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Planners and economists say Sydney’s inner and middle-ring suburbs need to do more of the heavy lifting boosting the city’s housing supply.

On the streets of Willoughby, wealthy Liberal voters miss their former member who they say held the electorate and NSW together during COVID-19.

The independent candidate was asked by then-premier Gladys Berejiklian to run for the Liberal Party in the 2019 election but says her membership was rejected by in favour of incumbent Nathaniel Smith.

North Sydney mayor Zoe Baker warns thousands of residents will be “permanently terribly impacted” by the Warringah Freeway upgrade.

The Albanese government should give its infrastructure advisor powers to hold back Commonwealth funding for projects that haven’t been properly reviewed.

Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has warned a rush of new big-ticket projects could overcook the already over-stretched construction market.

Cranes on the new Sydney Fish Market and Powerhouse Parramatta projects are switching to biodiesel as NSW encourages contractors to be more sustainable.

According to GlobalData’s report, the Australasian construction industry is forecast to record a successive contraction in 2023, of 1.5%, mainly due to a continued decline in construction output.

More than 750 trees have been removed for a controversial upgrade of the Warringah Freeway on Sydney’s north shore.

Construction activity in Australasia and New Zealand slowed in the first quarter of this year, with outbreaks of the Omicron variant, flooding in eastern Australia, and rising construction material and labour costs disrupting construction works.