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Jessica McSweeney

Sydney

Reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Views my own and do not represent my employer. Send me a tip at [email protected]

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  • Sydney’s tree police ready to flex muscle on vandals

    2 days ago | watoday.com.au | Jessica McSweeney

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  • Sydney’s tree police ready to flex muscle on vandals

    2 days ago | smh.com.au | Jessica McSweeney

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Fines for illegally clearing trees would triple in some cases under a state government plan to tackle Sydney’s plague of tree vandals, as some councils struggle to secure prosecutions years after waterfront trees were destroyed.

  • Stuff

    2 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Jessica McSweeney

  • The NSW coastal village that could be the ‘next Gold Coast’

    2 days ago | smh.com.au | Jessica McSweeney

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Councillors fear a coastal NSW town favoured by holidaymakers could become the next Gold Coast as draft housing plans to lure developers propose accommodation blocks of up to 100 metres tall.

  • More of the city’s pools to close as North Sydney hits yet another delay

    5 days ago | smh.com.au | Jessica McSweeney |Megan Gorrey

    By Jessica McSweeney and Megan Gorrey April 19, 2025 — 1.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Closed: North Sydney, Andrew (Boy) Charlton, Epping, CanterburyClosing: Leichhardt, Mount Druitt (2026), Botany (April 27)Three more ageing Sydney aquatic centres are set to close for renovations worth a combined $160 million as councils attempt to avoid the cost blowouts and delays of the North Sydney pool fiasco.

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Jessica McSweeney
Jessica McSweeney @jessicamacca
3 Apr 25

“My sister died yesterday during childbirth,” says 35-year-old Pashtana* from Kandahar province. “Her husband was not at home when she went into labour, and she could not go to the doctor alone.” https://t.co/qAdJjXolrQ

Jessica McSweeney
Jessica McSweeney @jessicamacca
13 Feb 25

Didn't see that one coming! @RoseBJackson

Lachlan Kennedy
Lachlan Kennedy @lachlan_kennedy

NSW Housing Minister Rose Jackson continues to be asked about her use of ministerial drivers. I don't think the Coalition was expecting this answer though #nswpol https://t.co/esLfmzTWnU

Jessica McSweeney
Jessica McSweeney @jessicamacca
11 Feb 25

RT @smh: Where’s George? The missing builder, the dumped waste and the $200,000 fine https://t.co/Q9nmNEvOUd