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‘TBC’: How $190 million was blown on Circular Quay revamp before the first sod is even turned

A breakdown of costs seen by the Herald shows for the first time how huge amounts of money have already been spent on the ill-fated project.

  • Bevan Shields

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The vegan vermin road toll

While DJs discover the shoe’s on the other foot.

The phrase “globalise the Intifada” is yet to banned in NSW.

Legal advice warned against banning ‘intifada’ event from council venue

The lord mayor bowed to media pressure to cancel an activist forum on “why it’s right to say globalise the intifada” from a Sydney council venue despite legal warnings.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Laneways of Sydney.

Sydney’s laneways were abandoned to rats and garbage trucks. Now they’re being reclaimed for humans

From the birdsong of Angel Place to the inspirational messages of Abercrombie Street, take a tour of Sydney’s top 10 laneways.

  • Julie Power
The pop-up cycleway on Moore Park Road remains in place six years after it was installed as a temporary transport measure.

These controversial ‘pop-up’ Sydney cycleways are here to stay

A contentious pair of COVID-era “pop-up” bike lanes linking Sydney’s east to the CBD is set to remain in place despite opposition.

  • David Barwell
Independent City of Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon has joined the Labor Party.

Yvonne wanted to make a difference. Her mother’s dying wish inspired her to make a change

The City of Sydney’s first Aboriginal councillor tried unsuccessfully to topple Lord Mayor Clover Moore. Now she is eyeing a tilt at state or federal politics.

  • Megan Gorrey
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Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, pictured in Green Square

‘Do more’: Clover points finger at state-owned land for housing fix

A Sydney council has a plan to swap tourist hotel rooms for thousands of permanent residents in a bid to tackle the worsening affordability crisis.

  • David Barwell
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Clover’s vision: Town Hall Square will be George Street on steroids

According to Sydney’s lord mayor, the new Town Hall Square will transform the city. There’s just one obstacle in the way.

  • Peter FitzSimons
78ers Rebbell Barnes and Karl Zlotkowski, who marched in the first Mardi Gras.

Karl marched in the first Mardi Gras. News this week took him back to that night

Amid reports of violent hate crimes against LGBTQ people, the parade defiantly – and fabulously – turns 48 on Saturday.

  • Kayla Olaya and Cindy Yin
Render showing the new design for the Woolworths building opposite Sydney Town Hall.

The radical alternative to Sydney’s $150m civic square plan

The City of Sydney is forging ahead with divisive plans to bulldoze seven buildings to create a sprawling plaza opposite Town Hall.

  • Julie Power and Megan Gorrey