Twenty-five years after a headless body was found in a river southwest of Sydney police have ramped up efforts to find the man’s killers and finally end the mystery.

A Sydney developer shared in a $200,000 profit on land it bought from Canada Bay Council after its mayor did not declare the buyer was a friend and donor of his.

Suspended Liberal NSW Minister Gareth Ward has revealed he is considering writing a “tell all” book about his life in politics while also not ruling out running as an independent at the next State election. 

A housing shortage and structural changes in the property market spurred by the Covid pandemic have set the stage for a rental crisis and Sydney tenants have been warned they’ll pay.

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