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Hide’s 12-metre mineral pool.

New adults-only Byron stay attracts the beautiful people (and the rest of us)

Arriving at Hide is like wandering into someone’s luxury home, with its 12-metre mineral pool, intimate UV sauna and ice bath in the backyard.

  • Damien Woolnough

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Publican Arthur Laundy (right) bought the remaining 50 per cent share of the hotels he co-owned with Fraser Short in 2023.

‘I gave everything’: Feuding Sydney pub barons face underpayment claims

Dozens of employees were allegedly underpaid at hospitality venues co-owned by Arthur Laundy and Fraser Short, according to a leaked audit.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
The site of a proposed greyhound racing track in Orange.

People power: The backlash that led to a council rejecting a million-dollar windfall

In the cash-strapped world of local government, it takes something pretty bad to force a council to turn its back on some easy money.

  • Bevan Shields
The Zig Zag Railway.

Beat the petrol price: 10 of the best places to visit by train from Sydney

With fuel prices spiralling on the back of war, it’s so much cheaper to share wheels – especially if they’re gliding along train tracks.

  • Sue Williams
The coffee counter.

Old Quarter Coffee Merchants

Find exceptional coffee plus a banging list of iced drinks at this corner cafe.

  • David Matthews
Tilt wagons carry oversized sections of track known as “turnouts”.

You can’t ride these new wagons on Sydney’s train lines, but they should make life easier

The new technology will speed up weekend track work on Sydney’s 1700-kilometre train network, saving up to seven hours each time they are used.

  • Cindy Yin
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Outdoor dining at 29 Nine 99 yum cha and tea house in Rylstone.

29 Nine 99

A yum cha restaurant and tea house turning out more than 30 types of dim sum.

  • Erina Starkey
Roth's Wine Bar + Cellar in Mudgee.

Roth’s Wine Bar + Cellar

A historic Mudgee bar pouring local wines.

  • Erina Starkey
Three Tails Brewery in Mudgee.

Three Tails Brewery

A Brooklyn-style brewery and bar with a beaut beer garden.

  • Erina Starkey
Sold-out signage on the petrol bowsers at Ampol Foodary Kingsford.

NSW using secret fuel data as retailers fined over ‘price mismatches’

NSW is experiencing the greatest diesel and fuel shortages of any state, as diesel is redirected to regional areas to support farmers’ sowing season.

  • Michael McGowan and Anthony Segaert