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State Parliament
'Not soft on crime': push for specialist indigenous court
The state's barristers and police are calling for "urgent action" to reduce the spiralling rates of indigenous people in jail.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Good Weekend
Dicey Topics: Bob Carr talks politics, death and religion
The former NSW premier and Australian foreign minister discusses the subjects we're told to keep private.
- by Benjamin Law
State Parliament
NSW looks to reforms in response to child sex abuse royal commission
The NSW government has accepted 336 recommendations made by the commission outright or in principle, and left 14 "subject to further consideration".
- by Lisa Visentin
State Parliament
Hundreds of homes saved as government backs down on western Sydney corridors
Hundreds of homes have been spared from demolition after the NSW government backed down on its plans to earmark new western Sydney road corridors for future development.
- by Lisa Visentin
State Parliament
Luke Foley under attack in fiery question time over hospital promise
Luke Foley is under fire for promising to build the new Tweed Hospital on land owned by a developer who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to the NSW Labor party.
- by Lisa Visentin & Alexandra Smith
Education
'Massively overdue' smartphone review to tackle predators, cyberbullies
Students are left distracted and lacking in sleep due to mobile phone use, but these aren’t the most pressing issues.
- by Jordan Baker
State Parliament
Foley will end 'secrecy' around major Sydney transport projects
After a state budget that handed sweeteners to most, Opposition leader Luke Foley will deliver his response, with a focus on ending waste.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Legal industry
Touted law reform would have stopped me speaking out
A lot of good came out of my decision to blow the whistle on the CBA. But if the bank could have sued me for defamation, there is no way I would have taken that risk.
- by Jeff Morris
NSW Budget
Premier defends budget cuts to public service
The state government ordered its departments to find $1.6 billion in savings over the next four years.
- by Lisa Visentin & Jordan Baker
Opinion
Education
Perrottet's $100 gesture just a tad off key
Add up the costs of learning a musical instrument and even with $100 from the government, most parents will still be thousands of dollars out of pocket.
- by Richard Gill
Opinion
Education
Big tick for move to take ethics out of shadows
The students I teach on a Friday morning are a decade younger than those in my other classes - but they give me a much-needed shot of optimism about the future of humanity.
- by Tim Dean