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The rise of the Libertarians: ‘fringe’ party could win 15 NSW council seats after Liberals’ bungle

Minor party could be largest group on MidCoast council and state MP John Ruddick says ‘if you put in a development [application] we will approve it’

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Liberals pay for stuff up, Labor gains ground, Greens head west and Libertarians surge – how the NSW council elections played out

Voters also sent Clover Moore a message – they aren’t throwing her out, yet, but the Sydney lord mayor doesn’t have the broad support she once did

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Lord Mayor closes in on sixth term, maybe her last

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is tipped to win her sixth term while some councils face a shift to the left after a nomination debacle by the Liberals.

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Clover Moore claims historic sixth term as Sydney lord mayor

Longtime independent politician thanks community for support in face of misinformation and ‘awful’ campaign

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‘When they go low’: Clover Moore apologises as volunteer caught allegedly pulling down Indigenous rival’s corflutes

Team Clover volunteer filmed allegedly removing campaign posters of Yvonne Weldon from outside National Centre for Indigenous Excellence in Redfern

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Polls close after dramatic NSW local election campaign

Counting is under way after a riveting NSW local election campaign, marked by the absence of Liberals in several areas and a fresh start for besieged councils.

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Wondering if you have to vote today? Here’s all you need to know about NSW council elections

The sausage sizzles will be out in force on Saturday in polling booth locations around the state. But where, when and how do you vote – and who’s running in the 2024 local government elections?

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Morning Mail: PIs used in family violence cases, Republican dismay after debate, Clover Moore rejects ‘ageism’

Why was a man with a history of domestic violence able to hire detectives to spy on his family; survey reveals pathways to addiction

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‘They’re all desperate’: Clover Moore on defying News Corp, ageism and sexism to seek a record sixth term

Has the ‘Clover show’ run too long? After 20 years in the top job, the Sydney lord mayor says there’s still more to do

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'Excited, motivated' mayor keen to take reign into 80s

She's a year older than Donald Trump and facing accusations of "legacy building" but Clover Moore says she's as motivated as ever to stay mayor of Sydney.

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Yvonne Weldon has already made history. Now she’s out to shake up Sydney’s mayoral race

The council’s first Aboriginal councillor in its 180-year history is driven by a passion to ‘cycle change’ the city

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‘Boulevard of broken dreams’: could Parramatta Road really become Sydney’s Champs-Élysées?

A summit this week raised hopes that trees and light rail could breathe new life into the notorious ‘scar through the heart’ of the city. But after so many failed plans, the roads minister says he won’t rush into ‘another vision’

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Intervention flagged in 'over the top' city speed drop

A plan to lower speed limits in central Sydney has prompted calls for the NSW government to intervene as the premier warns it's not a country town.

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City of Sydney could tear up contracts with suppliers targeted by boycott Israel campaign

Mayor Clover Moore says procurement and investment should be examined to potentially ‘put additional pressure towards a ceasefire’ in Gaza

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Thousands of short-stay rentals flouting registration rules in Sydney, research finds

Council calls for more regulation of short-term rental properties listed on hosting sites such as Airbnb as industry hits back

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Sydney mayor challenges doubters in record-pushing bid

Clover Moore is seeking a sixth term as lord mayor of the council covering Sydney's main business district.

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Clover Moore to seek record sixth term as lord mayor of Sydney

Moore, who has been in the job for past 20 years, says she would focus on climate change, affordable homes and green spaces after election

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Sydney’s first dedicated affordable housing for transgender women to be built in Darlinghurst

Exclusive: City of Sydney-owned properties to be sold at ‘significant discount’ under council’s excess land program to enable project

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Laws to tighten, school reopens after asbestos scandal

Authorities have completed a major investigation to identify all sites affected by asbestos-tainted mulch but are still waiting on a handful of tests.

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Asbestos-contaminated mulch found at 75 sites across Sydney, watchdog finds

Focus turns to criminal investigation after NSW Environment Protection Authority completes its trawl through the supply chain

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Clover Moore attacks NSW government and EPA over ‘regulatory failure’ before asbestos crisis

City of Sydney lord mayor reveals testing of potentially contaminated mulch has cost $200,000 with remediation costs likely to be ‘substantial’

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Rewards of working like dogs at corporate playground

Canine colleagues of workers now have their own playground where employees at a tech giant can walk their dogs outside.

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Lions dance as city readies for Lunar New Year festival

One of the world's largest Lunar New Year festivals outside Asia is gearing up in Sydney as celebrations get under way.

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New Year’s Eve 2023: heat and hail forecast in Australia’s weather mix as crowds gather early for fireworks

Displays expected in cities across country to ring in 2024 while predicted wild weather on east coast could disrupt revelry

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‘Shortsighted in the extreme’: Clover Moore rails against NSW government’s Metro West decision

Sydney lord mayor labels failure to include CBD to Zetland stations in Metro West project ‘deeply disappointing’

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