Embattled property developer Jean Nassif again banned from operating in NSW

Embattled property developer Jean Nassif again banned from operating in NSW

The developer and his company Toplace have once more been banned from operating after dozens of defects were found in several apartment developments in Sydney.

  • byMegan Gorrey

Latest

‘People tend to overlook it’:The best value suburb within 10km of Sydney’s CBD

‘People tend to overlook it’:The best value suburb within 10km of Sydney’s CBD

Living close to the city centre isn’t cheap,but in some pockets house hunters will get much better bang for their buck - even by moving one suburb over.

  • byKate Burke andElizabeth Redman
Canterbury-Bankstown mayor’s expenses ‘outside community expectations’,inquiry finds

Canterbury-Bankstown mayor’s expenses ‘outside community expectations’,inquiry finds

A NSW parliamentary inquiry has called for a review of councillors’ expenses after it was revealed Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour spent thousands of ratepayers’ dollars on designer suits and spa treatments.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Armani,Hugo Boss and a Bally briefcase;Fix ‘loose’ council spending,inquiry says
Exclusive
NSW councils

Armani,Hugo Boss and a Bally briefcase;Fix ‘loose’ council spending,inquiry says

A draft report from an inquiry into a major Sydney council says councillors’ overseas interests should be tracked after the mayor revealed a unit in the Philippines.

  • byJordan Baker
Piece of Sydney’s history given second lease of life

Piece of Sydney’s history given second lease of life

The Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink will receive a $18 million grant for urgent repairs after it was forced to close indefinitely last August due to structural issues.

  • byBillie Eder
‘They have a mythical quality’:Sydney’s long love affair with its local swimming pools

‘They have a mythical quality’:Sydney’s long love affair with its local swimming pools

Sydney swimmers have fond memories of hot chips,sunburn and the smell of chlorine from childhood trips to the pool.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Advertisement
‘This is payback’:Mayor says he is political target after criticising western Sydney lockdowns

‘This is payback’:Mayor says he is political target after criticising western Sydney lockdowns

Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour says an inquiry into the south-west Sydney council was payback for his criticism of harsh lockdowns during COVID-19.

  • byJordan Baker
Key council staff refuse to appear at inquiry into claims of ‘impropriety’

Key council staff refuse to appear at inquiry into claims of ‘impropriety’

Two senior staff at Canterbury Bankstown council have refused to give evidence at a parliamentary inquiry into the organisation,saying its terms were unfair.

  • byJordan Baker
Mystery surrounds lives and deaths of Saudi sisters in ‘unfriendly’ units

Mystery surrounds lives and deaths of Saudi sisters in ‘unfriendly’ units

The two sisters lived next to a busy road and above a popular dessert bar. But,in an “unfriendly” complex,no-one noticed their deaths.

  • byJordan Baker andJenny Noyes
Making up for lockdowns:how western Sydney wants $2b funding spent

Making up for lockdowns:how western Sydney wants $2b funding spent

Residents of 15 western Sydney councils worst hit by pandemic restrictions want better parks and infrastructure.

  • byLucy Cormack
The Sydney development boom that set the ICAC on a path to the NSW premier

The Sydney development boom that set the ICAC on a path to the NSW premier

Gladys Berejiklian’s abrupt political demise can be traced back to one council’s handling of Sydney’s recent property development boom.

  • byMegan Gorrey