Western Sydney council vies for SBS headquarters after Labor pledge

Western Sydney council vies for SBS headquarters after Labor pledge

The Canterbury Bankstown mayor pitches for SBS to be based in Sydney's south-west after Labor vows to look at shifting its headquarters from the lower north shore.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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Councillor's texts reveal council mergers lobbying

Councillor's texts reveal council mergers lobbying

The messages shed light on the Liberal councillor's push for favourable boundaries in the controversial Sydney council mergers.

  • byMegan Gorrey
'Engage with your kids or just stay home':Restaurant owner bans iPhone and iPad use

'Engage with your kids or just stay home':Restaurant owner bans iPhone and iPad use

Owner of Canterbury restaurant'Pazar'Attila Yilmaz has announced a ban on"electronic entertainment devices"after taking aim at nuisance diners on social media.

  • bySarah Keoghan
'I'm not a general':ex-Canterbury councillor denies'junta'to ICAC

'I'm not a general':ex-Canterbury councillor denies'junta'to ICAC

Former Canterbury councillor Pierre Azzi has denied he was part of a powerful'junta'that controlled the former council.

  • byMegan Gorrey
'I was desperate':Canterbury planning boss'worth a punt',ICAC told

'I was desperate':Canterbury planning boss'worth a punt',ICAC told

Former Canterbury Council general manager Jim Montague thought Spiro Stavis was"worth a punt"for the plum role of planning boss,a corruption inquiry heard.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Free childcare for asylum seeker families an Australian first

Free childcare for asylum seeker families an Australian first

In an Australian first,Canterbury Bankstown Council will offer free childcare for children of asylum seekers.

  • byJordan Baker
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'He dug his heels in':Former Canterbury Council boss fronts inquiry

'He dug his heels in':Former Canterbury Council boss fronts inquiry

ICAC is scrutinising the decisions of the former Canterbury council,centring on whether it acted corruptly in regard to planning decisions.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Ex-Canterbury Council planning boss'meddled'in neighbour's duplex plan

Ex-Canterbury Council planning boss'meddled'in neighbour's duplex plan

Spiro Stavis was familiar with the development application that came across his desk – he and his wife lived in the house next door.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Nick Kaldas returns to audit corruption risks in NSW planning system
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Nick Kaldas returns to audit corruption risks in NSW planning system

The former deputy commissioner has been given a broad brief to scrutinise risks in the system.

  • byJacob Saulwick
‘We were kept in the dark’:Teacher tells ICAC of tough lessons in property deals

‘We were kept in the dark’:Teacher tells ICAC of tough lessons in property deals

High school teacher Laki Konistis on Tuesday told a corruption hearing of his travails in trying to obtain a slice of the deals occurring in his area.

  • byJacob Saulwick
'Need to see you at the gym':ICAC hears of texts,calls between developer and councillors

'Need to see you at the gym':ICAC hears of texts,calls between developer and councillors

Jimmy Maroun has a smoker’s cough,a gambling habit,and a fondness for parties. The property developer also likes to go the gym,with his mates in local government.

  • byJacob Saulwick