Strong majority backs requiring developers to build affordable housing

Almost 80 per cent of Australians think governments should insist that all new housing developments contain dedicated affordable housing, according to a new survey.

Baird's bad news week: light rail costs blow out

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The cost of Mike Baird's signature public transport promise for western Sydney has ballooned to more than $3.5 billion - $2.5 billion above what has been budgeted, secret government documents show.

Plenty of backflip opportunities for Baird

If the Premier can ditch an issue on which he staked his moral authority, many will be hoping he will launch his Manly torso into a string of acrobatics.

A towering vision for Sydney Olympic Park

The government is canvassing the possibility of a new metro rail line through Sydney Olympic Park to help support major expansion of new housing and commercial development in the area.

Uber trips reveal the full extent of Sydney's peak-hour woes

Peak-hour traffic in Sydney has worsened in the past year, according to a new index that uses travel information from Uber.

Sydney public housing units transferred to not-for-profits

Public housing units across the northern suburbs of Sydney are some of the 18,000 dwellings to be transferred to the control of community housing providers from next year.

'It's like your whole life just freezes in place': Penny's eviction nightmare

On what basis should a landlord or a real estate agent be allowed to evict a tenant?

The Sydney views to catch while they last

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They're the stunning Sydney views you might want to grab while they last.

Merger challenge: start from the beginning, say councils

The state government would need to rerun a public process to gauge community attitudes following court rulings that found flaws in previous analyses, affected councils say.