City life
Dear diary: What the government’s first meetings reveal about power in NSW
In the government’s first few weeks, newly minted ministers met with newspapers, TV, Ray Hadley and billionaire nonagenarians.
- by Angus Dalton and Simone Fox Koob
Latest
Harry Styles announces Sydney wildlife donation – to the wrong zoo
Taronga Zoo is the recipient of a philanthropic gift from Harry Styles. But he announced he’d donated to a lesser known institution in western Sydney.
- by Angus Dalton and Madeleine Heffernan
Q and eh? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program
CBD can reveal big plans to take Q+A offshore – but don’t worry, it’s coming back.
- by Angus Dalton and Madeleine Heffernan
Embattled Home Affairs department awarded A+ for spin
Albanian criminals may be slipping through Home Affairs’ fingers, but opportunities to post Neighbours-themed memes are not.
- by Angus Dalton
Public servants declare ceasefire in war between planning and transport
Newly appointed head of the NSW Planning Department Kiersten Fishburn has pledged to end the war between transport and planning bureaucrats.
- by Andrew Taylor
Eastern suburbs council brings in tree cover quota to stop overdevelopment
McMansions will be harder to build in Sydney’s richest suburbs now that property owners are forced to scale back building plans to provide room for more trees.
- by Andrew Taylor
Thousands of share bikes are back in Sydney. Will they clog the streets again?
Companies behind the latest rollout say there is untapped demand for “micromobility” and that technology will make a difference this time around.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Opinion
There’s nothing wrong with raising kids in apartments - let’s embrace it
The old mythology about quarter-acre blocks and Hills Hoists persists, even if it doesn’t match our modern reality or the intentions of policymakers.
- by Michael Koziol
Is the man who controls your taxes about to be replaced?
Little attention has been paid to the looming end of Australian Tax Office boss Chris Jordan’s second term, or who’s expected to replace him.
- by Amelia McGuire and Charlotte Grieve
‘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
Editorial
Sydney Metro
Premier, stop playing games with western Sydney residents on Metro
Letting doubt fester about the future of Metro West for months is cruel and unnecessary.
- The Herald's View