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Chief executive John Ajaka (right) was dismissed after a bitter falling out with Mayor Ned Mannoun (left).

‘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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Horsely Park.

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
A photo of the orange-coloured pollution.

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
Landcom’s vision for the NSW Transport Oriented Precinct around Kellyville metro station.

‘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
John Ajaka, who was president of the Legislative Council, quit parliament in March 2021. He took up the Liverpool job in December 2022.

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
The two fields at Waterfront Drive in Callan Park. One will be converted to an all-weather surface, the other will stay the same.

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
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The circumstances of the purchase of this facility have been examined at a public inquiry into Liverpool Council.
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Ned Mannoun launches a mattress shredder

The circumstances of the purchase of this facility have been examined at a public inquiry into Liverpool Council.

Lane Cove Church

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
Liverpool City Council’s director of corporate services, Farooq Portelli, provides evidence at the inquiry on Thursday.

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
The Wentworth Street offices were raided by the integrity agency on Monday afternoon.

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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