Rob Stokes
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Political leadership
The Libs had a man with a plan to fix their problems. If only they’d told him
The Liberal Party’s federal executive voted to include Rob Stokes on a committee to take over the NSW division. Stokes was shocked to read about it in the Herald, then declined to accept.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Political leadership
NSW Liberals forced into 10-month federal takeover after council fiasco
Party president Don Harwin will lose his position, as a federal committee which includes former NSW minister Rob Stokes takes charge of the NSW Liberals.
- by Alexandra Smith
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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
Former NSW premier Bob Carr tees off on Sydney golf course
NSW’s longest-serving premier is reigniting the squabble over prized green space in the city’s densely populated eastern suburbs.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
What Rob Stokes did next ... ex-minister’s new role combines twin passions
Former NSW government minister Rob Stokes has been a man of leisure since he left politics. Now he has his sights set on an unusual fix to the housing crisis.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
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Planning
Ex-minister wants an end to Sydney’s high-rise apartments
“Hard density is being imposed on Sydney not through public consensus, but rather because it is structurally and politically easier to do,” former minister Rob Stokes says.
- by Michael Koziol
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NSW Votes
Stokes overlooked for plum think-tank gig
With less than two weeks to go until polling day, soon-to-be Liberal retirees should contemplate their next career move.
- by Michael Koziol
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City life
Sydney’s Chinatown plans revival with ‘strata for the street’ program
The NSW government will trial a “strata for the street” program to bring Sydney’s Chinatown up to the standard of those in New York and Los Angeles.
- by Megan Gorrey
Developer pushes to mandate social, affordable housing at all new projects
Infrastructure giant Lendlease says the government should require future developments to contain at least 30 per cent affordable, social and build-to-rent homes.
- by Megan Gorrey and Michael Koziol
From bleak to beauty: Grand designs to transform an unloved city block
This empty lot on a much-maligned Sydney street has so much potential. Now 13 architects have unveiled their visions for what it could become.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Must get it right the first time’: The uphill battle to fix Sydney’s Central Station
The NSW government is seizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Australia’s busiest train station.
- by Megan Gorrey
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