Sydney’s new contender for ‘chief-NIMBY council’
A Sydney council considering legal action to block the state government’s housing reforms is in line to become the ‘Chief-Nimby council’, according to a senior minister.
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Real estate agency accused of wage theft from young staffer
An inner west real estate agency is facing court and could cop a significant fine over allegations it failed to pay a junior staffer for almost the entirety of his employment.
‘Betrayal’: Man accused of using child’s death to swindle $1.3m
An inner west man is accused of using a child’s tragic death in 2003 as means to defraud $1.3m from people who believed they were helping fund a lawsuit.
Weapons, child abuse material allegedly seized from Sydney terrace
A man from Sydney’s affluent east will remain behind bars after a search warrant executed at a terrace house allegedly uncovered weapons and child abuse material stashed on various devices.
‘Had a few’: Real estate agent’s drunken WestConnex crash
A real estate agent from Sydney’s inner west has copped a massive fine after drunkenly crashing his BMW into the guardrail of a major freeway, while more than twice the legal limit.
‘Time for a fresh new era’: Beloved cottage faces shake-up
The future of a “cherished” heritage-listed cottage in Sydney’s east is in the air, sparking debate about whether the picturesque residence should remain as a private rental or be transformed into a tearoom, museum or gallery.
‘Cultural gap’: Chinese tourists land in court over Bondi bikini pics
Two Chinese nationals were escorted off a Bondi Beach tour bus after beachgoers complained about their repeated photographing of women and schoolgirls in bikinis, a court heard.
‘Carnage’: Crash count on eastern Sydney’s ‘worst intersection’
A confusing quadruple intersection in Sydney’s east has had more than a dozen crashes within five years, with claims an entire suburb is held hostage by nearly constant congestion.
Sydney nude beach punch up after videographer’s drone flight
A “videographer” who took his drone out for a spin at a well known nudist beach in Sydney’s east unleashed a violent attack on two men who told him to stop filming.
‘More than words on a page’: Landmark plan to quash anti-Semitism
Schools in Sydney’s east are being encouraged to visit the Sydney Jewish Museum, for “targeted, early intervention” against anti-Semitism as part of a council’s nation-first strategy to combat the scourge.
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/madeleine-damo/page/11