Opinion
City life
As I leave beautiful but maddening Sydney, I’ve realised all its problems boil down to one thing
Sydney would be unstoppable if it could fix the cost of housing, the tyranny of distance and its obsession with rules and restrictions. We are let down by leaders who say the right things but act timidly.
- by Michael Koziol
Latest
It was a bank, a nightclub and a failed bike hub. Now this Oxford Street icon has a new fate
A Taylor Square landmark that has sat dormant for more than 15 years is set for a new lease on life after plans were approved to add three storeys and a rooftop, and transform the basement into a live music venue.
- by Michael Koziol
The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply
With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction, a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.
- by Max Maddison and Michael Koziol
Analysis
US Votes 2024
My two weeks on the road with Donald Trump
Following the president-elect’s camp, it often looked like the wheels were coming off. But maybe his team knew something the rest of us didn’t.
- by Michael Koziol
Updated
US Votes 2024
‘Best night of my life’: Rinehart, McQueen front and centre at Trump’s victory party
Australia’s richest person and the former Liberal Party vice president were joined by Nigel Farage and Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago to celebrate Trump’s stunning comeback.
- by Michael Koziol
Trump crowds dwindle as Palm Beach preps for election party
“We do not have to live this way,” the Republican nominee told audiences as he crossed three states on a frenzied final day of campaigning.
- by Michael Koziol
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Bored and loose, Trump drops last shreds of discipline and lashes out
After following the Republican for the past two weeks, I can see why his detractors say the 78-year-old and his campaign are unravelling.
- by Michael Koziol
Harris makes surprise SNL showing as shock poll result buoys campaign
US election analysts were thrown by a final pre-election poll that has the vice president leading in Iowa, a state Donald Trump won in 2020.
- by Michael Koziol
Deep in Trump territory, Patti wears a ‘pro-life, pro-gun’ cape. She’s not alone
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris held rallies in nearby but very different parts of North Carolina at the weekend as both camps try to maximise turnout in their strongholds of the key state.
- by Michael Koziol
Michelle Obama asked the question we’re all thinking, but struggle to answer
Most polls show the US election is a coin toss, but are Americans seriously looking to a fraudster who increasingly uses fascist rhetoric and is hellbent on vengeance? Depends on their mood.
- by Michael Koziol and Farrah Tomazin
Updated
US Votes 2024
Trump dials up early claims of ‘rigged’ vote, JLo stands up for women, Latinos and Harris
Democrats seized on a moment at Trump’s rally in Michigan when he said his advisers had warned him not to say he would protect women, as it was an “inappropriate” thing to say.
- by Michael Koziol
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