Bondi
Bondi heats up
Sacha Molitorisz IT MAY be Bondi Beach's best-kept secret. Given the locals' taste for baring it all, it may be the suburb's only secret. And that is: the famous strand is at its best in autumn.
Two shot in Bondi: one victim arrested in 3 Steps Cafe
Georgina Robinson Shocked Bondi locals watched as police charged into a cafe, grabbed a shooting victim, pressed him against the wall and handcuffed him this afternoon.
Bid to halt Bondi homeless eviction fails
Matt Khoury THE Bondi nine are no more. Even before the High Court refused to hear a last-ditch appeal against their eviction from the Bondi Pavilion, the rough sleepers were already defeated: warned off,...
Down and out in beautiful Bondi
Matt Khoury A rich city council can now legally remove a group of homeless people who have battled in the courts to remain living in the Bondi Pavilion.
Bondi rough sleepers take their case to higher court
Louise Hall A GROUP of homeless men who sleep at Bondi Pavilion have taken their fight against Waverley Council and the state government to the highest court in Australia.
Tsunami warning falls on deaf ears at Bondi Beach
Deborah Smith and Brian Robins ''IT'S going to be a ghost town soon,'' an excited nipper said to her friend after they helped lifesavers clear people from Bondi Beach yesterday morning. How wrong she was.
Rail customer service: if you're Jewish catch a taxi
Heath Aston and Katie Cuttriss CHERYL BOGAN couldn't believe her ears. It wasn't until the CityRail employee repeated himself in a louder voice that she and her husband, Jeffrey, were sure they were under racist attack by a public...
Stealing for affection, not money
It's easy to see how the luxurious Paspaley Pearls store in Martin Place became part of Rajina Subramaniam's tragic fantasy of wealth and glamour.
Exploding gas bus sparks safety dispute as union ordered back to work
Jacob Saulwick, Leesha McKenny GOVERNMENT bus drivers will continue to operate vehicles their union says are possible ''ticking time bombs'' after the Industrial Relations Commission last night directed them back to work following...
Extreme money laundering
As court cases go, it had all the ingredients of a ripping crime novel. There was 100 kilograms of cocaine smuggled from Mexico into Sydney in grey stone pavers in February 2008.
Einfeld seeks atonement
Jo Casamento JAIL caused the former Federal Court judge Marcus Einfeld to lose his faith in God, but his experiences have inspired him.
Sydney on the move takes a little rain in its stride
John Huxley It might have had an unusually wet start and a decidedly soggy centre, but yesterday's Sun-Herald City2Surf produced a thrilling home run as Liam Adams outran some 69,000 finishers sprinkled with...
Car park thieves tap parents at daycare
Samantha Selinger-morris PARENTS doing the frenzied, end-of-day childcare pick-up now have one extra thing to worry about. Being robbed.
Victoria's Adams claims City2Surf in thriller
Victoria's Liam Adams has beaten race favourite Michael Shelley to win this year's Sun-Herald City2Surf race in an unofficial time of 41 minutes and nine seconds.
Clearway to a faster Sydney Saturday
Alexandra Smith and Jacob Saulwick SOME weekends Giselle Perry's car trail covers most of Sydney, often running from St Ives, across to a football match in Bellevue Hill, out to Fairfield and home again - all by early afternoon.
Eastern suburbs on alert for fake $50 notes
Yuko Narushima CLUBS and pubs in the eastern suburbs are on alert for fake $50 notes that are changing hands at popular beachside drinking holes.
Trustee ordered to take over estate
Vanda Carson THE property developer husband of the society doyenne Karin Upton Baker is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy after a judge ruled yesterday that a trustee be appointed to manage his estate.
Shot man climbed high-rise to escape
Nick Ralston SHOT three times in the leg and buttocks, a man escaped a gunman by climbing four storeys down his Bondi apartment block before staggering into a nearby cafe.
Why this hero is throwing a lifeline to the mentally ill
Rachel Browne AS A professional lifeguard patrolling Bondi Beach, Matt Dee has lost count of the number of people he has rescued over the years.
Panel to inspect sites before deciding on religious boundary
Leesha Mckenny Religious Affairs A PROPOSED spiritual boundary in St Ives is still in limbo after a decision on 11 controversial development applications was deferred yesterday.