Ministers set to clash over plan to slash housing target by 40 per cent

Ministers set to clash over plan to slash housing target by 40 per cent

NSW government minister Victor Dominello has thrown his support behind a council in his electorate that voted to dramatically slash housing targets,opening the door for a policy rift with Minister for Planning Rob Stokes.

  • byAngus Thompson

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New data reveals devastating march of COVID-19 across NSW

New data reveals devastating march of COVID-19 across NSW

From a smattering of initial COVID-19 cases in Burwood,Parramatta,Randwick and Ku-Ring-Gai in January,the disease has spread along NSW's coast,reaching as far as Tweed in the state's north.

  • byPallavi Singhal andNigel Gladstone
'There’s nobody here':Coronavirus fears impact shoppers and retailers

'There’s nobody here':Coronavirus fears impact shoppers and retailers

Significantly less people appear to be shopping at the Macquarie Centre in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in northwest Sydney.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Spying claims and an unlawful fence:a Sydney suburb's'exceptional'neighbourhood dispute
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Spying claims and an unlawful fence:a Sydney suburb's'exceptional'neighbourhood dispute

The extraordinary 12-year court battle between three East Ryde neighbours has prompted claims of domestic espionage and fraud.

  • byMichael Koziol
Former Ryde mayor Ivan Petch gets 18-month sentence
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Former Ryde mayor Ivan Petch gets 18-month sentence

Petch,80,was “blatantly caught out” lying to the ICAC during both private and public hearings in 2013.

  • byKate McClymont
Ryde Liberals call for mayor and his deputy to stand aside

Ryde Liberals call for mayor and his deputy to stand aside

Ryde Council will debate a motion calling on the mayor and his deputy to stand down amid calls for an inquiry by the state's corruption watchdog.

  • byLisa Visentin
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'Rushed and bogus':Council and developer accused over new tower safety scandal

'Rushed and bogus':Council and developer accused over new tower safety scandal

A whistleblower claimed a Ryde councillor intervened on behalf of a developer wanting approval for an apartment block that failed fire safety standards.

  • byCarrie Fellner
'Clear the air':Councillors urge investigation of deputy mayor

'Clear the air':Councillors urge investigation of deputy mayor

Liberal councillors in the City of Ryde want allegations concerning Simon Zhou's links to a Chinese billionaire referred to the state's corruption watchdog.

  • byMegan Gorrey andNick Bonyhady
Police called to council meeting for second month running

Police called to council meeting for second month running

A councillor was allegedly accosted outside the meeting amid high tensions among some community members over heritage and the construction of a board walk.

  • byNick Bonyhady
The search for Miss Eastwood,a pageant that beats on against the current

The search for Miss Eastwood,a pageant that beats on against the current

Critics have tried to shut down the Granny Smith Festival Queen Quest,but founder John Booth has no intention of giving it up.

  • byMichael Koziol
'He is our world':Family desperate after father-of-two didn't show up to work

'He is our world':Family desperate after father-of-two didn't show up to work

Bruce Stewart gave his family his usual"loving farewell"when he left for work on Monday,but he didn't make it there.

  • byJenny Noyes