Is Mike Baird handpicking councillors for new super councils?

Councillors’ dilemma: apply or be sidelined.

31 March, 2016

Experts reap $1500 a day for NSW council merger public inquiries

Merger savings shrink as legal fees bite.

29 March, 2016

North Sydney joins council mergers legal challenge: Mayor appalled

Ratepayers complaining about legal fees.

24 March, 2016

Forced council mergers: the genesis of the full-time local councillor?

Will party machines muscle into super councils?

15 February, 2016

NSW councils buckling under cost-shifting topping $670 million

State government worse offender: survey.

14 December, 2015

Secret list of administrators ready to run sacked NSW councils?

Council merger verdict imminent.

14 December, 2015

Another kicking for NSW councils as rate cap reduced

Don’t raise your rates by more than 1.8%: IPART.

8 December, 2015

Row over NSW council mergers rages on

Greens say 75% Sydney councils oppose mergers, Libs say half in favour.

23 November, 2015

Hundreds flock to anti-council mergers rally in Sydney

Alan Jones blasts “lying” NSW Government at mass protest.

18 November, 2015

NSW councils give government minister a serve

Paul Toole in the firing line.

12 October, 2015

Stoush over Clover Moore’s support of Keith Rhoades

Complaint over $200 worth of funding

5 October, 2015

NSW local government reform blasted in public hearing

NSW council mergers attract more heat in Upper House inquiry.

27 July, 2015

Can Mike Baird actually force NSW council mergers?

Baird will run the gauntlet of public opinion again.

23 June, 2015

NSW local government minister leaves councils out of the loop

Etiquette lessons for Toole?

28 April, 2015