Does the building site across the road sound too loud? It probably is
The residents across the road from the Sydney Fish Market have learnt the hard way that the noise assessment process for construction work is deeply flawed.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Building Bad
‘Good’: Albanese welcomes Setka resignation amid calls for CFMEU probe
Amid allegations that senior bikie figures and criminals have been handed lucrative union roles on government-funded projects, the PM said the former union boss’s alleged behaviour should be condemned, isolated and stamped out.
- by Annika Smethurst, Harriet Alexander and Anthony Segaert
Investigation
Governance
The ‘snitch’, the Marconi Club and a probity inquiry being kept secret
An inquiry into claims club president Morris Licata abused his power has been referred to Liquor and Gaming NSW. But club members don’t know what’s in it.
- by Harriet Alexander
‘Ready to take on the world’: Former editor Judith Whelan remembered
Judith Whelan was remembered by 500 mourners at the University of Sydney on Friday.
- by Harriet Alexander
‘Simply no justification’: Richest clubs get the biggest tax breaks
Just 5 per cent of clubs received half of the $1 billion in gambling tax concessions granted to clubs in 2022-23.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Crime
Man charged with murder over northern beaches surfer’s death
Three months after surfer Guy Haymes died from his head injuries, a Greenacre man has been charged with his murder.
- by Harriet Alexander and Jessica McSweeney
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Crime
Woman refused bail after being charged with husband’s murder at Epping
The body of a man in his 60s was found at a home in Sydney’s north-west on Saturday morning. His 60-year-old wife was arrested at the scene.
- by Sarah McPhee and Harriet Alexander
The MP with four jobs and the multimillion-dollar property development
Karen McKeown has held four jobs simultaneously this year, including her position as a government backbencher, netting an income higher than a minister’s salary.
- by Harriet Alexander and Max Maddison
MPs pocketed $200,000 working for disgraced super fund
The superannuation fund deceived investors about its exposure to coal, gambling and Russian companies, a landmark court case found.
- by Harriet Alexander
Two casinos, one dream: the battle for Sydney’s gamblers
One casino has been approved to operate, but is laying off staff. The other has just emerged red-faced from an inquiry that may result in losing its licence. Is it possible for casinos to turn a profit in the brave new regulatory world?
- by Harriet Alexander and Amelia McGuire
Billion-dollar casino backer takes legal action to kill story
A wealthy family company based in Hong Kong was cleared to operate a casino in Australia. But it does not want media coverage of a report into its suitability.
- by Harriet Alexander, Amelia McGuire and Sean Parnell
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