The $100 million theatre built using pokies profits
It has been hailed as a future cultural icon for Sydney's west. At a price of $100 million, the biggest performing arts centre in western Sydney will be built using pokies profits.
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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.
'Urgent' search for cemetery space as plots set to run out in 34 years
State government races to find land for graves, as audit reveals the available plots will be filled within 34 years.
Jubilation as Sydney learns of 'yes' result
It was a resounding affirmation of a simple proposition. Yes, the love between two same-sex people should be equal in the eyes of the law.
Legislating for good design a 'no-brainer': NSW government architect
Peter Poulet has called on Parliament to approve legislative changes which will elevate good design to the forefront of the state's planning system for the first time.
Landcom chief promises 'unashamedly opportunistic' approach in re-imagined role as affordable housing delivery agency
Increasing competition for rental homes has become one of the key knock-on effects of Sydney's crushingly expensive housing market.
A close shave in Bennelong as citizenship question lingers
On a grassed oval in Eastwood, in the heart of the Bennelong electorate, local Liberal member John Alexander was liberated from his locks.
Inner-west traffic predicted to worsen by up to 300pc
Commuters making the rat run through Sydney's inner-west will face increasing congestion as a result of the WestConnex motorway, as new modelling reveals peak hour traffic will triple in volume on some local streets over the next five years.
'We will not accept this': The big problem with the vision for Sydney
Where will we house 2.1 million new residents? Easy: In ''the suburb next door''...
Councils need to find space for 200,000 more homes for Sydney by 2021
Sydney councils will be required to develop strategies to boost housing supply within their district over the next five years, as the Greater Sydney Commission reaffirmed its ambitious housing targets in revised plans.
The One Nation staffer and his tales of espionage
A 339-page book by One Nation staffer and Sydney councillor Peter Kelly tells the tale of an Australian spy contracted to kill enemies on missions across the Pacific.
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