‘Complete idiocy’: Why the Balmain Leagues Club saga isn’t over yet
Plans to redevelop the languishing Rozelle site have had more stop-starts than the traffic that crawls past it on Victoria Road every day.
- by Megan Gorrey
Latest
NSW tenants would not be charged fees for paying rent under proposed laws
Renters have expressed growing frustration at real estate agents’ use of third-party apps that charge extra fees to make rental payments.
- by Megan Gorrey
Coffee at 3am? The plan to make NSW more convenient for shift workers
Sydney’s “night mayor” has been focused on reviving the city’s nightlife. Now he is shifting his attention to the state’s growing 24-hour workforce.
- by Megan Gorrey
Sydney’s battlegrounds: The councils in play at this weekend’s elections
Millions of voters will determine who controls the state’s 128 local councils on Saturday. Here are some of the crucial power struggles to watch.
- by Megan Gorrey
‘I’m still an underdog’: The teal candidate taking on the Liberals in Pittwater
Independent Jacqui Scruby is hoping to win the blue-ribbon seat, which she lost by 606 votes last year, in next month’s byelection.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Liberal Party
Rob Stokes backs Northern Beaches deputy mayor to replace Rory Amon
Senior Liberal Rob Stokes is throwing his support behind Georgia Ryburn to nominate for the seat of Pittwater, vowing he would “back her every step of the way”.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Crime
NSW MP charged with child sex offences, quits parliament
Rory Amon, the former Liberal member for Pittwater, has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Alexandra Smith, Megan Gorrey and Clare Sibthorpe
Torched signs and a wacky website: Local council skulduggery rears its head
As Sydney enters its final fortnight of local council election campaigning, some tactics have turned ugly.
- by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey
‘We apologise to women’: NSW vows to provide better care during pregnancy
Health Minister Ryan Park praised the courage of thousands of women who shared their “deeply personal and difficult experiences” during the landmark inquiry.
- by Megan Gorrey
The 118-year-old NSW symbol getting a makeover for the modern era
When Britain’s King Edward VII granted the state arms in 1906, he couldn’t have foreseen the challenges that would one day be posed by the PDF file.
- by Megan Gorrey
The Sydney suburbs where first home buyers are saving on stamp duty
Thousands of NSW residents are taking advantage of the state government’s help to get a foot on the property ladder – and one area is benefiting most.
- by Megan Gorrey
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