Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s failure to launch after Canberra tour
Joyce experienced a frustration familiar to the great unwashed – he was forced to wait around for his plane to take off on Thursday.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
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Former NSW premier Bob Carr tees off on Sydney golf course
NSW’s longest-serving premier is reigniting the squabble over prized green space in the city’s densely populated eastern suburbs.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
What Rob Stokes did next ... ex-minister’s new role combines twin passions
Former NSW government minister Rob Stokes has been a man of leisure since he left politics. Now he has his sights set on an unusual fix to the housing crisis.
- by Megan Gorrey and Patrick Hatch
‘Missing piece’: Work starts on divisive $2b Harbourside redevelopment
Darling Harbour is set to be transformed by a new mixed-use complex comprising shops, offices, and a 42-storey luxury apartment tower.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Building heights slashed at Barangaroo after outcry, new plans reveal
Apartments, shops and eateries will complete the Barangaroo mega-project after the state government killed off plans for a 20-storey tower.
- by Megan Gorrey
Sydney businesses win battle against NSW government over losses caused by $3b light rail
Hundreds of business owners argued they suffered financial loss or damages caused by construction of inner Sydney’s light rail project.
- by Megan Gorrey
Pothole repair bill soars to $4b record
Councils are struggling to keep up with road repairs after record rainfall last year damaged 13,000 kilometres of road in NSW alone.
- by Megan Gorrey
63,000 people will live in this Sydney precinct, but public transport hasn’t matched the boom
The City of Sydney has ramped up pressure on the state government to extend the light rail network, and to include a stop on the Metro rail line at Zetland.
- by Megan Gorrey
The plan for trams to turn Broadway into Sydney’s ‘green gateway’
The City of Sydney wants light rail, trees and cycle paths to transform the busy stretch of road between Central Station and the University of Sydney.
- by Megan Gorrey
Independent funding probe risks becoming an attack on councils: Greens
Greens MP Amanda Cohn says most councils’ financial struggles are not caused by mismanagement, and instead they had been “set up to fail by the state government”.
- by Megan Gorrey
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First look at the park that will transform the final stage of Barangaroo
The state government has selected the First Nations-led winning design for the park that will almost complete the controversial Barangaroo mega-project.
- by Megan Gorrey