Politics
NSW
Housing under threat: The plan to kill off Sydney’s signature density policy
The NSW opposition will take the extraordinary step of trying to axe the state government’s key plan for increasing housing supply in Sydney.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Healthcare
How NSW will boost funding after Bondi Junction knife attack
The stabbing deaths of six people in Bondi Junction in April thrust mental health funding into the spotlight.
- by Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
ATC board could be toppled over Rosehill housing deal as civil war erupts in racing
“Mistrust”, “scaremongering” and “interference”: the proposed sale of Rosehill Racecourse to make way for 25,000 new homes could fall apart as influential racing figures fight back against the deal.
- by Michael McGowan
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
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
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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
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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