City life
Cate Blanchett no longer Lady Marmalade as star unloads $800,000 artwork
The artwork by sculptor Rosalie Gascoigne will be auctioned after spending the past two decades at Blanchett’s Sydney and UK residences.
- by Angus Dalton and Simone Fox Koob
Latest
The Dine and Discover-style proposal that would raise Sydney’s road tolls
A prominent think tank has told a review into NSW road tolls that the government should consider transport vouchers rather than reduce toll prices.
- by Michael Koziol
Dear diary: What the government’s first meetings reveal about power in NSW
In the government’s first few weeks, newly minted ministers met with newspapers, TV, Ray Hadley and billionaire nonagenarians.
- by Angus Dalton and Simone Fox Koob
Harry Styles announces Sydney wildlife donation – to the wrong zoo
Taronga Zoo is the recipient of a philanthropic gift from Harry Styles. But he announced he’d donated to a lesser known institution in western Sydney.
- by Angus Dalton and Madeleine Heffernan
Q and eh? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program
CBD can reveal big plans to take Q+A offshore – but don’t worry, it’s coming back.
- by Angus Dalton and Madeleine Heffernan
Embattled Home Affairs department awarded A+ for spin
Albanian criminals may be slipping through Home Affairs’ fingers, but opportunities to post Neighbours-themed memes are not.
- by Angus Dalton
Public servants declare ceasefire in war between planning and transport
Newly appointed head of the NSW Planning Department Kiersten Fishburn has pledged to end the war between transport and planning bureaucrats.
- by Andrew Taylor
Eastern suburbs council brings in tree cover quota to stop overdevelopment
McMansions will be harder to build in Sydney’s richest suburbs now that property owners are forced to scale back building plans to provide room for more trees.
- by Andrew Taylor
Thousands of share bikes are back in Sydney. Will they clog the streets again?
Companies behind the latest rollout say there is untapped demand for “micromobility” and that technology will make a difference this time around.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Opinion
There’s nothing wrong with raising kids in apartments - let’s embrace it
The old mythology about quarter-acre blocks and Hills Hoists persists, even if it doesn’t match our modern reality or the intentions of policymakers.
- by Michael Koziol
Is the man who controls your taxes about to be replaced?
Little attention has been paid to the looming end of Australian Tax Office boss Chris Jordan’s second term, or who’s expected to replace him.
- by Amelia McGuire and Charlotte Grieve