World News – AU – Live: NSW Now: New plans to revamp Sydney’s iconic Sirius building released

Plans for the controversial refurbishment of Sydney’s iconic Sirius building have been released for public consultation.

The Brutalist-inspired home, built to provide public housing in the late 1970s, was sold to developers by the New South Wales government for $ 150 million last year.

The new plans show that the original structure of the building is maintained, with copper capsules being added to increase the overall area.

The building’s 79 residential units will be grouped into 76 boutique apartments with commercial and retail space and a new pedestrian link between Cumberland Street and Gloucester Walk.

Another grocery delivery driver died overnight in Sydney, bringing the death toll to five in the past three months.

Ambulance services were called yesterday evening around 18. Called at 40 a.m. at the intersection of Chalmers and Cleveland streets in Redfern, where they found a delivery driver had died after being hit by a truck with an excavator.

This is followed by the death of a 27-year-old delivery driver on Saturday who was hit by a car in Rockdale.

NSW Labor Secretary Stuart Ayres has defended the Prime Minister for her apparent failure to self-isolate following her COVID-19 test last week.

The prime minister’s office said she was losing her vote and received a test at her office last Tuesday and received the result two hours later.

It is unclear whether she left the office or interacted with coworkers or colleagues during those two hours.

When the liberal front bencher Stuart Ayres spoke about the ABC’s Q&A program last night, he jumped in the Prime Minister’s defense

« I think she rated what is important to her. I think she has no symptoms and did the right thing here, « he said.

« I’m saying if you haven’t shown symptoms and are taking a test, you don’t need to isolate. « 

Mr Ayre’s statements contradict NSW Health’s recommendations that you must self-isolate when you have a test and are waiting for results.

The 14-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times in the back and arm yesterday morning at Arthur Phillip High School in Parramatta’s CBD.

His attacker ran away from the scene and triggered a search by officers, with the school locked.

A painting is believed to be worth 120. $ 000 stolen from the NSW Central Coast last month owned by businessman John Singleton.

Police seek help as they look for the famous Arthur Boyd painting that appeared on Sept.. Stolen from Mount White’s home between 2:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m..

The distinctive painting, entitled Lovers in a Boat, shows several human figures in an ocean scene.

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