell

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A man has escaped with burns and suspected fractures after his sedan was torn in half after hitting a power pole at Villawood on Sunday, May 17.

BMW split in two, powerlines downed by fiery western Sydney car crash

The wrecked car travelled hundreds of metres after hitting a power pole, tearing apart and smashing into another car before going up in flames.

  • Jack Gramenz
Sold-out signage on the petrol bowsers at Ampol Foodary Kingsford.

NSW using secret fuel data as retailers fined over ‘price mismatches’

NSW is experiencing the greatest diesel and fuel shortages of any state, as diesel is redirected to regional areas to support farmers’ sowing season.

  • Michael McGowan and Anthony Segaert
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Is this Sydney’s worst speed hump?

A suburban speed hump designed to improve pedestrian safety has confused residents who think it’s a crossing.

  • Kayla Olaya
The peak hour rideout has prompted fresh calls for e-bike reform.
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American creator leads Harbour Bridge rideout

The peak hour rideout has prompted fresh calls for e-bike reform.

The Glebe Society’s Asa Wahlquist and Duncan Leys in front of the new Sydney Fish Market, which will open on Monday.

Double the visitors, same number of car spots: Traffic fears for new fish market

Glebe residents are fearing traffic chaos when Sydney’s new fish market opens on Monday, with inadequate public transport and delayed upgrades hampering access.

  • Aidan Elwig Pollock
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Why does western Sydney love big cars?

Each 10-centimetre increase in a car’s front height increases the risk of death for a child by 80 per cent. Drivers still flock to the larger models.

  • Mostafa Rachwani and Anthony Segaert
Trucks parked in Fairfield streets.

So you think trucks are taking over Sydney street parking? You’re not alone

A sharp rise in trucks clogging residential streets is leading to simmering tensions across the city, but bold solutions are being considered.

  • David Barwell
The traffic situation at Newington on Saturday night when AFL and NRL games were being played at Sydney Olympic Park.

The master-planned Sydney suburb with a big car problem

A small suburb next to Sydney Olympic Park was a suburban paradise – until illegally parked cars pushed residents over the edge.

  • Anthony Segaert
A 3D Google Earth render of the area around the Western Distributor onto Harbour Street, in Sydney’s CBD. Darling Harbour is to the south.

Two dead after falling from Sydney CBD overpass

Roads have now been reopened after lanes of the Harbour Bridge were closed on Saturday. Police have found the deaths were not suspicious.

  • Anthony Segaert and Ellie Busby