Politics
NSW
Government defends buying $3.3 million stake in wagyu beef farm
A wagyu beef producer in northern NSW benefited from a multi-million investment from the NSW government, at the recommendation of a private equity firm that owned a majority stake in the company.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Opinion
State Parliament
Party over pragmatism: Berejiklian's big test
When Gladys Berejiklian refused to allow her junior Coalition partners to contest the Wagga Wagga byelection, she was taking a substantial risk.
- by Alexandra Smith
State Parliament
New strangulation offence to bolster NSW domestic violence laws
Women fleeing severe cases of domestic violence will be able to secure indefinite apprehended violence orders against their partners under proposed new laws to be debated by NSW Parliament in coming weeks.
- by Lisa Visentin
State Parliament
Taxpayers could foot the bill for delays to WestConnex interchange
Taxpayers will have to pay for any delays or changes to WestConnex's interchange at Rozelle.
- by Alexandra Smith
State Parliament
Oyster farmers to complain against 'anti-competitive' investment move
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet will seek a briefing on the government's decision to buy a stake in an oyster farm, as rival farmers prepare an appeals bid.
- by Lisa Visentin
Byelection
Tony Abbott's sister Christine Forster pulls out of Wentworth race
The City of Sydney councillor last week declared her intention to run for Liberal preselection in the blue ribbon seat vacated by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
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Education
New NSW teachers to require a credit average, 'superior' intelligence
The NSW government has set new teacher standards; they'll need a credit average, "superior" intelligence and a face-to-face degree to work in public schools
- by Jordan Baker
State Parliament
NSW campaign funding laws change just in time for byelection
The state's campaign funding laws have been changed to include byelections, just a week before a potentially bruising battle for the Liberals.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Crime
'A circus': Alarming safety incidents in Juvenile Justice
Staff discovered a secret opening between two cells only after a sexual assault allegation. And a teenage boy cut off part of his ear and flushed it down the toilet.
- by Patrick Begley & Jacqueline Maley
State Parliament
The secret charge the government did not want revealed
The Opposition says secret emails show the government wanted to keep an admin fee a secret from motorists.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Education
Hard facts v soft skills: a new front in the education wars
A curriculum overhaul will trigger debate over whether schools should focus on facts and figures or problem solving, with major implications for the HSC.
- by Jordan Baker