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Ellie Busby

Ellie Busby

Ellie Busby is a Parramatta reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

Royal Easter Show gif

Slowdown at the Showground as cost of living dents Good Friday crowds

As some families choose between the Easter Show and Easter eggs, farmers are forking out a small fortune to attend, and say it’s still worth it.

  • Ellie Busby

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From left, Olivia, Olive and watch the cattle lawns prepare for the Royal Easter Show at Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday.

‘It’s chaos’: Weeks-long wait for refunds after Easter show app fail

The show’s app went down on its first day, leaving thousands of visitors unable to access prepaid credits. They’ll have to wait more than a week for refunds.

  • Ellie Busby, Max Maddison, Emily Kaine and Jack Gramenz
An artist’s impression of what Sydney Olympic Park could look like by 2050.

Revealed: Sydney Olympic Park to get 15,000 homes by 2050, but there’s a catch

The underused suburb will have more dwellings but fewer jobs than flagged in an earlier master plan.

  • Ellie Busby
Hawkesbury City Council Deputy Mayor Sarah McMahon.

‘Does not pass pub test’: The councillor, the local paper and a free passage to India

A deputy mayor was set to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to the subcontinent. Then, everything spiralled out of control.

  • Ellie Busby and Anthony Segaert
Kyle Sandilands spoke about his future on radio during an appearance on Australian Idol

‘I have a job interview at Lowes’: Sandilands jokes about his future as deadline expires

The broadcaster declared his listeners wanted him to be back on air on Tuesday, hours before a deadline that could determine his future.

  • Calum Jaspan, Ellie Busby, Kayla Olaya and Louise Rugendyke
The government has pulled funding for an SBS production hub in western Sydney.

Government scraps plans for SBS site in western Sydney

The decision ends a years-long, multimillion-dollar bid to move the multicultural broadcaster into a more diverse region.

  • Ellie Busby, Anthony Segaert and Calum Jaspan
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The Blacktown City Council building that the council is currently leasing back from developer Walker.

The Sydney council that sold its offices to spend the next decade renting them back

Blacktown City Council’s new offices were originally costed at $144 million. Now the project will cost $605 million and the council is running out of cash.

  • Ellie Busby and Anthony Segaert
Siblings Sharvil and Shanaya Pandir have been tutored for NAPLAN.

NAPLAN boss issues warning to parents on ‘horrendous misuse’ of student results

Some schools are using the exam results in assessing a student’s suitability for enrolment.

  • Jackson Graham, Ellie Busby and Cindy Yin
Office buildings in Parramatta Square.

Should Parramatta be filled with offices or rentals? The high-stakes tussle for space

Parramatta has emerged as Sydney’s second city, but there’s a growing tension over what the CBD’s buildings should be used for.

  • Ellie Busby
Blue Mountains mayor Mark Greenhill stands in front of the historic Lapstone Hill Tunnel.

This tunnel was once used to store chemical weapons. It could become a bike path

For 10 years, this greater Sydney tunnel has remained closed. Now, it could reopen under a bold plan – if the council secures more funding.

  • Ellie Busby