City life
League of his own: Bob Katter’s surprise State of Origin cameo
The eccentric veteran MP is now more meme than politician, making him great #content for giant betting firm Labrokes.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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Secret Sydney tunnel halts construction of boutique hotel
Construction of the Oxford Street development has stalled over damage to a heritage-listed water bore.
- by Michael Koziol
Staff cuts underscore GetUp’s slide into irrelevance
The progressive activist group has seen far better days.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
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Night-time economy
If you buy a house near a pub, don’t complain about the noise
Dear NIMBYs, if you really want peace and quiet, please don’t live near pubs and then try to ruin the fun for the rest of us.
- by Elizabeth Barry
Charlie Teo’s celebrity speaker profile surgically removed from web
The controversial doctor has joined one celebrity speakers’ bureau, selling the embattled surgeon to the world. But a profile with a rival firm has quietly disappeared.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Business titan leaves behind footy and finance for European holiday
Well-connected former PwC boss Luke Sayers is off for a spot of summer in Europe, as his former firm and current footy club both struggle.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
The winter beauty that started wars, inspired opera and helped women get the vote
From courtesans to colonialists, the camellia has long been admired, but its beauty hides a sordid history.
- by Andrew Taylor
Original silkscreens, Bob Hawke’s wallpaper: A design history like no other
The fabric and wallpaper designs of Australia’s First Lady of wallpaper, Florence Broadhurst, as well as Collette Dinnigan and Carla Zampatti, will be painted on Custom House for Vivid.
- by Linda Morris
What Gina Rinehart and Narendra Modi got up to behind closed doors
The billionaire mining magnate was thrilled to flex her friendship with India’s Prime Minister. If only she had a bigger private jet.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
The Boomers renovating their homes in ‘a kaleidoscope of colours’
Michael Dowe’s newly renovated home goes bright, eschewing the bland interiors that pervade housing for older Australians.
- by Julie Power
Albanese intervenes to light Sydney Opera House sails for Narendra Modi
The PM said it was his decision to light up the Opera House sails for the Indian prime minister’s visit with the cost to be borne by his office.
- by Linda Morris