Politics
NSW
The Sydney motorbike club that can’t legally ride
The club’s turban-wearing Sikh members cannot legally ride on NSW roads because of helmet laws.
- by Mary Ward
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Opinion
Property development
New housing targets may change Sydney. Failure to hit them will change it more
One mayor has branded the government’s housing plan a ‘catastrophe’ for his area. But the real catastrophe would be if Sydney was unable to grow.
- by Michael Koziol
Exclusive
NSW budget
‘Tough times’: How cost of living pain is hurting Sydney chocolate maker
Economic headwinds across the city and state are adding to pressures on the NSW budget.
- by Matt Wade
Exclusive
State Parliament
Only 2% of Sydney housing shifts east under shake-up
Despite Minns announcing an ambitious rewrite of the state’s housing targets, an analysis of the plans shows little movement in the overall spread of proposed dwellings.
- by Michael McGowan and Michael Koziol
Analysis
Housing crisis
Housing is Sydney’s biggest crisis. Now targets are here, the hard work starts
The plan is clear: the city’s west will keep expanding, but now the east and north must too. Above all, the housing must be delivered.
- by Alexandra Smith
Want schools? Build housing: Premier dangles the carrot to Sydney
The Minns government will tie funding for key local infrastructure to councils which meet and beat new five-year housing targets.
- by Michael McGowan and Alexandra Smith
The ‘zombie’ housing projects linked to Sydney’s housing crisis
Sydney property prices are at record highs and rental vacancies at historic lows, but new homes are struggling to get off the ground.
- by Matt Wade
Hundreds of new kerbside chargers coming. Here’s where you will be able to power up your EV
One Sydney council area is set to get more chargers for electric vehicles than most, and only one regional area is part of the latest rollout.
- by Alexandra Smith
Every night, Jeremy Buckingham went to bed hoping his son was OK
The upper house member is hesitant to say he returned to politics in his son’s memory, but says the state’s inadequate mental health system was behind the decision.
- by Mary Ward
Editorial
Editorial
Principles of open justice demand our right to know
Journalists spend much of their time fighting for information to which they should rightfully be allowed access.
Solar households handed payment incentive to boost battery uptake
A day after extending the life of the country’s largest coal-fired power plant, the NSW government is offering cash incentives for solar storage.
- by Alexandra Smith and Nick O'Malley