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Milton Orkopoulos, ex-minister, paedophile, to get prison day release

Milton Orkopoulos, ex-minister, paedophile, to get prison day release

The disgraced former Labor minister has spent 10 years behind bars for sex offences against teenage boys and supplying them with drugs.

  • by Alexandra Smith

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Call for more funding to meet 'untapped demand' for Legal Aid services
State Parliament

Call for more funding to meet 'untapped demand' for Legal Aid services

The number of people accessing Legal Aid services for family law and domestic violence court matters has hit record levels over the past year.

  • by Lisa Visentin
NSW government to overhaul how payroll tax is collected from small firms
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State Parliament

NSW government to overhaul how payroll tax is collected from small firms

Small businesses in NSW will collectively save as much as $10 million a year.

  • by Lisa Visentin & Matt Wade
Protesters interrupt Greens MLC's final speech defending Buckingham
State Parliament

Protesters interrupt Greens MLC's final speech defending Buckingham

Dawn Walker's final speech to parliament was interrupted by protesters, as she defended her colleague Jeremy Buckingham against calls within the party for him to resign.

  • by Lisa Visentin
North Shore MP Felicity Wilson's preselection challenged by rival
State Parliament

North Shore MP Felicity Wilson's preselection challenged by rival

North Shore hopeful Tim James has challenged Ms Wilson's preselection for the seat

  • by Lisa Visentin
'Don't want to play catch up': Berejiklian says Morrison has listened
State Parliament

'Don't want to play catch up': Berejiklian says Morrison has listened

Gladys Berejiklian says she does not want to be playing catch-up on infrastructure.

  • by Alexandra Smith
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Biggest increase in NSW police numbers for more than 30 years
State Parliament

Biggest increase in NSW police numbers for more than 30 years

The state government will deliver 1500 new police, the biggest single increase for the force in more than 30 years. 

  • by Alexandra Smith
'Simply not good enough': Upton demands answers over $500k credit card bill
State Parliament

'Simply not good enough': Upton demands answers over $500k credit card bill

The Local Government Minister Gabrielle Upton has demanded answers about a rural council's massive credit card bill. 

  • by Alexandra Smith
My family is shocked by the latest shift in child protection
Opinion
Indigenous

My family is shocked by the latest shift in child protection

Carers, foster kids and their biological families are rarely heard in the debate, even though these changes dramatically affect our lives.

  • by Yvette Andrews
What next for Bennelong's grave?
Opinion
Anthony Roberts

What next for Bennelong's grave?

Captain Cook’s 250th Anniversary will occur in 2020. There is a way to improve the balance between white celebration and black mourning.

  • by Peter Mitchell
Hospital is a test case for privatisation
Editorial
Editorial

Hospital is a test case for privatisation

There will be times where the private sector can add efficiency and new ways of thinking but others where private profits only come at the price of worse services and greater risks.