This Month
Industry wants faster mid-rise development after 10-day house approvals
The housing industry has challenged the Minns government: if Queensland can approve apartments in three months, why can’t NSW?
From a war on pigeons in Ashfield to Trump’s alpha male in Malaysia
Nick Adams, a former Sydney Liberal councillor, is prone to exaggeration an old colleague says. Donald Trump just made him a US ambassador.
June
Inner-city EV owners resort to desperate measures
Electrical cables snaking over balconies and over hanging roads and footpaths are a nightly occurrence in many inner-city suburbs. And it’s about to get worse.
March
Point Piper in a lather over car wash king’s swimming pool
Crystal’s Anthony Sahade has tried and (so far) failed to have a pool built 10 metres elevated above Sydney Harbour.
February
How this unlikely trio of mayors is combatting antisemitism
Sydney mayors will meet on Thursday uniting to warn Australia’s social cohesion is at stake amid antisemitic attacks.
October 2024
Sanjeev Gupta’s grand designs on Sydney mansion
A City of Sydney development application lodged late last year lays bare the mogul’s plans for his historic Potts Point abode.
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.
August 2024
Abbott backs federal Lib takeover after NSW debacle
The former Liberal prime minister says the NSW branch has been a “factional plaything for too long” and the council nominations debacle shows it needs to be cleaned up.
May 2024
Brett Wells waited 517 days for a DA approval. Now he’s going to court
The doctor is at war with Woollahra Council, which has a reputation as one of Sydney’s most anti-development municipalities.
Sydney couple down $700,000 trying to demolish old house
Ali and Amanda Hassan are fighting a long and costly battle with their council to convert a run-down dental surgery into a modern duplex.
March 2024
The Langham takes on giant developer in $2.4b Sydney Harbour stoush
Langham Sydney says a major Sydney CBD development by Chinese-backed Aqualand will block its harbour views and send its guests looking for other accommodation.
December 2023
Rinehart puts cost-of-living relief on Christmas wish list
Australia’s wealthiest person has urged the federal government to slash the fuel excise and says councils should freeze rates for six months to help beat cost-of-living woes.
August 2023
The eastern suburb billionaires fighting inner west NIMBYs
A long-running battle between the Roche brothers and a residents group in a wealthy Sydney suburb illustrates how difficult it is to increase housing supply.
June 2023
Sydney council loses High Court plea on GST
Hornsby Council, led by former Coalition minister Philip Ruddock, claimed GST paid since 2000 should be refunded because the tax did not apply to local governments.
May 2023
70 years of failure? From Cumberland Plan to Greater Sydney Commission
The need for more housing is desperate in NSW, a state that underperforms its eastern seaboard counterparts in the number of new homes built.
No more homes, no cafe, no fun. Meet Sydney’s killjoy suburb
Hunters Hill’s refusal to allow an abandoned cottage to be turned into a restaurant demonstrates why Australia has a housing crisis.
December 2021
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.
July 2021
Berejiklian’s tough love has stopped Sydneysiders moving
The NSW government believes the current increase in COVID-19 cases might show the virus is being tracked down and isolated.
June 2021
Rate rise on the cards for NSW property owners
Property owners in NSW growth areas are set to pay higher rates under a new council revenue raising system that accounts for population growth.