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This Sydney councillor calls himself the ‘1 per cent accountant’. Now he’s been caught
Peter Ristevski is a controversial independent on Liverpool Council. But it’s his accounting firm that has got him in hot water most recently.
- Anthony Segaert
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Alleged kidnappers targeted Sydney woman because of husband, police say
Brave bystanders intervened after the woman was allegedly attacked as she changed a tyre. Two men have since been charged over the abduction attempt.
- Perry Duffin and Daniel Lo Surdo
Watch: Liverpool City Council descends into chaos
At the southwestern Sydney council's Monday meeting, a remark made during a break about one councillor's late father sparked tensions.
Security guard intervenes in ‘disgusting’ fight during Sydney council meeting
A councillor said a colleague’s father would be “rolling in his grave” over his behaviour.
- Anthony Segaert
Council staff launch legal action against mayor over bullying allegations
In another chaotic week at Liverpool Council, union workers faced off against Ned Mannoun amid claims the council was planning to cut 140 jobs.
- Anthony Segaert
The Sydney suburb with 15,841 residents where children play on the roads
In Sydney’s growth suburbs, councils struggle to provide parks, libraries and pools – and there’s a good reason why.
- Ellie Busby and Mostafa Rachwani
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Police called to polling booth as Sydney council vote descends into chaos
In a toxic campaign, Liverpool mayor Ned Mannoun was also forced to delete a video he posted on Facebook that inadvertently revealed a state MP’s former home address.
- Anthony Segaert
Inside the ‘brutal’ civil war tearing apart a Sydney council
A corkboard filled with the mayor’s enemies, a decade-long fight between former business associates, and a string of AI slop: Liverpool City Council is in crisis.
- Anthony Segaert
Liverpool Council sends voters back to the polls – for $500,000
A much cheaper alternative to byelections, a countback, exists, but not in this local government area.
- Anthony Segaert
Houses shot, police chase ‘kill car’ in night of gang violence across Sydney
Police say they chased down men in balaclavas as they drove a high-performance “kill car” stocked with jerry cans, bleach and guns.
- Perry Duffin