Conflict whisperer:This man knows when you’re angry and how to stop it ruining a night out

Conflict whisperer:This man knows when you’re angry and how to stop it ruining a night out

Security expert Scott Taylor said pride and ego as well as alcohol and drugs drive the aggression that night-time venue operators want to stamp out.

  • byAndrew Taylor

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Boardwalk to nowhere:Council bungles upgrade of coastal path

Boardwalk to nowhere:Council bungles upgrade of coastal path

Waverley Council has been forced to revise its upgrade of a coastal walk after residents complained it would let tourists look into their bedrooms.

  • byAndrew Taylor
‘Impossible to sleep or work’:How roadworks made Noel’s life a misery

‘Impossible to sleep or work’:How roadworks made Noel’s life a misery

The NSW transport agency appreciates its construction projects can impact residents,but Noel Painton Smith and her neighbours say a major highway upgrade is damaging their homes and health.

  • byAndrew Taylor
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
One-hour challenge:Council to vote on speedy removal of hate-speech graffiti

One-hour challenge:Council to vote on speedy removal of hate-speech graffiti

Jewish and LGBTQ groups are backing a push for speedier removal of offensive graffiti,following a number of slogans appearing in Sydney playgrounds.

  • byAndrew Taylor
‘There is trepidation’:Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future

‘There is trepidation’:Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future

Spiralling costs,high interest rates and lower spending are driving more businesses into insolvency.

  • byAndrew Taylor
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How an owl and a flying fox may stop the government’s housing reforms

How an owl and a flying fox may stop the government’s housing reforms

Ku-ring-gai Council is claiming the Minns government has broken the law with its plan for development in special transport hubs.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Overdue or overdeveloped? How Westfield wants to transform this pocket of Sydney

Overdue or overdeveloped? How Westfield wants to transform this pocket of Sydney

The redevelopment of Westfield Eastgardens has prompted fears it will decimate local shopping strips,create traffic congestion and be an eyesore.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Rambo-style hunting knives for sale at Westfield shopping centre

Rambo-style hunting knives for sale at Westfield shopping centre

Long-bladed knives,swords,axes and other weapons are being sold at a kiosk in Westfield Hornsby just weeks after the shocking knife attack in which six people were killed at Westfield Bondi Junction.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Sydney’s architecture hit list:Do you live or work in a building that planners hate?

Sydney’s architecture hit list:Do you live or work in a building that planners hate?

Local councils across Sydney have lists of buildings regarded as lacking in heritage values. Is your property among them?

  • byAndrew Taylor
Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing reforms

Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing reforms

Ku-ring-gai Council is worried the Minns government’s transport-oriented housing reforms will destroy the heritage and tree canopy of suburbs in Sydney’s north shore.

  • byAndrew Taylor