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The band will be joined by Melbourne’s The Underground Lovers on tour this October - tickets are on sale now.

Australian underground rock legends DIED PRETTY have announce the release of their first ever live album. Formed in 1983, the Sydney five-piece released their classic debut album Free Dirt in 1986. Widely regarded as a landmark release of the era, it cemented their role on the international scene as part of the Aussie

It was a freezing winters night in Sydney, 1978, when hundreds of Australians gathered at Darlinghursts T...

Architecture news & editorial desk The City of Sydney has proposed new planning rules that aim to transform the Oxford Street precinct by creating more employment and cultural floor space. The new draft planning rules, which were recently endorsed unanimously by Council, will unlock redevelopment opportunities, encourage investment, stimulate business, and activate streets and laneways.  The proposed controls could create more than 42,500sqm of employment floor space and 11,000sqm of new creat...

Well-run illegal casinos operated in Sydney from the late 1960s to the late 1980s  Casino operators paid police and politicians bribes to operate their businesses  Establishments offered free alcohol, food and sometimes prostitutes to punters While they generally had shabby exteriors, inside many casinos were luxurious The buildings that housed the casinos still stand in the city and eastern suburbs