New rules see licence strikes cleared

Pubs vindicated.

30 May, 2017

Embattled North Sydney Mayor vows to contest mayoralty again

Preference deals unlikely among North Shore independents at by-election.

22 March, 2017

Forced council mergers: How the NSW government got it so wrong

A litany of failures.

16 February, 2017

Valentine’s Day heartbreak for NSW councils over mergers or happily ever after?

Merged at first sight.

13 February, 2017

Upton takes Local Government, Toole reincarnated in NSW cabinet

Full list of NSW Ministers.

30 January, 2017

The writing’s on the wall for Toole as Skinner quits

Off with his head, say opponents.

27 January, 2017

Best of 2016: Planning under NSW forced council mergers, confusion reigns

Administrators to decide development applications.

20 December, 2016

Best of 2016: Corruption allegations at Sydney councils tip of the iceberg, says researcher

Developers voting on councils “state-sanctioned corruption.”

20 December, 2016

Best of 2016: Cash for contradictions: KPMG’s model for council mergers

Model behaviour for $480k.

20 December, 2016

NSW council merger goes through me first, says Barilaro

New hope for regional merger opponents.

2 December, 2016

NSW rural councils lose merger case, pay costs

Case dismissed.

7 October, 2016

Mergers closer for hold-out NSW councils, win for others

Appeals possible.

21 September, 2016

Could council merger create Sydney’s French Riviera on Botany Bay?

Mid-rise development predicted.

12 September, 2016

NSW local council elections promise drama and confusion

City of Sydney, the glittering prize.

31 August, 2016