Michael Ruffles

Sydney

Deputy State Topic Editor at Sydney Morning Herald

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Articles

The Sydney council, the vulnerable frog and the $7m lawsuit that backfired

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Michael Ruffles

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeA company that sued a Sydney council over the forced acquisition of land needed for drainage and habitat for a protected species of frog has won compensation – but only half what it was offered in the first place.
The Sydney council, the vulnerable frog and the $7m lawsuit that backfired

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Michael Ruffles

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A company that sued a Sydney council over the forced acquisition of land needed for drainage and habitat for a protected species of frog has won compensation – but only half what it was offered in the first place.
Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void on the world stage. China is stepping in

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Michael Ruffles

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If you follow money to find true sources of power, you discover China and Russia behind the brutal regime that has for four years presided over Myanmar’s collapse into civil war.
Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void on the world stage. China is stepping in

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Michael Ruffles

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Fears for Suu Kyi’s safety as Myanmar earthquake toll rises

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Michael Ruffles |Lucy Macken

By Michael Ruffles and Lucy Macken March 29, 2025 — 6.55pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A former close adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi holds grave fears for the deposed Myanmar leader’s safety after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, as the death toll rises in the war-torn South-East Asian nation.
It’s a long way to the top of the tower replacing AC/DC family home

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Michael Ruffles |Megan Gorrey

By Michael Ruffles and Megan Gorrey March 21, 2025 — 6.01pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It will be a long way to the top of the tower being proposed to replace the former family home of the rock’n’roll legends behind AC/DC.
It’s a long way to the top of the tower replacing AC/DC family home

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Michael Ruffles |Megan Gorrey

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeIt will be a long way to the top of the tower being proposed to replace the former family home of the rock’n’roll legends behind AC/DC. The land cleared in December at the former home of Angus and Malcolm Young, 4 Burleigh Street, Burwood, will form part of the footprint of a proposed 38-storey tower featuring a hotel, commercial offices and 48 two-bedroom residential flats.
‘This is for Ukraine’: Twenty years on, American Idiot is as relevant as ever

1 month ago | theage.com.au | John Shand |Michael Ruffles |Peter McCallum

By John Shand, Michael Ruffles and Peter McCallumUpdated March 4, 2025 — 4.49pmfirst published at 12.31pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MUSICGREEN DAYEngie Stadium, March 3Reviewed by MICHAEL RUFFLES★★★★American Idiot has no right to feel this urgent. The song is 20 years old but could have been written last weekend after recent Oval Office antics.
This artist turns it up to eleven from the get-go and never lets up

1 month ago | smh.com.au | John Shand |Michael Ruffles

By John Shand and Michael RufflesUpdated March 4, 2025 — 2.41pmfirst published at 12.31pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MUSICMARIZASydney Opera House Concert Hall, March 3Reviewed by JOHN SHAND★★★★The lights go down, and Luis Guerreiro’s dazzling Portuguese guitar splinters the silence. Mariza first appears as a silhouette, only her platinum hair and sparkly gown catching the dim light.
This gorgeous, emotional show is exactly what we need right now. Don’t miss it

2 months ago | watoday.com.au | Michael Ruffles |Peter McCallum |Cassie Tongue

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