Almost everyone passes the driving test in Inverell. In Willoughby and Ryde,most people fail

Almost everyone passes the driving test in Inverell. In Willoughby and Ryde,most people fail

Would-be drivers in parts of Sydney are far more likely to fail the practical test than counterparts in regional NSW.

  • byAndrew Taylor

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Councils are our favourite government,but ‘hardly anyone wants more of them’

Councils are our favourite government,but ‘hardly anyone wants more of them’

Despite complaints about bin collection and potholes,most NSW voters say their local council is doing a good job - more so than either the state or federal government.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘No one leave’:Police called to chaotic council meeting as CEO suspended

‘No one leave’:Police called to chaotic council meeting as CEO suspended

Union members refused to vacate the chamber when Liverpool’s Liberal mayor Ned Mannoun called a closed session to debate the future of chief executive John Ajaka,a former Liberal MP.

  • byMichael Koziol
Stink over funding threatens pollution tests at Sydney beaches

Stink over funding threatens pollution tests at Sydney beaches

Swimmers may no longer be able to find out whether a swim site has faecal contamination because of a funding row between local councils and the NSW government.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Step aside Palm Beach:Court rules on another northern beaches restaurant saga

Step aside Palm Beach:Court rules on another northern beaches restaurant saga

The maximum number of patrons allowed at the Whale Beach restaurant will vary by the hour in an attempt to protect scarce parking at the idyllic coastal hamlet.

  • byMichael Koziol
The inside story of how a serial complainant came to rule Palm Beach

The inside story of how a serial complainant came to rule Palm Beach

A Sydney restaurant invited locals to “sunset drinks” to celebrate its upcoming opening. It would sow the seed for a noise complaint that would come back to bite it.

  • byMichael Koziol
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Housing backtrack:Councils swoop on wiggle room in development plan
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Housing backtrack:Councils swoop on wiggle room in development plan

New planning controls are due to be imposed in April,but documents reveal the government is prepared to allow councils another six months to devise their own plans around some train stations.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Rats in the camp’:Fury as mayor replaced amid fight over $20 million crater

‘Rats in the camp’:Fury as mayor replaced amid fight over $20 million crater

Liberals have been accused of abusing the system by installing a new mayor of Ryde overnight,ahead of elections in September.

  • byMichael Koziol
300 complaints on first day:disputed flood report may cost community millions

300 complaints on first day:disputed flood report may cost community millions

Sutherland Shire Council received hundreds of complaints after publishing draft research showing15,600 properties were at risk of flood.

  • byBen Cubby
Why Cronulla won’t get a marine park to save Gus the Groper’s mates

Why Cronulla won’t get a marine park to save Gus the Groper’s mates

Locals were enraged when a beloved fish was killed over the new year period. Now the Sutherland Shire mayor has withdrawn his support for an aquatic reserve.

  • byMichael Koziol
Minns says a fight with councils is ‘the last thing we want’ - but he has one over housing

Minns says a fight with councils is ‘the last thing we want’ - but he has one over housing

Hours of council and community deliberations in Sydney have crystallised key objections to the government’s housing reforms. Will the premier hold his nerve?

  • byMichael Koziol andAnthony Segaert