Pushback over land acquisitions for rail line to new Sydney airport

Pushback over land acquisitions for rail line to new Sydney airport

Sydney University fears a larger than expected slice of its land at the entrance to the new airport will be acquired for a metro rail line.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan

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Residents near new Sydney airport warn of displaced wildlife

Residents near new Sydney airport warn of displaced wildlife

They blame land clearing for forcing kangaroos and other wildlife from their habitats and onto their properties.

  • byAngus Michie
Bureaucrat allegedly hid Western Sydney Airport land deal price from bosses

Bureaucrat allegedly hid Western Sydney Airport land deal price from bosses

The public servant stood aside over a $33 million land purchase in Western Sydney is being investigated for hiding details including the price from superiors.

  • byKatina Curtis
Up to $1.1b to be raised from levy on developers near Sydney's new airport

Up to $1.1b to be raised from levy on developers near Sydney's new airport

The developer levy will be imposed to help pay for pay for roads,schools and other infrastructure near Western Sydney Airport.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Perich family in the box seat to capitalise on western Sydney agribusiness hub

Perich family in the box seat to capitalise on western Sydney agribusiness hub

The potential deal comes after the billionaire family's multimillion-dollar land sale.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Developers near Sydney's new airport face multimillion-dollar levies

Developers near Sydney's new airport face multimillion-dollar levies

The proposed levy would hit developers such as the billionaire Perich family,whose large property empire is near Western Sydney Airport.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
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Former Infrastructure boss Steven Kennedy aware of airport land sale'in broad terms'

Former Infrastructure boss Steven Kennedy aware of airport land sale'in broad terms'

The now Treasury Secretary says there are reasonable questions around why he signed off on financial statements an audit found were inaccurate.

  • byKatina Curtis
New York,London,Paris,Badgerys Creek:The developers'gold mine on Sydney's fringe
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New York,London,Paris,Badgerys Creek:The developers'gold mine on Sydney's fringe

Sydney's second airport has always been controversial. But now it's the lucrative and deals around the aerotropolis making headlines.

  • byMichael Koziol
Homes make way for $8b Western Sydney Airport metro rail line

Homes make way for $8b Western Sydney Airport metro rail line

Residents have been warned of tunnelling noise and vibrations when construction on the rail link starts next year,before the airport's opening in 2026.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Police examine potential corruption of public officials in $33m land deal

Police examine potential corruption of public officials in $33m land deal

Police say they haven't ruled anybody in or out in their investigation of a $33 million Commonwealth purchase of land near the Western Sydney airport.

  • byKatina Curtis
'Commonwealth may have been defrauded':Auditor-General sent police airport land brief

'Commonwealth may have been defrauded':Auditor-General sent police airport land brief

The Auditor-General sent police evidence about a $32.8 million land purchase because he believed the Commonwealth may have been defrauded.

  • byKatina Curtis