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‘Insensitive’: Queen’s portrait removed during council meeting

Two Sydney councillors say no disrespect was intended after a portrait of the Queen was removed from a wall in council chambers during a meeting this week.

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Housing risk in government’s $5b feud with builder

The dreams of 10,000 homeowners and thousands of jobs are now on the line after Fair Trading cancelled the building practitioner number of Coronation Property Group’s MN Builders.

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Government suspends Ivy’s in-house medical team

NSW Health has been ordered to conduct a review into a team of doctors and nurses located on site at the Ivy precinct in Sydney’s CBD, run by hospitality giant Merivale.

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Graves up for grabs at ‘best cemetery in the world’

The seaside burial ground is opening up previously unoccupied space to be leased for new graves, but it will set you back a pretty penny.

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Minister’s adviser ‘used colleague’s card for food’

A senior adviser working for Mental Health Minister Bronnie Taylor has been charged with credit card fraud after allegedly using her colleagues’ banking details to buy food.

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Locals’ ugly response to Northern Beaches Aboriginal land scheme

An Aboriginal land council proposal to develop a block of land on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has been subject to strong objection from many locals, with a number making racially motivated responses to the plan when it was made public.

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‘Game changer’: MP’s major push for mums in parliament

As Nationals MP Melinda Pavey prepares to hang up her cap, the mum of two has highlighted a major change which could see more women encouraged into politics.

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Google caves in battle with local Sydney restaurant

A local businessman Paul Signorelli has won a battle with tech giant Google over their new headquarters, which would have killed the atmosphere at his new restaurant.

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John Barilaro charged with assault

Former deputy premier John Barilaro has been charged with assault and malicious damage following a tussle with a news cameraman last month.

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Building Commissioner David Chandler reverses resignation

Developers who popped the champagne following the resignation of rampaging NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler have had to put the cork back in the bottle after he reversed his resignation.

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