‘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

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The pub split between two Sydney councils and the fight over who should get it

The pub split between two Sydney councils and the fight over who should get it

It pays two sets of rates and has to put in development applications twice. The Winston Hotel’s owners have had enough.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Rise of the tombstone suburb:Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births
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Rise of the tombstone suburb:Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births

Sydney’s population is booming thanks to migration,but deaths are outnumbering births in a growing share of mainly wealthy suburbs.

  • byMatt Wade
Mother of Bondi Junction victim calls for action on mental health

Mother of Bondi Junction victim calls for action on mental health

Jade Young was one of six lives taken by a knife-wielding assailant Joel Cauchi,who had a long history of mental illness.

  • byJulie Power andChristopher Harris
Love it or hate it,Sirius lives to tell a new chapter in Sydney’s history
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Love it or hate it,Sirius lives to tell a new chapter in Sydney’s history

For those who fought to save the Brutalist building in the Rocks as public housing,there is no forgiving its sell-off. But the updated building has the thumbs up from leading architects.

  • byJulie Power
Record 18,500 students sit selective school test on paper for last time

Record 18,500 students sit selective school test on paper for last time

Selective school and opportunity class testing will move online for the first time in 2025.

  • byLucy Carroll
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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
Cocaine,porn,plastic bottles:What’s left behind on Sydney’s beaches

Cocaine,porn,plastic bottles:What’s left behind on Sydney’s beaches

Roland Davies spent his life savings trying to clean up Sydney’s beaches with free coffees and a fire truck called Trish.

  • byAndrew Taylor
‘Worst nightmare of any mum’:Shoppers pay tribute to victims as Westfield returns to life

‘Worst nightmare of any mum’:Shoppers pay tribute to victims as Westfield returns to life

A week on from the massacre,messages of sorrow and floral tributes pour in for those killed and injured at Westfield Bondi Junction.

  • byAndrew Taylor andMary Ward
‘He’s dead tonight’:Two more men charged over Wakeley church riot

‘He’s dead tonight’:Two more men charged over Wakeley church riot

Father of three Sam Haddad allegedly made death threats directed at the attacker following the stabbing at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church.

  • byAmber Schultz andMary Ward
Who were the Wakeley rioters and why did it descend into violence?

Who were the Wakeley rioters and why did it descend into violence?

Distrust of police and authority,as well as old grievances and social marginalisation,may have contributed to disturbing scenes on Monday night.

  • byMichael Koziol