Court determines land claim battle over Sydney college site
An Aboriginal land council’s claim over a section of land used by a Sydney college has been determined after claims the land was not being used for ‘an essential public purposes’.
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Ambo jobs stripped from regions to Sydney in ‘centralisation’ push
Key paramedic jobs in regional NSW are being shifted hundreds of kilometres to Sydney as part of a statewide ‘centralisation’ program that paramedics say will strip the regions of jobs and impact emergency care in the regional centres.
Sydney bus drivers chased for debts in ‘biblical’ wage bungle
The private operator of northern Sydney’s public bus network is going after its own staff over a major payroll blunder that left some drivers overpaid thousands of dollars in wages.
Young couple’s battle for $2m mansion reno, underground tunnel
Contentious plans to add a dwelling and underground tunnel to a harbourside mansion have been settled in court after two young buyers snapped up the home for a record eight-figure sum.
‘Serious defects, cracks’ discovered in Sydney unit development
A unit development in Sydney’s south has come under scrutiny from the state’s building watchdog after a string of serious defects were discovered at the site. See the laundry list here.
Farmers v Footy: Sydney Show bosses slam Panthers Stadium cash
Sydney Showground officials are leading a push for a major upgrade to the ageing precinct with claims the NSW Government should be investing in the site rather than funnelling millions of dollars into rebuilding the Penrith Panthers’ home ground.
Shock number of NSW cops on sick, workers compensation leave
Under pressure police districts are grappling with a spike in the number of officers on extended sick leave, as new figures reveal a huge number of cops out on worker’s compensation claims.
‘Safety risks’: Why councils are refusing paper parking fine plan
A growing list of local councils are defying calls by the State Government to revert to issuing old-school parking tickets after pocketing millions of dollars in revenue from a controversial ticketless parking fine system.
Pharmacists on front line as mental health crisis sweeps city
A post-Covid mental health wave sweeping Sydney is putting the city’s pharmacists on the medical front line, with some chemists reporting instances of patients ‘screaming out’ for medication and support.
‘Can’t cherry pick’: Council defends $150k colonial fair, bush dance
Councillors have clashed over a proposal to hold a $150,000 celebration of colonial history with opponents calling for funding to be redirected to a permanent memorial for one of the state’s worst massacres of Indigenous people.
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