A Sydney chiropractor will be banned from working in the profession for at least 18 months after an investigation found he inappropriately touched a patient’s breast and other intimate areas at a north shore clinic.
Prized carparking spots in busy residential streets are set to be converted into car share spaces in a council plan to discourage locals from owning their own vehicles – but not everyone is happy.
The state’s liquor watchdog has been called in to investigate alleged disturbances from a popular country club hotel in response to resident complaints over ‘extremely loud live music’.
‘Red hot anger’ is brewing in Sydney’s north as fed up motorists say their peak hour commute times have doubled thanks to the bungled opening of a multi-billion road project.
A booze ban could soon be enforced in Sydney town centre square in response to a shock spike in public drinking, urination and assaults – but critics of the move say it could impact vulnerable locals who can’t afford to drink in ‘expensive pubs’.
The former licensee of a popular Newtown drinking hole has landed in hot water after minors were served margaritas, shots of whiskey and were filmed drinking in a Snapchat video.
A crackdown on dodgy NSW real estate practices has resulted in more than 150 agents issued fines or warnings for underquoting as the number of complaints about the practice has soared.
A private certifier who used a bizarre method to approve safety compliance checks on more than 150 suburban swimming pools has been handed a lifetime ban. See why here.
A council plan to use sprinklers to deter noisy bats gathering close to homes has divided opinions with one prominent wildlife rescuer declaring humans – not flying foxes – are the ones in ‘plague proportions’.
A major developer has released plans plans to build almost 300 units on a prime block of land fronting the Parramatta River in a move local residents say could ‘dominate’ the waterfront skyline.
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