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Knives out at NSW Liberal state conference

We couldn’t imagine a more gloomy time for the state Liberals to meet - right next door to the Sydney knife show.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman

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City of Sydney Liberal councillor Christine Forster won’t stand for preselection in the upcoming local government elections.

Christine Forster to retire as City of Sydney councillor

Former prime minister Tony Abbott’s sister took to social media to reveal she would not stand for preselection so as to focus on her job as a media adviser for a petroleum company.

  • Angus Thompson
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore has outraged many residents over her bike path comments.

'Riding roughshod': Clover Moore clashes with councillors, residents over cycleways

The Sydney lord mayor has shocked residents by saying that anyone who objects to temporary bike paths in the inner city "doesn't care about saving lives".

  • Angus Thompson
Liberal councillor Craig Chung wants to enter the mayoral race but concedes it is Clover Moore's to lose.

Liberals look to roll Christine Forster as candidate for mayor, council

Craig Chung says the city is looking "stale" and he's ready to lead the change needed in the local Liberals.

  • Michael Koziol
Clover Moore campaigning in Redfern for another term as Sydney lord mayor.

Clover Moore to run for fifth term as Sydney's lord mayor

Cr Moore hopes to extend her grip on power to two decades, announcing she will contest the mayoral race in September.

  • Megan Gorrey
Punters spill out down an empty Oxford Street.

If not quite comatose, Sydney remains quiet with lockouts lifted

Thrilled that Sydney has (technically) reopened, Sydney bar owners and patrons say it will take some time to revitalise the city's dead heart.

  • Nick O'Malley
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and former prime minister Tony Abbott arrive at the tribute dinner Thursday night.

Tony Abbott: 'I would be judged an embarrassing failure if not for Scott Morrison'

The former PM said he was the architect of his own failures, but other speakers at Tony Abbott's tribute dinner tried to recast history in his favour.

  • Michael Koziol
Lord mayor Clover Moore speaks at the launch of the City of Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations on Tuesday.

'It is time': City of Sydney councillors back pill-testing 'dry-run'

The councillors unanimously backed calls for a drug summit, and supported a pill-testing demonstration.

  • Megan Gorrey
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2018.

One night only lock-out relaxation for Mardi Gras

The appeal to wind back the lock-out laws for the week follows the suspension of the lock-out laws for the one night of Mardi Gras last year.

  • Jacob Saulwick and Megan Gorrey
Clover Moore

'Vanity project': Clover Moore feels the heat over $22m sculpture fail

The controversial art project has already cost the council millions of dollars - and now it's on hold indefinitely.

  • Megan Gorrey

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