Developers to be levied for affordable housing across City of Sydney

Developers to be levied for affordable housing across City of Sydney

The NSW government has approved plans requiring new developments to make financial or floor-space contributions towards new rental housing,but not everyone is happy.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Sydney CBD street furniture to be overhauled for first time in 20 years

Sydney CBD street furniture to be overhauled for first time in 20 years

A major revamp will come at a cost to businesses,commuters and the environment,with many kiosks and billboards headed for landfill.

  • byZoe Samios
Christine Forster to retire as City of Sydney councillor

Christine Forster to retire as City of Sydney councillor

Former prime minister Tony Abbott’s sister took to social media to reveal she would not stand for preselection so as to focus on her job as a media adviser for a petroleum company.

  • byAngus Thompson
NIMBY fight erupts over'substandard'inner west community garden

NIMBY fight erupts over'substandard'inner west community garden

Tens of thousands of words have been exchanged online about a theoretical proposal to build 14 affordable housing units.

  • byMichael Koziol
Cancel Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks and open up the regions,Barilaro says

Cancel Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks and open up the regions,Barilaro says

Deputy Premier John Barilaro says Sydney should not be able to celebrate New Year's Eve while the regions suffer.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Sydney street furniture to be overhauled as QMS lands mammoth advertising deal

Sydney street furniture to be overhauled as QMS lands mammoth advertising deal

QMS beat out JCDecaux for a major advertising deal that will change the Sydney cityscape significantly.

  • byZoe Samios
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Community outrage over removal of parking spaces for pop-up cycleway

Community outrage over removal of parking spaces for pop-up cycleway

A group of eastern suburbs neighbours are up in arms over the removal of 118 parking spaces for a pop-up cycleway on Moore Park Rd.

  • byAngus Thompson
City of Sydney outdoor contract at stalemate

City of Sydney outdoor contract at stalemate

The contract between French-owned outdoor giant JCDecaux and City of Sydney has expired,but the council is yet to make a decision on the future of its lucrative outdoor advertising contract.

  • byZoe Samios
City of Parramatta Council drops Australia Day fireworks display

City of Parramatta Council drops Australia Day fireworks display

Parramatta's Australia Day fireworks have been cancelled,with the city opting to donate to the Rural Fire Service instead.

  • byEilidh Mellis
City of Sydney pulls plug on large events at Hyde Park

City of Sydney pulls plug on large events at Hyde Park

The Sydney Festival and Night Noodle Markets face a future away from Hyde Park,with lengthy re-turfing times being cited as the reason behind the ban.

  • byMatt Bungard
The future of Sydney:Adopting AI to move the city forward
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The future of Sydney:Adopting AI to move the city forward

As one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence entrepreneurs,Dr Catriona Wallace is urging Sydney to adopt AI infrastructure and the Internet of Things to prepare the city for the future.

  • byAlexandra Cain