Door open for apartments at Darling Harbour

Matthew Moore APARTMENTS, shops and restaurants could be built on Darling Harbour parkland as part of an overhaul designed to give the precinct the biggest exhibition and convention facilities in the country.

Darling Harbour brawl death: accused denies manslaughter charge

Nick Ralston The man arrested over the death of a young reveller who drowned in Darling Harbour following a brawl will fight his manslaughter charge.

Darling Harbour: challenge is on

Josephine Tovey, Jacob Saulwick DEVELOPERS will be given six weeks to come up with plans for a business and tourism precinct around Darling Harbour that will outstrip equivalent facilities in Melbourne and could see the Sydney...

Guggenheim for Darling Harbour unlikely - Greiner

Jacob Saulwick WHEN plans are unveiled for the redevelopment of Sydney's convention and Entertainment Centre precinct next year, do not expect another addition to the city's architectural highlight reel.

$500m entertainment spruce up for Darling Harbour

New entertainment and convention centre announced by government as part of a half billion dollar revamp of Darling Harbour precinct.

Darling Harbour a dud, says minister

Alexandra Smith Labor premiers from Neville Wran to Kristina Keneally have held civic projects up as among their finest achievements but now one of the party's own has labelled Sydney Olympic Park and Darling...

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Lenders put the squeeze on Darling Harbour shopping centre

Matthew Moore URBAN AFFAIRS EDITOR THE only major shopping centre at Darling Harbour is under mounting financial pressure, with lenders demanding its owners reduce debt levels by more than $7 million.

Bringing harmony to Darling Harbour

Anna Patty A SIMULATED mosque was created in a tent to help ease suspicion of Islam in a celebration of Australia's cultural diversity at Darling Harbour yesterday.

Exhibition space may still not be enough

Sean Nicholls SYDNEY risks running out of exhibition space within seven years even after the $1 billion redevelopment of the Darling Harbour precinct, leading industry figures are warning the NSW government.

Clean as a whistle and ready to sail back to the museum

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Hair-dressed to impress: colourful curls get a twirl for expo opening

Nick Galvin EVERYTHING about Hair Expo Australia is big - the crowds, the noise, the amount of product on sale … and the hair.

Architect harbours grand vision for rejuvenation of city

Matthew Moore THE state's new government architect says Sydney desperately needs more construction and if that means building in the harbour that's fine, provided there are good reasons for doing so.

$1 billion makeover: Sydney Entertainment Centre to be knocked down

The Sydney Entertainment Centre will be demolished and the Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour closed for up to three years as the precinct undergoes a $1 billion makeover.

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Architect blasts 'vandalism' of harbour precinct

Matthew Moore THE architect who designed the award-winning exhibition centre at Darling Harbour has attacked new government plans to redevelop the site as ''horrendous vandalism''.

Government tells business, this one's for you

For a Premier often accused of timidity, Barry O'Farrell has had a bold week revealing plans that could see the demolition of every entertainment and conference facility in one of the city's favoured...

Push to recycle Monorail and let city enjoy high life

Amy McNeilage IMAGINE a version of New York's famous High Line, an elevated cycle and walkway, running through the centre of Sydney.

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Monorail to be pulled down

Steve Jacobs The NSW government has bought the company that owns the light rail and the monorail and has announced it will be pulled down.

Manslaughter charge after harbour death

Jonathan Swan AN OFF-DUTY security guard has been charged with manslaughter for his role in a brawl that ended with a young reveller drowning in Darling Harbour early yesterday.

Australia Day celebrations

Australia is today celebrating its 224th birthday since the arrival of the First Fleet. Below is a rundown of what happened in Sydney and around the country this morning. All times are AEDT.