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Jessica Irvine and Damien Murphy, October 6, 2010.
THUY DIENH manicures the nails of Mosman ladies and loves working for rich people.

For four years the 30-year-old manicurist from Fairfield has travelled east each work day to service the hands and feet of the well-heeled, and she has seen the nail salon business she works for blossom with the sharemarket and housing boom.  Continue reading

Matthew Moore, September 21, 2010
COMMUNITIES across NSW are so frustrated and cynical about the planning system they doubt it is worth the effort of even engaging with it, according to a report funded by the Department of Planning.

It says a principal Planning Act objective of encouraging ”public involvement and participation” in the process has steadily eroded, leaving communities angry with consultation they often feel is simply tokenism. Continue Reading