A Sydney council’s controversial ban on a children’s book about same-sex parents has been overturned after hours of fiery debate.
As councillors vote on plans to overturn a ban on a children’s book about same-sex parents,protesters are due to gather outside council chambers.
The Sydney council will probably overturn its controversial ban at a meeting on Wednesday night,as it is revealed the banned book was borrowed once in five years.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption will hold a hearing next month after the council’s general manager reported conduct to the body.
More than 200 people have been booked for “fat bike” offences in the past year in one council area alone. At Manly,they’ve had enough.
Ku-ring-gai mayor Sam Ngai has come under fire from the planning minister for making a legal challenge to the state’s new laws.
Conservative councillor Steve Christou made the admission as the NSW government accused the western Sydney council of breaking state-enforced library guidelines.
The famed Selina’s nightclub at the Coogee Bay Hotel will be demolished,while a new 11-cafe laneway will appear in its place. But some locals say it’s still “too big”.
The Palm Beach restaurant’s hopes of nighttime dining were dashed after residents living half a kilometre away complained. A new law is set to avoid a repeat.
The government has released a slew of new photos of mid-rise housing that it says is the “best there is to offer”. Is it? We took a closer look.
On Wednesday,the editor of the Southern Highlands Express referred the local MP to the corruption watchdog. By Thursday,the bizarre saga took on another life.