Public Land is Our Land
2021
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Clues to the missing trust in Greater Sydney Parklands
Behind the Greater Sydney Parklands spin - part one
2019
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NSWVotes19 - election stories
Here are 2 stories and one video that I want to share before the NSW election. Abortion -It's Time; Selling NSW -Berejiklian style; and a video about tolls
2016
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Crown Land Alliance letter to NSW Minister for Lands - Urgent Action Required
The Crown Land Alliance is calling on NSW MPs to defer the passing of the Crown Land Bill until 2017
2015
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Humpty's not so charitable return revisited
SMH's published but later removed a story about charity fundraising focussing on the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. I explain why I have republished the story.
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Community summit calls for Parliamentary Inquiry into NSW Crown land
A coalition of community groups campaigning to protect public land called for a full parliamentary inquiry into the management of Crown land last night.
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Review finds evidence of corruption in Paddo Bowls dealings
A review of Crown Land dealings with the Paddington Bowling Club has found evidence that an ex-senior Crown Lands officer may have acted "corruptly"
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Last drinks at Paddo Bowls?
With its old management facing criminal charges and its business model broken due to tight alcohol restrictions, Paddington Bowls has closed its doors.
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Bruce's Home was his Castle, Until NSW Govt Sold It Out From Under Him
Bruce Begnell knew he owned his home in Welfare Street but couldn't prove it until some old records were unearthed from the NSW State Archives.
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Secret transcript 'disappeared' in Paddington Crown Land scandal
Dealings between the Paddington Bowling Club, CSKS Holdings and the NSW government are under investigation but some important evidence has gone missing.
2014
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Club flouts threat to its licence
The NSW Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing is taking action against the Paddington Bowling Club to remove its licence. But the noise goes on.
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Judge decides Woollahra Council should wait for ICAC
NSW Land and Environment Court rules Woollahra Council was right to put CSKS Holdings DA on hold until NSW ICAC investigates land deal
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NSW government considers pulling plug on Paddington development
The NSW government has referred a report into a Paddington crown land lease to ICAC and is considering withdrawing its development consent.
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Why won't NSW government come clean on the Talus Trust?
A Sydney lawyer has accused the NSW LNP government of misleading the NSW parliament about its knowledge of a legal opinion from a renowned trust lawyer.
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Top bureaucrat to review Crown land decision – and some very surprising answers
Part 4
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How did valuable public land end up in developer's hands? Minister Stoner reviews the deal
NSW Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner has announced a review of dealings between NSW Crown Lands and the Paddington Bowling Club
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Paddo Bowls Inquiry 2008 - First media report 2014
First media report of the 2008 Inquiry into Paddington Bowling Club
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How Developers took over Prime Crown Land in Paddington
How Developers took over Prime Crown Land in Paddington
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