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Kristina Keneally has taken the axe to the transport blueprint of her predecessor, cancelling the proposed metro network to spend the money on expanding the heavy rail system reports Andrew West in the Sydney Morning Herald of 22 February 2010. Read More…

SYDNEY residential and mixed-use developments worth more than $1 billion are being put up for sale, including the Seven Network’s Epping site and John Beville’s $800 million revamped Top Ryde City complex, which is expected to carry a price tag of about $250m writes Bridget Carter in the Australian Read More…

In all of Australia’s modern history, the crime of silence accompanies the death, destruction and denial that obliterates the rights of indigenous people writes Jeff McMullen in the Age of 15 February 2010. Read More…

A recent drop in crime committed by Aboriginal youth in Redfern is probably “nothing more than a random variation” and not a sign of the success of government policy, a criminologist said yesterday reports Geesche Jacobsen Crime Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald on 16 February 2010. Read More…

On the sixth anniversary of the Redfern riots, the NSW government says the inner Sydney suburb is on the up and up reports AAP on 15 February 2010 in the Sydney Morning Herald. Read More…

Rallies against the Northern Territory intervention into Aboriginal communities took place across Australia on February 13. In Sydney, 350 people rallied at the Redfern Community Centre where they were met by 80 Aboriginal activists and supporters who walked 17km from La Perouse. Speakers included I Read More…

Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has defended the federal government’s intervention policy after being heckled during a speech to mark the second anniversary of the apology to indigenous Australians reports Britt Smith on 12 February 2010 for AAP in the Sydney Morning Herald. Read More…

Watpac’s Construction division in New South Wales is celebrating the completion of its award-winning $140 million 8 Central Avenue project, located in Eveleigh, Sydney reports Queensland Business Review on 10 February 2010. Located in the emerging Australian Technology Park, the distinctive 12-storey commercial office and studio precinct comprises approximately 40,000sqm of net lettable area, including … Read more

The preservation and enhancement of our heritage is a central component of the Greens’ philosophy because the protection of our natural, cultural and built environments is a central tenet of ecological sustainability, a principle that underlines our approach to all policy writes Sylvia Hale in the N Read More…

The NSW Minister for Transport and Roads David Campbell confirmed that residents will have more time to have their say on the M5 expansion, with community consultation extended to 12 March 2010 reports this media release of 1 February 2010. Read More…