The Sydneyist

On this episode of The Sydneyist podcast ‘Protesting The Law of Protest’ Elizabeth Farrelly spoke with Professor Simon Rice about our increasingly draconian protest laws in New South Wales. Are we becoming a police state? In NSW, unlike Queensland, Victoria and the ACT, there is no right to protest, protests must be approved by police [...] Read More... from Protesting the Law of Protest

On this episode of The Sydneyist podcast we’re looking at trees. Urban heat is rather the topic du jour – as is climate change. And the tree is our best defence – yet still, when push comes to shove, we chop them down. Elizabeth Farrelly is looking quite specifically at the demolition of almost 600 [...] Read More... from Tree Massacre – Royal Sydney Golf Course

Co-op housing in Sydney is something many fantasise about but few actually do. In many cities, though, it is a commonly accepted and thriving part of urban life. Why is it unusual here and what can be done? On this podcast Elizabeth Farrelly speaks with City of Sydney Greens Councillor Sylvie Ellsmore [...] Read More... from Co-op Housing

NORTH SYDNEY POOL is one of Sydney’s oldest and most beloved. The latest refurbishment is running years late and has blown out from $28m to possibly over $100m. On this episode of THE SYDNEYIST podcast, Elizabeth Farrelly speaks with North Sydney Mayor Zoe Baker about how this happened. [...] Read More... from North Sydney Pool Debacle

Creatives in Sydney have always done it tough. Now it’s worse than ever. Our artists are leaving in droves. On this episode of The Sydneyist Elizabeth Farrelly asks, can Sydney survive the loss of its creatives?  Elizabeth Farrelly was joined by three artists: writer Mark Mordue, silk-screen artists Peter Bainbridge and actor Kate Mannix about surviving [...] Read More... from Squeezing...

The Cooks River is the most urbanised, concretised and polluted river in Australia. Now, it is being very slowly brought back to health. On this episode of The Sydneyist Elizabeth Farrelly asks should rivers have rights? Guests: Dr Andrew Thomas, Executive Officer and Jason L’Ecuyer from the Cooks River Alliance. [...] Read More... from How to Revive a River

At long last Sydney has its first queer history museum. From HIV to LOTL (Lesbians on the Loose) from the 1890s to the 78ers to Mick Fuller’s apology, it’s a story that needed to be told. In a delicious form of revenge-served-cold, the museum colonises the old Darlinghurst police station, a lovely arts and crafts [...] Read More... from QTOPIA: A tour of Sydney’s first Queer Museum

Would democracy work without elections? In fact, might it even work better (think Athens, which had no elections, think Trump, who revels in them) without the nastiness, lies and corruption that elections bring? This is the huge question I’ll be discussing on THE SYDNEYIST this evening with guest Luca Belgiorno Nettis from the New Democracy [...] Read More... from The Sydneyist with Luca Bel...

At long last New South Wales has a female Government Architect. At the same time, the Government Architect’s role has gone from making buildings, like the GPO on Martin Place, to offering Ministerial advice. As Government Architect, Abbie Galvin has promoted Design with Country, low-rise mixed-use development and is generating the much-debated NSW Pattern Book. Abbie Galvin joins Elizabeth Farrell...

Max McRuvie-Burns Sydney’s crime history is endlessly fascinating, not least because it was dominated by women. Hence the nickname, Pussytown. Where were the brothels, speakeasies and hideouts, exactly – and how many were right here in Paddington? On this episode of The Sydneyist podcast Sydney historian and tour guide Max Burns-McRuvie joins Elizabeth Farrelly to [...] Read More... from Sydney’s...