Mayor of sydney


Levying a town hall revolt against Iemma

NSW Premier Morris Iemma is facing war on two fronts – the labour and trade union movement is rallying against his plans to privatise the power industry while councils are drawing up battle plans to oppose sweeping changes to planning laws, writes Alex Mitchell

The stoush over Canberra airport

The ambitions of Terry Snow, one of Australia’s wealthier men and owner of Canberra Airport, and those of long time opponent of an expanded Sydney Airport and NSWS Planning Minister Frank Sartor are locked in a peculiarly bitter fight over a housing estate near Queanbeyan, just over the state line from the capital.