October 2024
Jon Adgemis’ CFO voted into rich Sydney council
Alexander Andruska has described himself as the CFO “of a group that has several businesses in NSW and Victoria”. That is, Adgemis’ JAGA Group.
September 2024
Sydney lord mayor closes in on sixth term, Liberals wiped
At the close of counting on election night, Clover Moore had an early lead, securing almost 37 per cent of the vote.
There’s more to soaring housing costs than developers suggest
Readers’ letters on rising building costs; Clover Moore’s mayoral bid; property’s winners and losers; social media panic; and secession for Western Australia.
August 2024
Sydney, beautiful but boring, relearns to party
The city is ending a shortage of bars and nightclubs, overruling inner-city residents who prefer their streets quiet.
December 2023
Bring on the new year, Australia welcomes 2024
Crowds reached maximum capacity across Australia’s capital cities and regional towns as the nation gears up to ring in the new year.
June 2023
Minns wants to break Sydney’s selfish property foundations
The NSW premier has sided with developer Harry Triguboff by promising to make apartment buildings 30 per cent higher.
Polemic rant misses mark on Sydney’s housing supply
The City of Sydney is on track to achieve the housing targets set by the state government.
May 2023
CBDs are rebalancing – after a reality check
Post-pandemic CBDs are emerging, a bit bruised and diminished, but with more stability for a balanced growth.
March 2023
City of Sydney chips in $29m for new climate tech hub
A new co-working hub for tech start-ups, investors and interest groups tackling climate change will open soon in Sydney, after receiving $29 million in public assistance.
February 2023
Sydney leads the queer world in post-COVID recovery, study finds
The Harbour City’s queer community can lay claim to the world’s best COVID-19 recovery, according to a study from the University of Sydney.
December 2021
NSW council elections paint possible federal battlegrounds
Labor, the Greens and independent tickets have seen strong support in NSW’s local government elections as Clover Moore continues her run as Sydney’s mayor.
Clover’s secret: govern to the right, campaign from the left
The progressive Sydney mayor has built up $700 million in reserves from taxes on business, which she will exploit to sweep Saturday’s elections.
August 2021
Battle for climate start-ups as Sydney launches new CBD innovation hub
A new shared office space will open in the Sydney CBD’s Salesforce tower next year aiming to become a hub for climate-related tech start-ups.
May 2021
City of Sydney increasingly powered by hot air
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has presided over the phasing out of non-renewable electricity, and an increase in the usage of non-renewable natural gas
March 2021
On the red carpet at Hamilton’s Sydney premiere
The great and the good turn out to see the musical that has taken the world by storm but which has been shuttered by the pandemic for the past 13 months.
December 2020
What it’s like to split the bill with Australia’s most powerful mayor
In a country rather blasé about heirarchy, there’s a lot of ‘Lord Mayor this and that’ when Clover Moore shows up for a $10 lunch at one of her prime urban renewal areas.
November 2020
It's still a man's world in the Coalition's Canberra
Once again a woman's career is ended while blokes let themselves off on technicalities. But there is a deeper problem.
May 2020
Public transport fears could lead to traffic congestion spike
Governments are not planning to restrict people crowding together on public transport when they go back to work, which means traffic congestion could soon come back.
April 2020
Angus Taylor 'misled Parliament' in doctored documents saga: Labor
NSW Police found no evidence doctor documents had been downloaded from the City of Sydney website.
March 2020
Police rule out reopening Angus Taylor investigation
Police did not interview the minister nor the victim of his political attack, Sydney Mayor Clover Moore.