November
Sydney’s Crypto Castle parties catch council’s attention
Fred Schebesta may have beaten the corporate watchdog, but even crypto bros can’t shut down irate neighbours with planning regulations on their side.
First legal challenge against Woollahra-style rezoning set to fold
A north shore Sydney council is poised to drop its legal challenge to transport oriented development zones, after NSW government agreed to a rezoning compromise
Unelected council chiefs earn more than MPs. Here’s what yours is paid
NSW’s local government minister acknowledged community concern about excessive pay with the highest-paid council CEO earning almost as much as the prime minister.
October
Billionaire takes on private credit giant over Sir Stamford rebuild
The future of the now-closed luxury hotel in Sydney’s CBD has hung in the balance for years as a company controlled by a wealthy family pursues legal action.
‘A perverse outcome’: Mosman NIMBY case comes down to fight over 800m
Mosman resident Judith Pearson is ready to argue up hill and down dale that “walking distance” is too uncertain a term to be in planning law.
The ‘masculine’ development testing Manly’s laid-back vibe
Plans to refurbish the surf lifesaving club on Sydney’s iconic Manly Beach have divided the community.
E-bike crackdown: $55k fine for dumping, and companies to pay
Dedicated parking areas and fines for failing to remove e-bikes from footpaths are at the centre of NSW’s Australia-first crackdown on mobility obstacles.
September
Autism’s great NDIS divide revealed
An analysis of NDIS data has revealed broad geographical disparities in participation rates, which are much higher in lower socio-economic areas.
August
Christine Forster back to Abbott, and politics?
The former prime minister’s sister has a long association with the Liberal Party and higher office.
How Mosman became ground zero in the NIMBY debate
A proposed six-storey boutique apartment building has the residents of Sydney harbourside suburb Mosman up in arms.
July
North Sydney wants to tax private schools, charge for NYE fireworks
The cash-strapped council wants to raise up to $1 million from non-government schools and charge $50 for the harbour fireworks.
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.