Sydney
- UNSW referred to ICACwww.thesaturdaypaper.com.au Exclusive: UNSW referred to ICAC
The controversial filling of a seven-figure-salary role at UNSW Sydney has been referred to the state’s anti-corruption body.
“The manner in which Professor Attila Brungs was appointed to his $1 million-a-year role as vice-chancellor at UNSW Sydney, and the alleged retaliation against executives who raised concerns about the process, has been referred to the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption by the state’s outgoing Tertiary Education minister.”
- School minibus carrying children rolls over in Richmond crash, no major injuries reported [9News]www.9news.com.au School minibus carrying children rolls over in NSW crash
The bus with school children was travelling along Windsor Road in Richmond when it became involved in a cra...
- ‘Disgusting’: Woman’s face fractured in alleged Sydney road rage incidentwww.smh.com.au Woman’s face fractured in alleged Sydney road rage incident
Tori Lee honked her horn at a black sedan when it did not move at an intersection. A man then got out of his car and allegedly punched her in the face.
The fuck is wrong with some people
- You’ve changed my life’: Sydney syndicate wins more than $50 million in Powerballwww.smh.com.au ‘You’ve changed my life’: Sydney syndicate wins more than $50 million in Powerball
Half of Thursday’s $100 million Powerball was won by a syndicate of 10 people from Sydney, but the Victorian who won the other half cannot be contacted.
Any of them your mates?
- [SMH] Sydney boy missing for almost a month as police appeal for public helpwww.smh.com.au Sydney boy missing for almost a month as police appeal for public help
Tyler Mason, 14, was last seen in Campbelltown on July 6 and has not been found since failing to return to his Camden home.
- NSW government commits to converting south-west Sydney rail line to metrowww.abc.net.au NSW government commits to converting south-west Sydney rail line to metro
One of Sydney's new metro projects gets the green light after speculation over whether multi billion-dollar cost blowouts could derail their futures.
- ‘Massively disruptive and damaging proposal’: Eastern suburbs cycleway under siegewww.smh.com.au ‘Massively disruptive and damaging proposal’: Eastern suburbs cycleway under siege
The cycleway was to run from Taylor Square to Centennial Park along Oxford Street. It is now facing an assault of opposition from locals, including high-profile politicians and small business owners.
- Twelve-year-old girl goes missing from Sydney’s eastwww.smh.com.au Police find 12-year-old girl at Bondi Beach after three-day search
After a days-long search, a media appeal and targeted text messages sent to the public, police have located Pepper Stern.
A 12-year-old girl has been missing for more than 24 hours after disappearing from Sydney’s east on Tuesday morning.
Pepper Stern was last seen on Girilang Avenue at Vaucluse about 11.15am and has since been uncontactable. Police have concerns for her welfare due to her age …
- Metro rail projects to Bankstown and Parramatta could be delayed or cancelled | 7NEWSm.youtube.com Metro rail projects to Bankstown and Parramatta could be delayed or cancelled | 7NEWS
They are the multi-billion dollar projects that could transform Sydney transport, but there's mounting speculation that the Parramatta metro and the Bankstow...
ALP doing what the ALP does best.
Looking to can infrastructure that's almost completed and desperately needed for our housing crisis. A decade later and there doesn't seem to be any fresh ideas from their previous incarnation.
- Daily Discussion Thread - Friday 21 July, RIP sydbot
After being missing for 5 days, we have called off the search for sydbot.
RIP, little buddy. Hope you and your other bot friends are beeping and boopiing in bot heaven
- Daily Discussion Thread - Thursday 20 July
The year of our Lord 2023
- Inside Australia's home building and housing crisis—and the dodgy developers that corporate regulators don't touch.
Inside Australia's home building and housing crisis—and the dodgy developers that corporate regulators don't touch.
Really interesting episode of the ABC's Four Corners program this week: https://youtu.be/JwqdvttDwUI
Along with the ongoing issues the building industry is facing, including skills and product supply shortages, the episode looks at a dodgy Sydney-based development firm the corporate regulators haven't touched.
"Dyldam was once a towering force. Its apartments still line the streets and light up the skyline of western Sydney.
"But for more than a decade, the Dyldam group has left a trail of misery behind it that includes bankrupt businesses, unpaid taxes, tradies denied payment for work they've done, suppliers ripped off, and anguished apartment buyers stuck with defective buildings — one built so badly it posed a hazard to human life.
"Time and again, a litany of potential law-breaking has been identified by those brought in to clean up the mess left by busted Dyldam companies.
"Yet, for years the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), took no action."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/dyldam-apartments-fayad-construction-four-corners/102598590
\#housing #property #urbanism @sydney @urbanism @fuck\_cars @australia #business #auspol #nswpol #HousingAffordability
- Daily Discussion Thread - Monday 17 July 2023
Today I'm the bot!
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- ‘More than just a supermarket’: Why Woolworths is building apartmentswww.smh.com.au ‘More than just a supermarket’: Why Woolworths is building apartments
Big retailers are moving away from stand-alone stores as Australian cities become more densely populated.
- Slow runners told to go faster - or withdraw from Sydney’s half-marathonwww.smh.com.au Slow runners told to go faster - or withdraw from Sydney’s half-marathon
The Sydney Marathon’s bid to be included on an international marathon circuit has seen strict time limits imposed on its half-marathon race.
- Daily Discussion Thread - Sydbot, where are you? Edition - Sun July 16 2023
Come out come out wherever you are sydbot.
- Sydney apartment owners seek answers as Toplace enters administrationwww.abc.net.au NSW government told to 'pick up pieces' after collapse of major Sydney developer
The NSW premier insists a "strong cop" is on the enforcement beat as thousands of people are left in limbo by building company Toplace's collapse.
- A Sydney council ‘delivered’ 23 affordable homes in 14 years but none are occupiedwww.smh.com.au A Sydney council ‘delivered’ 23 affordable homes in 14 years but none are occupied
Documents tabled by Woollahra Council in the city’s eastern suburbs confirmed no occupation certificates have been issued for the two dozen affordable dwellings it has approved since 2009.
- Bush walks or other around Sydney
We may take advantage of the warm weather and head out for a hike/walk tomorrow. I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to suggest something new. Ideally it would be accessible by train. Usually the furthest we can travel is south to Otford or north to the Hawkesbury. The trips out west (mountains) take too long although we've been meaning to check out the Western Sydney Parklands. We'd be striking out from the inner city. Feel free to suggest anything and I'll let you know if we've been there.
We saw this giant dragonfly out the back of Heathcote about a couple of years ago (I think).
