Michael Koziol
Sydney editor
Michael Koziol is Sydney Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, based in our Sydney newsroom. He was previously deputy editor of The Sun-Herald and a federal political reporter in Canberra.
Greater housing density is coming to a Sydney suburb near you. Here’s what you need to know
The state government has begun its transport-oriented development program. What does it mean for your neighbourhood?
- by Michael Koziol
The unloved Sydney highway that could lead the way for Parramatta Road
A grand plan to transform the noisy and congested Woodville Road has taken a long time. But it might yet show the way for the city’s other arterial roads – including the one that has defied governments for decades.
- by Michael Koziol
‘No one leave’: Police called to chaotic council meeting as CEO suspended
Union members refused to vacate the chamber when Liverpool’s Liberal mayor Ned Mannoun called a closed session to debate the future of chief executive John Ajaka, a former Liberal MP.
- by Michael Koziol
Sydney Water denies old pipes and sewers cannot cope with more housing
The state-owned corporation also says it would be able to service housing growth at many more sites across the city.
- by Michael Koziol
Who were the Wakeley rioters and why did it descend into violence?
Distrust of police and authority, as well as old grievances and social marginalisation, may have contributed to disturbing scenes on Monday night.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Still full of raw emotion’: Bondi Junction retail staff face traumatic return to work
Westfield Bondi Junction will reopen for business on Friday, as shocked shop workers still process the weekend’s horrific knife rampage.
- by Josefine Ganko and Michael Koziol
Step aside Palm Beach: Court rules on another northern beaches restaurant saga
The maximum number of patrons allowed at the Whale Beach restaurant will vary by the hour in an attempt to protect scarce parking at the idyllic coastal hamlet.
- by Michael Koziol
Bondi Westfield attack sparks review of weapons carried by security guards
The government is examining whether guards at crowded public places should carry equipment such as handcuffs, batons or pepper spray – but it has ruled out allowing them to use guns.
- by Michael Koziol
Bondi Junction mass murder: What we know so far
A man murdered at least six people by stabbing them with a knife inside Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday afternoon.
- by Michael Koziol
‘God-tier legend’: Dramatic video captures moment man confronts Bondi attacker on escalator
The man, dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans, was described by admirers on social media as “bravery personified” in the face of danger.
- by Michael Koziol