Sydney councils
Sydney councils are being asked to pay for more with less. Waverley is going to find out how much
As the federal and state government continue to shift costs onto local government, councillors are starting to draw a line in the sand.
- Nick Newling
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Senators told to behave, show public servants respect
After tempers flared during estimates this week, senators were urged to turn down the temperature.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
- Exclusive
- Development
The Sydney suburbs excluded from ‘missing middle’ housing plan
The “missing middle” reform was supposed to increase density in inner-city suburbs. Now the government will exclude most of the inner west and parts of other areas.
- Max Maddison
There are plans to build 2500 homes in Parramatta. The council wants more offices
More homes or more offices? Plans to redevelop Parramatta North have riled heritage advocates, a Labor MP and, most recently, the local council.
- Megan Gorrey
- Exclusive
- Development
The millionaire, the dilapidated Sydney buildings and the 50 council complaints
A row of properties that developer Babak Moini bought in 2018 is the subject of allegations the site has become a dumping ground and an illegal boarding house.
- Max Maddison
Gronk Watch: Rugby league’s NFL star caught in code wars
The NRL thought it had a coup getting former NFL star Rob Gronkowski to promo its Las Vegas splash. Then somebody introduced him to the AFL.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Millions have been spent on these football fields but no one is allowed to play on them
A year after Rozelle Parklands opened, Inner West Council has accused Transport for NSW of holding up a planned handover of the site.
- Michael McGowan
Plan to scrap hidden fees for Sydney’s ticketless parking systems
Drivers have vented their frustration at being slugged with fees of up to 10 per cent to use ticketless parking meters in some Sydney council areas.
- Megan Gorrey
- Magazine
- Good Weekend
The February 22 Edition
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‘Queen of woke’, ‘fun police’: How Clover Moore has outlasted nastiness – and six PMs
There have been many responses to the Sydney Lord Mayor over her two decades at the helm. She’s also been called the most successful female politician in Australian history.
- Jane Cadzow
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