Sydney councils
‘You work for me’: Mayor allegedly urged council boss to sack ‘useless’ workers
Liverpool Council’s former chief executive John Ajaka has told an inquiry his relationship with Mayor Ned Mannoun deteriorated months before he was ousted.
- Megan Gorrey
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Why a Sydney council threatened the hoarder of Horsley Park with jail
Fairfield City Council has been trying to get Saviour Camilleri to clean up his mess since 2006. A court has given him “one further chance”.
- Michael Ruffles
Sydney’s ‘green and clean council’ sends orange pollution into national park
A north shore council is under fire after causing pollution to leak into a national park watercourse.
- David Barwell
‘We’re at breaking point’: One Sydney community’s fight to slow new housing
Thousands of extra homes have been promised in the Hills Shire by the NSW government. Locals are not happy.
- Kayla Olaya
Sydney council boss urged ‘creative accounting’ to find $25 million, inquiry told
Liverpool councillors ousted John Ajaka, a former state MP, last year after a spectacular falling out with Mayor Ned Mannoun.
- Megan Gorrey
Callan Park’s crumbling buildings slated for demolition
Nine buildings in Callan Park will be demolished for more green space, but critics warn a concurrent push towards commercialising parkland could spell trouble.
- Cindy Yin
Ned Mannoun launches a mattress shredder
The circumstances of the purchase of this facility have been examined at a public inquiry into Liverpool Council.
Reusing their religion: The Sydney churches with eyes on high-rise futures
A century-old north shore church has won planning approval to redevelop the site into high-rise housing despite resistance from residents – and it’s not the only church eyeing a housing future.
- David Barwell
Farooq sacked a bankrupt council worker. Months later, he lost his job too
Tensions between the former Liverpool council boss and mayor Ned Mannoun were ratcheting up when he got wind he might be next in the firing line.
- Megan Gorrey
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- Parramatta
Hours before a council meeting, ICAC raids City of Parramatta staff offices
Officers took over the council staff’s boardroom and seized devices.
- Anthony Segaert, Ellie Busby and Mostafa Rachwani
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