Chris Barrett

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Michael McGowan |Chris Barrett

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1 week ago | theage.com.au | Michael McGowan |Chris Barrett

By Michael McGowan and Chris Barrett May 6, 2025 — 2.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. NSW taxpayers could still be paying billions of dollars in 2041 for the Minns government’s plan to buy Rosehill racecourse, as the Australian Turf Club claims turning the historic site into 25,000 new homes may take up to 40 years.

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Kate McClymont |Chris Barrett |Michael McGowan

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAt Tuesday’s barrier draw for the Golden Slipper, one of Sydney’s premier horse races, the hot topic wasn’t the horses. Instead, the racing industry was abuzz as to why the heavily promoted interview with trainer Gai Waterhouse, the undisputed queen of the Slipper, had been pulled from television the previous night.

2 months ago | theage.com.au | Nick McKenzie |Chris Barrett |Brittany Busch

By Nick McKenzie, Chris Barrett and Brittany Busch February 19, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia’s biggest taxi company overhauled its anti-fraud policy so it was easier to dismiss cab customers’ complaints and block refunds to overcharged passengers, despite the firm’s staff querying whether the change was fair and lawful.

Dec 1, 2024 | theage.com.au | Chris Barrett

A thunderstorm in Sydney has resulted in flash flooding in Double Bay, with the streets of the exclusive suburb in the city’s east left submerged in water. Footage of the storm’s aftermath captured vehicles ploughing through a flooded New South Head Road, the main thoroughfare, and other parts of the suburb and rainfall inundating the exterior of businesses.