Marrickville
Marrickville puts trees before concrete
James Robertson Marrickville Council last night abandoned a controversial proposal to give concrete priority over trees when repairing council footpaths.
Social justice at local scale takes courage, Tutu tells Marrickville mayor
Josephine Tovey THE Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has penned a letter of praise to Marrickville Council over its support for a boycott of Israel, almost two months after the policy was abandoned amid an angry...
Marrickville Council's move to boycott Israel sinks in stormy sea of debate
Josephine Tovey MARRICKVILLE Council's controversial push for a boycott of Israel was quashed at a tempestuous, crowded meeting last night.
Marrickville boycott of Israel expected to collapse
Josephine Tovey MARRICKVILLE Council's push for a boycott of Israel is likely to be quashed at a meeting tonight despite an attempt by the mayor, Fiona Byrne, to soften the move by calling for an in-principle...
Battle for Marrickville down to the wire
Josephine Tovey In a seat it has held for 101 years, Labor will fight a beachhead battle today, with Deputy Premier Carmel Tebbutt under extreme threat from the Greens..
Marrickville blocks mall developer
Kelsey Munro URBAN AFFAIRS OPPOSITION to an expansion of the Marrickville Metro mall is growing after the council moved to block the developer's plans to buy an adjacent road.
Greens reject Hale for Marrickville
Sean Nicholls THE NSW upper house MP, Sylvia Hale, has failed in her bid to contest the seat of Marrickville for the Greens after the deputy mayor of Marrickville, Fiona Byrne, beat her in a preselection ballot.
Winners and losers: all change in rail revamp
Jacob Saulwick, Nicole Hasham Sydney's biggest train timetable change in almost a decade will include an extra 700 services a week - but some commuters will miss out when trains skip certain stations.
Packed-in Pyrmont is Australia's most densely populated suburb
Matt Wade It was once known for wharves, shipyards and stores. But the neighbourhood of Pyrmont-Ultimo has a new distinction: it is Australia's most densely populated suburb.
Childcare closures as landlords cash in
Cosima Marriner Hundreds of Sydney families could be forced to find alternative childcare with up to a dozen centres at risk of closing as landlords seek to capitalise on valuable property.
Conscience clear, says Schwartz heir
Jo Casamento, Paul Bibby The mysteries surrounding the death of hotels matriarch Eve Schwartz have transfixed Sydney this month.
Rats, bugs and kitchen filth are fodder for naming and shaming restaurants
Esther Han One in 10 restaurants and cafes across NSW have been fined for food safety breaches, from preparing meals in filthy kitchens to failing to control bug infestations.
Election winds may leave airport in holding pattern
Anne Davies If ever there was proof that Australians are a nation of procrastinators, particularly when the principle of ''not in my backyard'' is involved, it is the selection of the site for a second Sydney...
Sydney's shrinking blue-collar sector
Matt Wade Blue-collar strongholds in Sydney's west have shrunk dramatically over the past decade and some close to the central business district have vanished altogether as the city's employment profile...
Cash van raid accused was cleared of previous robbery
Lisa Davies, Ilya Gridneff In October last year, a 26-year-old man was one of four accused armed robbers to be acquitted over a string of crimes that allegedly netted him $1.2 million.
Bourke tops list: more dangerous than any country in the world
Rachel Olding, Nick Ralston The remote north-western NSW town of Bourke has topped the state in six of the eight major crime categories in the past 12 months, prompting a call for a ''full-hearted attack'' to fix drug and...
Lights out for Sydney's inner west
Ilya Gridneff Parts of Sydney's inner west were plunged into darkness tonight after a power blackout struck about 7pm.
Party's got post-Brown blues as voters go right
Damien Murphy THE Greens' surging popularity has come to an abrupt halt after the party's vote collapsed at Saturday's council elections.
Motorways at heart of master plan
Jacob Saulwick A MOTORWAY carving through 15 suburbs from Tempe to the Sutherland Shire will be back on the agenda for the state's next transport plan.
Greens have record task in bid to grow in Labor heartlands
The Greens will field a record number of candidates at next weekend's NSW council elections as they seek to capitalise on their federal success and extend the party's support base to Sydney's outer...
