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Clover Moore

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Clover Moore is Lord Mayor of Sydney, currently serving her third term. She is the first popularly elected woman to lead the City of Sydney and previously served on the City and South Sydney councils

August 2016

  • Visitors to Kings Cross red light district in Sydney in 2012

    double quotation markLockouts have hurt Sydney's cultural life. We have to improve our night-time economy

    Clover Moore
    The City of Sydney’s plan to improve the night-time economy is based on the idea that having more options creates a safer, more balanced nightlife. But it needs NSW government support

March 2015

  • People wearing vests fitted with flashing lights during a Vivid Climb on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Monday, May 19, 2014. The climb is the first ever interactive light installation at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during Vivid Sydney, the Southern Hemisphere'€™s largest festival of light, music and ideas. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

    double quotation markSydney businesses cotton on: climate change action is good for the bottom line

    Clover Moore
    A partnership between business and government has reduced Sydney’s carbon emissions by 35% and is saving $30m a year. Who said climate change action is bad for business?

March 2014

  • Homes in Millers Point, Sydney

    double quotation markSydney must not become an enclave for the rich

    Clover Moore
    Clover Moore: Selling the social housing in Millers Point is tantanmount to social cleansing. Do we really want a city that can’t make space for people on low incomes?

February 2014

  • Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features Sydney's famous icons switched off tonight as the city embraced Earth Hour, an initiative designed to highlight global warming. The Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Luna Park all went dark and many lights in the Central Business District (CBD) buildings were turned off; thousands turned off their lights at home right across the city too. Sydney's Earth Hour, Sydney, Australia - 31 Mar 2007

    double quotation markTo further tackle climate change, Sydney needs new laws, not money

    Clover Moore
    Clover Moore: World cities are doing the heavy lifting to reduce emissions – Sydney reduced its number by 20% since 2006. To do more we need to invest more in clean energy, including trigeneration

September 2013

  • A cyclist in London

    double quotation markThis anti-bike hysteria must stop

    Clover Moore

    Clover Moore: The concerted tabloid campaign against Sydney's new cycleways denies Sydneysiders the progress they deserve

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