‘I’m gonna hurt them’:Jean Nassif hits back in extraordinary tirade from ‘rehab’

‘I’m gonna hurt them’:Jean Nassif hits back in extraordinary tirade from ‘rehab’

The wanted developer has broken his silence,labelling the police “lying dogs” and making false claims against David Chandler and Ray Hadley.

  • byLucy Cormack,Carrie Fellner andSue Williams

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The three key ingredients in a development proposal that would change NIMBYs’ minds

The three key ingredients in a development proposal that would change NIMBYs’ minds

New research shows residents in Sydney are split 50-50 about whether to welcome housing developments in their local area,but found most people who were not in favour could be convinced.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Like the Jenolan Caves’:Toplace residents detail nightmare of defect-riddled blocks
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‘Like the Jenolan Caves’:Toplace residents detail nightmare of defect-riddled blocks

Residents of the Botany apartment complex have described a building with tiles laid over tiles,cupboards without shelves,a missing driveway and water streaming into wardrobes.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Pictures reveal devastation facing owners as Toplace empire crumbles

Pictures reveal devastation facing owners as Toplace empire crumbles

Frantic apartment owners will find out next week whether the construction company will survive after it was placed into administration amid ongoing concerns about serious defects.

  • byCarrie Fellner andSue Williams
Jean Nassif’s property development empire Toplace goes into administration

Jean Nassif’s property development empire Toplace goes into administration

The decision will plunge thousands of apartment owners into uncertainty as they fight to repair their troubled buildings.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Twenty years after Save Ningaloo,WA’s next cultural reckoning is here

Twenty years after Save Ningaloo,WA’s next cultural reckoning is here

As we face our moment of no return as a planet,much of our effort must also focus on what’s happening in our own backyard:what we are directly responsible for.

  • byPaul Gamblin
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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
‘You should not be allowed to build a Lego house’:Buyer furious over Sydney property development

‘You should not be allowed to build a Lego house’:Buyer furious over Sydney property development

Claudine Watson-Kyme paid a deposit for a $1.4 million unit in an almost-completed block in Rosebery in March 2021. Two years later,she’s still in limbo.

  • byKate McClymont
‘No classroom study required’:Crackdown on dodgy construction trade certifications
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‘No classroom study required’:Crackdown on dodgy construction trade certifications

Builders who purchase licences from unscrupulous private colleges will be asked to demonstrate their skills to the building commissioner.

  • byAmber Schultz
‘It’s not NIMBYism’:Locals fear parking,traffic chaos from new units

‘It’s not NIMBYism’:Locals fear parking,traffic chaos from new units

A public meeting about a Meriton development in Zetland heard from angry neighbours who claim their streets are being swamped by other people’s vehicles.

  • byMichael Koziol
The show portraying the decline of western civilisation,in mud

The show portraying the decline of western civilisation,in mud

THIS is an absurdist work staged in a sea of mud in a former power station that skewers the cosy relationship between politics,real estate and big business.

  • byKarl Quinn