Lisa Visentin is an urban affairs reporter based in Sydney. She has previously worked covering courts and in federal parliament.
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.
A psychiatrist who was jailed for indecently assaulting four women he was treating can apply to return to practicing medicine in five years.
McDonald's will be among the businesses to help decide whether Clover Moore retains the keys to the city next Saturday.
The prospect of losing funding from state and local Liberal governments has cowed the Mardi Gras board into silence about the conduct of a former employee who misused almost $14,000 of charity funds on personal expenses.
On one level, this is a council election like any other, about bike paths and bin nights. On another, it is about control over the most dynamic and lucrative land in the state.
Built to hold 9000 screaming fans, the International Convention Centre Sydney Theatre has the largest purpose-built stage in Australia.
A young Liberal who is managing Christine Forster's campaign to become Sydney's next lord mayor had to repay $14,000 to a charity.
Former rugby league player Craig Izzard facing a public hearing into allegations he accepted bribes to ignore the disposal of dangerous waste.
Economic pressures could be behind a dramatic increase in the deaths of experienced male drivers on NSW roads in what the state's leading road safety expert has called a "new dimension" to the problem.
Glebe Island's port operations must not be sacrificed for large-scale redevelopment, according to business leaders.
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