'Huge benefits': Baird champions council amalgamations
"There's no doubt this has been a difficult year, but I remain very optimistic and positive about the future," the Premier said.
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Lisa Visentin
Lisa Visentin is an urban affairs reporter based in Sydney. She has previously worked covering courts and in federal parliament.
The Sydney suburbs where terraces will replace the quarter-acre block
Strathfield, Lidcombe and Punchbowl are among a swathe of suburbs across Sydney's middle belt that could soon embrace an inner-city style of living, under a new bid by the NSW government to encourage more terrace housing.
The mystery of Sydney's 1000 tagged trees
As many as 1000 trees along the Cooks River have been tagged for potential removal by aborists hired by energy companies, which manage an underground network of ageing pipelines running beneath kilometres of parklands in Sydney's west.
Acknowledgement of country a 'tokenistic gesture'
Across the public and private sector it is considered a sign of respect to acknowledge traditional Aboriginal land owners at the start of a meeting, but one Liberal-dominated Sydney council has repeatedly refused to adopt the practice.
Clover Moore wins record fourth term as lord mayor
Clover Moore has cruised to victory and a record fourth term as Sydney's lord mayor, as tens of thousands of businesses voted alongside residents for the first time in the City of Sydney election.
The 11 Sydney councils holding elections on Saturday
Tanya Plibersek's younger brother Ray is running for Sutherland Shire Council, where 11 of the current 15 seats are held by the Liberals.
Illegal dumping investigator Craig Izzard denies bribery allegations
A former illegal dumping investigator told a corruption inquiry he was "surprised" to discover more than 200 tonnes of asbestos-contaminated waste was dumped at a Western Sydney property he was allegedly responsible for investigating.
'Like a chook raffle at a club': Wrong business enrolled to vote
As far as administrative errors go, it's a doozy.
'Trying to find a husband': Councillor disparaged running mate in leaked emails
Leaked emails show a City of Sydney councillor engaged in an exchange of disparaging and sexist remarks about another councillor, two years before he defected to her independent ticket.
Psychiatrist struck off for indecently assaulting patients
A psychiatrist who was jailed for indecently assaulting four women he was treating can apply to return to practicing medicine in five years.
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