Sun-Herald
Markets, chess club, TV shows: How much your school makes by renting its facilities
Some public schools are generating almost half a million dollars a year in extra income by hiring facilities to host weekend markets, kids activities and even TV shows.
- by Mary Ward
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From potted possum to pavlova: the changing tastes of Sydney diners
If you want to plot the evolution of Australian fine dining, just take a glimpse at the 1973 menu of the Bennelong restaurant at the Sydney Opera House.
- by Helen Pitt
The White Lotus effect: Where Australians spent their ‘Eurosummers’
Australians have returned to travel during the northern summer in pre-pandemic numbers, undeterred by the higher cost of airfares.
- by Mary Ward
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Arts
Award-winning play from American Beauty director to make Australian premiere
The Lehman Trilogy won five Tony Awards for its Broadway run, and five-star reviews for its premiere season in London.
- by Hannah Story
When Muhammad Ali’s family emailed a Sydney doctor, he thought it was spam
It’s not every day you get an email from the family of Muhammad Ali, so when Sydney doctor Daniel Nour did, he was sceptical.
- by Mary Ward
Is your hay fever getting worse? It could be climate change
Plants are producing their pollen earlier and in higher amounts because of the warming climate, says Macquarie University’s Professor Paul Beggs.
- by Laura Chung
‘Ned Kelly behaving badly’: Winston Peters blames Australian business for Kiwi crisis
The 78-year-old New Zealand politician has taken aim at Australia’s big four banks and major supermarkets for purportedly ripping off New Zealanders.
- by Lucy Cormack
Analysis
Voice to parliament
How past referendums could give us insights into the Voice vote
In 1967, the No vote on recognising Indigenous people in the Constitution didn’t get over 10 per cent in any Sydney electorate.
- by Matt Wade
Grand designs: The winner of Australia’s top fashion awards starts small
Alix Higgins is behind one of Australia’s coolest labels, but awards and accolades don’t mean instant success.
- by Damien Woolnough
Adam Liaw on the classic Aussie Sunday roast and how to make it
The modern Aussie Sunday roast, like all traditions, is still a work in progress. What we choose to eat, and when we choose to eat it, is a direct reflection on how we live, writes Adam Liaw.
- by Adam Liaw
New look for one of Sydney’s oldest train stations
A 90-metre-long pedestrian bridge spanning 10 rail lines is the centrepiece of the station’s new southern concourse.
- by Matt O'Sullivan