Legendary Australian barrister and politician Tom Hughes dies aged 101

Legendary Australian barrister and politician Tom Hughes dies aged 101

The former federal attorney-general and top silk appeared in a series of high-profile defamation cases.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn

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Newington College does not like being asked about corporate governance

Newington College does not like being asked about corporate governance

The $40,000-a-year private school,facing an Old Boy revolt over a plan to admit girls,is very sensitive about how its school council is run.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Architects invited to design Sydney’s template terraces and apartments

Architects invited to design Sydney’s template terraces and apartments

A public competition will contribute to the government’s “pattern book” of pre-approved designs for terraces and apartments to ramp up housing supply in NSW.

  • byMichael Koziol
Barbs fly as Bubs’ struggle for control intensifies

Barbs fly as Bubs’ struggle for control intensifies

A corporate conflict between factions vying for control of the baby food producer intensified on Sunday.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Developers urge government not to cave in to ‘CBD NIMBYs’ at Barangaroo
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Developers urge government not to cave in to ‘CBD NIMBYs’ at Barangaroo

The business lobby wants a portion of any new residential development at the precinct reserved for affordable housing.

  • byMichael Koziol
The Turnbulls’ dream to make western Sydney as liveable as the east
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The Turnbulls’ dream to make western Sydney as liveable as the east

The power couple wants to reimagine western Sydney suburbia by making it greener,more walkable and more densely populated.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Philanthropist leads call to lift women’s lagging economic security

Philanthropist leads call to lift women’s lagging economic security

Nicola Forrest and other high-profile women from across the business and political spectrum are demanding big investment in childcare and gender equality.

  • byWendy Tuohy
‘The real reason is the environment’:Allegra Spender to run as Wentworth independent

‘The real reason is the environment’:Allegra Spender to run as Wentworth independent

The daughter of eastern suburbs darling-designer Carla Zampatti and former Liberal MP John Spender,Allegra Spender,seems tailor-made to capture the blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Wentworth at the next election.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Power,money,family,politics:The Turnbull lawsuit

Power,money,family,politics:The Turnbull lawsuit

Alex Turnbull is suing the chief executive of a Sydney investment firm for $12 million over allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct. But the case has raised wider questions about the strength of Australia’s political disclosure laws.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Women can be PMs,premiers and judges,but not members of elite Sydney club:Turnbull

Women can be PMs,premiers and judges,but not members of elite Sydney club:Turnbull

Lucy Turnbull,a successful businesswoman,philanthropist and former Sydney lord mayor,says the issue of membership at the Australian Club is a very personal one for her.

  • byAndrew Hornery
How Turnbull’s new role was ended before it even began

How Turnbull’s new role was ended before it even began

Environment Minister Matt Kean spent the Easter weekend fielding calls,trying to devise a plan on how he could both save face and a critical government seat.

  • byAlexandra Smith