Michael Koziol

Lord mayor Clover Moore is distressed at the record numbers of people sleeping rough on the streets of Sydney.

'Tragic situation': Record number of rough sleepers

A record number of homeless people are sleeping rough on inner Sydney streets, in what lord mayor Clover Moore has described as a tragedy requiring urgent action.

Fewer parking fines have been issued in Sydney in the past year.

NSW drivers pay three times more for parking fines

NSW motorists cop parking tickets worth three to four times as much as their Victorian counterparts, with some fines as high as $637.

Opponents of Sydney's 1.30am lockout laws protested on the city's streets on Sunday.

'Nanny state' laws are what ISIS wants, says Tyler Brûlé

Globetrotting culture guru Tyler Brûlé has doubled-down on his previous criticisms of Australia's "nanny state" laws, arguing they sacrifice the sort of freedoms that terrorist groups like Islamic State want us to forgo.

Premier Mike Baird said he was surprised by the backlash against his comments supporting "last drinks" laws.

Explainer: the Sydney lockout laws debate

As stakeholders throw statistics at each other, it's left to politicians and the public to decide what should be done.

The departure of former ALP boss Jamie Clements has plunged the Right faction into disarray.

Private Sydney: Nightmare on Sussex Street as exodus strikes

Chinese restaurants of the south CBD, be warned. Regular tables are likely to go unoccupied in coming weeks, with a fresh wave of departures from NSW Labor's Sussex Street lair.

Night-time pedestrian activity fell in most City of Sydney precincts compared to 2012, a survey has found.

Sydney a ghost town after dark

Fewer people are staying out late at night in the Sydney CBD and surrounding precincts, while antisocial behaviour has continued to decline, a City of Sydney report has found.

"I don't want [people] to come back and say 'what have you done?'" says heritage architect Peter McKenzie.

Sandstone facelift for city's grand old dame

For heritage architect Peter McKenzie, the goal of a restoration is not to be showy or conspicuous but to stay invisible.

Steven Groat (middle) disappeared on December 19 after visiting a friend in Orange.

Body found in forest believed to be of missing Central Coast man

A body has been found in the Canobolas State Forest south of Orange, believed to be that of a Central Coast man who disappeared three weeks ago.

Crowds outside the Marlborough Hotel in Newtown, which is open until 4am.

Party's over for rogue traders

Newtown may be one of the few places you can get a drink in the early hours, but try getting something to eat and it's a different story.

Changing role: the Surry Hills Library and Community Centre.

City clocks up 10,000 e-books as libraries go digital

The local library was once a defacto public square; a study space, childcare centre and – occasionally – somewhere to borrow books. But in the digital age, councils are expanding their collections of e-books as an alternative for readers both young and old.