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Former School Infrastructure NSW CEO Anthony Manning.

From spin class to corruption inquiry: Yoga pals at centre of schools ICAC hearing

It has been alleged that former Schools Infrastructure NSW chief Anthony Manning improperly hired friends and misallocated funds from school projects.

  • Christopher Harris

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Sophies Stokes with her husband Rob and Mackellar teal independent Sophie Scamps.

The battle for Mackellar could come down to Sophie v Sophie

Northern beaches Liberals were deep in the Pittwater byelection when nominations for the federal seat closed.

  • Alexandra Smith
Who, me? Couldn’t be. Rob Stokes, former NSW cabinet minister who was appointed to a committee to rescue the NSW division of the Liberal party – without his knowledge.

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.

  • Alexandra Smith
NSW Liberal Party president Don Harwin and sacked state director Richard Shields.

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.

  • Alexandra Smith
Georgia Ryburn will lose her spot on the Northern Beaches Council following the Liberal Party’s bungled nomination process.

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”.

  • Megan Gorrey
Rob Stokes.

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.

  • Michael Koziol
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet (centre) flanked by ministers not contesting the election (from left) Victor Dominello, Brad Hazzard, Rob Stokes and David Elliott.

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.

  • Michael Koziol
Haymarket Chamber of Commerce president Vincent Lim, Soul of Chinatown’s Kevin Cheng, Cities Minister Rob Stokes and Brad Chan and Isabelle Lee from Haymarket HQ.

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.

  • Megan Gorrey
Tom Mackellar, managing director of development at Lendlease.

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.

  • Megan Gorrey and Michael Koziol
The competition elicited 13 designs from architectural firms in Australia and around the world.

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.

  • Michael Koziol

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