The big issues hitting home at a local level
As voters go to the polls on Saturday, we explore what’s at stake in the 2024 NSW local government elections.
What do Greater Sydney’s council candidates really think? We asked all of them
We surveyed candidates across 34 LGAs before Saturday’s elections, and one topic dominated. See what your council candidates say in our interactive map.
- by Anthony Segaert, Nigel Gladstone, Kathleen Adele and Cindy Yin
After two decades as lord mayor, does Clover Moore deserve four more years?
Despite her achievements, many voters feel it is time for Sydney’s longest-serving leader to move on – but they’re not sure whether there is a better candidate.
- by Michael Koziol
Everything you need to know about local council elections
And after weeks of rigorous debate, intense competition and some classic council chaos, it comes down to this. Here’s everything you need to know.
- by Anthony Segaert
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
They’re the progressive women running for election in Sydney. Just don’t mention the T-word
From Bayside to Parramatta, there’s a new wave of independent candidates who appear to be mirroring the success of the teals in Canberra. But there’s one big difference.
- by Anthony Segaert
Would you vote for a 19-year-old? These Gen Zs hope you will
One has been elected unopposed already, while the rest are hoping to win you over at Saturday’s local council elections.
- by Kayla Olaya
One councillor for 2106 people – if you live in the right Sydney suburb
Council amalgamations – and councils that refused amalgamation – have resulted in enormous disparity headed into next week’s local government elections.
- by Nick Newling
‘We cannot build another Wentworth Point’: Housing reforms put to the test
The state government says it has a mandate for change on new housing. At local level, Saturday’s candidates up for election are uneasy about it.
- by Michael Koziol
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
Trouble in paradise: The 24 hours that left Byron mayor’s election campaign in disarray
Michael Lyon’s day started with a testy exchange before a marathon meeting. It ended with the police at his house over a “domestic incident”.
- by Catherine Naylor
Failure to launch: Inside the NSW Liberals’ slippery slope towards council nominations fiasco
While the Liberal Party’s NSW director Richard Shields attended the opening of a children’s playground on Wednesday, staff were “in meltdown” over a catastrophic failure to nominate council candidates before deadline.
- by Michael Koziol
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/the-big-issues-hitting-home-at-a-local-level-20240910-p5k9f8.html