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Liverpool councillors’ vanity project is a lost cause and expensive
Liverpool Council’s legal attempt to stop a public inquiry ignores reality and is a waste of ratepayers’ funds.
- The Herald's View
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This north shore council just handed a golf club 21 more years on harbourside land
The decision followed suggestions that public golf courses in the area be repurposed as community green space, and went against council recommendations.
- by Anthony Segaert
Why light rail would turn Parramatta Road into the next George Street
Three Sydney mayors are throwing their support behind plans to transform downtrodden Parramatta Road with a new light-rail line.
- by Megan Gorrey
The unlikely Sydney suburb in line for new 30-storey towers
A plan to build 1200 apartments in Five Dock is one of dozens of major projects lodged under the Minns government’s new incentive scheme for affordable housing.
- by Michael Koziol
What this north shore mayor really thinks of his colleagues
One Sydney mayor has described three of his colleagues as “people who hate the world when they wake up”.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Liverpool
Embattled Liverpool council backs costly legal challenge to administration order
Liverpool City Council will commence legal proceedings against the Minns government after voting at extraordinary general meeting on Monday afternoon.
- by Max Maddison
The legal battle looming over $89m North Sydney pool facelift
Councillors will consider taking legal action against the architects of the troubled Olympic pool revamp, setting the stage for a potential courtroom showdown.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Sex work
Developers circle Sydney’s oldest brothels as sex work goes freelance
The world’s oldest profession meets Sydney’s biggest obsession as the city’s biggest players reveal brothels are facing a tough future and the old-school bordello business model is fast becoming a relic of another era.
- by Andrew Hornery
This Sydney landmark is in line for World Heritage status. An apartment plan puts that at risk
A developer is pushing to raise building heights to 22 storeys near the Parramatta Female Factory, which residents have fought hard to protect.
- by Megan Gorrey
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City life
‘It’s a heritage landscape’: Synthetic turf plan for Callan Park sparks anger
The $8 million project, funded through a state government grant, will reignite tensions over the 61-hectare site sometimes called “the jewel of the inner west”.
- by Michael Koziol
Nepotism, wasted money and potential corruption: Liverpool Council on the brink
Major projects related to the Aerotropolis precinct and large housing developments have been threatened, while a damning report also highlights a “toxic culture” within the council.
- by Kate McClymont, Ben Cubby and Max Maddison