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It will be a partly cloudy day with a top of 26 degrees in the city and 28 degrees at Parramatta with a 30 per cent chance of rain.
The trains are back
Commuters are escorted off a train that shut down. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Power was restored at Wynyard overnight and trains are expected to run as normal this morning. Commuters were forced to walk through pitch black tunnels last night when a power outage caused trains to stop between stations. Sydney Trains chief executive Howard Collins issued an apology last night: "We are sorry for the major delays our customers experienced on our services during this evening's peak."
Herald reporter Esther Han was at Town Hall. You can read her report of the chaos here.
Jobs move to Parramatta
The vision for Parramatta Square.
The state government has announced today 4000 public service jobs, including more than 1600 Planning and Environment roles, will relocate from the Sydney CBD to Parramatta by 2019. A building with 62,000 square metres of office space will be built in Parramatta Square.
The height of summer
The sun rises over Manly. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Yesterday might have felt like a long day if you were a victim of the train chaos. But, officially, today is the longest day of the year - the summer solstice. Science Editor Marcus Strom has the low-down:
There will be a glorious 14 hours and 25 minutes of sunlight today, with the sun rising at 5.41am and setting at 8.06pm.
While today gives the most hours of sunlight for the summer, it doesn't give us the longest evenings. From January 3 to 13 the sun will set at 8.10pm giving you a smidgen more time to enjoy the warm summer evenings.
Geoffrey Wyatt, an astronomer at the Sydney Observatory, says the solstice has no particular scientific significance. "It's a curiosity due to the nature of our orbit around the sun and the fact our planet tilts to the side," he said.
The exact moment of the solstice will be 9.44pm, Sydney time. At this moment, the sun will be furthest to the south over planet Earth.
You can explore these fun facts and more at the Sydney Observatory. It has a packed program for the school holidays including computer coding and building water powered rockets. Or you can take one of their very popular night tours.
Twice the fun
Lego king Ryan McNaught with his Empire State Building. Photo: Steven Siewert
Australia's Lego certified professional Ryan McNaught has two exhibitions this summer. At the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, see Wonders of the World. At The Museum of Sydney, it's Sand in the City. Read more here.
Prawn panic
Busy time at Nicholas Seafood at the Sydney Fish Market. Photo: Janie Barrett
Fear-mongering has overtaken fish mongering about town. No, your prawns will not cost $50 a kilo, report Consumer Affairs writer Lucy Cormack. "We're looking at selling for $24.99 to $36.99 a kilo, which is a couple of dollars down on last year," Angelo Vaxevani, retail manager for Nicholas Seafoods, told her. Full report here. And please remember Pyrmont Bridge Road will be a clearway from 3am on Friday until 7pm on Saturday. Forgetting that would cost you more than $50.
Lights, camera ... um...
An airport, one day. Photo: Rob Homer
The federal government has said it would not provide taxpayer support for the Sydney Airport Corporation to build the airport at Badgerys Creek. The Sydney Airport Corporation said "that the project would require material support from the Commonwealth to make it commercially viable". What now? Jacob Saulwick reports here.
Girl dies
A two-year-old girl has died from injuries sustained after she was allegedly bashed in her home at Guildford earlier in the week. An assault charge against 23-year-old Mohammed Khazma is expected to be upgraded to murder. Megan Levy reports here.
Hobart dreaming
Triple Lindy, sailed by Joe Mele. Photo: Supplied
"You have to be crazy to do that race," Joe Mele was told. It didn't stop him bringing the only American entry to this year's Sydney to Hobart race. Read his interview with James Buckley here.
