Sydney councils
‘It’s not us’: Councillors distance themselves from kebab shop shutdown
The popular Indian Home Diner will have to shut at midnight for months despite a wave of opposition to Woollahra Council’s decision.
- by Michael Koziol
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Delays to new bus shelters leave Sydney commuters waiting in the rain
The slow rollout of hundreds of new bus-stop shelters, bins and seats in the central city is frustrating commuters.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
‘Homes aren’t safe’: Western Sydney prepares evacuation shelters for hot summers
Western Sydney councils want heatwaves to be treated as seriously as fires and floods, as the region faces dangerously hot summers.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Doing the heavy lifting’: The councils projected to fall short of new housing targets
Two-thirds of Sydney councils are expected to miss housing targets over the next five years, as the city’s housing affordability crisis worsens.
- by Andrew Taylor
Building boss Googled can ‘investigators trace deleted WhatsApp messages’
ICAC staff extracted screenshots from Joseph Jacob’s phone during an investigation into long-time Canada Bay mayor Angelo Tsirekas.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Pool party pride: Politics drowned out at gender diverse swim night
Visiting the pool can be “terrifying and traumatic” for gender diverse people. On Friday, the community reclaimed the lanes.
- by Angus Dalton
‘Highly unusual’: Mayor, planner ‘helped speed up’ tower proposal, ICAC told
The ICAC has been probing claims Canada Bay mayor Angelo Tsirekas accepted perks from developers in return for favourable planning decisions.
- by Megan Gorrey
Developer ‘paid for access’ to Sydney mayor, ICAC hears
IProsperity allegedly funded Canada Bay mayor Angelo Tsirekas’ trips to China while it was seeking approval for a 46-storey apartment tower at Rhodes.
- by Megan Gorrey
Fight to save 3am kebabs after council says they’re ‘not in the public interest’
Even Dave Sharma and Allegra Spender want the Indian Home Diner to keep serving its booze-busting feeds after midnight.
- by Michael Koziol
Mayor allegedly sought invite to developer’s Shanghai wedding, ICAC told
Property group iProsperity funded Angelo Tsirekas’s stay in Shanghai after he allegedly said he had “never been to a Chinese wedding”, ICAC heard.
- by Megan Gorrey
Sydney mayor allegedly accepted trips to China for ‘favourable’ planning decisions: ICAC
A corruption inquiry is examining allegations Canada Bay mayor Angelo Tsirekas failed to disclose relationships with developers linked to property deals.
- by Megan Gorrey