Killara
‘Bad for the whole of NSW’: Inside the north shore’s NIMBY crusade
Ku-ring-gai Council is taking the state government to court to block its planning reforms. But even in NIMBY central, attitudes about housing policy are starting to shift.
- by Michael Koziol
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Six of the best homes for sale in Sydney
Looking for your next home within Sydney? If you’re looking in South Coogee, North Curl Curl or Concord, we’ve got you covered.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Luxury home in ‘Mosman of the inner west’ sells for $6.45 million
The high-end house with its own home cinema and underground car park was a mortgagee-in-possession auction.
- by Carmen Forward
This mayor says he’s ‘more YIMBY than NIMBY’, but his council will sue the state over housing
Ku-ring-gai mayor Sam Ngai has come under fire from the planning minister for making a legal challenge to the state’s new laws.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Planning
Sydney won’t get 170,000 new homes at stations. Here’s why
We’ve done the maths and, for 170,000 homes to be delivered, all 37 zones would require the density of Elizabeth Bay.
- by Michael Koziol
How this Sydney school doubled its top scores in HSC maths
The number of students tackling advanced and extension maths has plummeted to record lows in the past three years – but there is a way to reverse the trend.
- by Lucy Carroll
How a designer duo transformed a historic block from three homes to one
They needed a place that would house a family of seven comfortably. Finding few options, they created their own dream home.
- by Carmen Forward
Seven of our favourite homes on the market in Sydney right now
Looking for your next home in Greater Sydney? We’ve rounded up some of the best, from a coastal retreat to an inner-city cottage.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Why was the eastern suburbs spared in the housing blitz?
Sydney mayors say plans for thousands of new homes around Metro stations are now uncertain after the Minns government accidentally released its signature plans to ramp up density at major transport hubs.
- by Michael McGowan, Max Maddison and Michael Koziol
‘We’re not responsible if there’s a bushfire’: Council’s warning to rundown development
Ku-ring-gai Council is strongly opposed to a proposed redevelopment of the Lourdes Retirement Village in Killara because of bushfire risks.
- by Andrew Taylor
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HSC
We re-ranked schools based on HSC averages. Here’s what you didn’t know
James Ruse is the highest achieving school in the state no matter what data you use. Search the top 150 public schools to see which excel across the whole cohort rather than just band six results.
- by Lucy Carroll, Nigel Gladstone and Syed Ahmad
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