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Foley drops legal action threat over ABC reporter's harassment claims

Foley drops legal action threat over ABC reporter's harassment claims

The former opposition leader has spoken for the first time since announcing he was quitting politics.

  • by Alexandra Smith

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Compromise needed in stadium wars
Editorial
Editorial

Compromise needed in stadium wars

The city has become bizarrely polarised between stadium haters and stadium lovers.

NSW Labor leader Michael Daley shuffles frontbench ahead of state election
NSW Votes

NSW Labor leader Michael Daley shuffles frontbench ahead of state election

Community services spokeswoman Tania Mihailuk will take on the coveted planning portfolio

  • by Lisa Visentin & Jacob Saulwick
'You won't get a single cent': Labor stands firm on stadium cash
State Parliament

'You won't get a single cent': Labor stands firm on stadium cash

NSW Labor will not rebuild either Sydney Football Stadium at Moore Park or proceed with an $800 million upgrade to ANZ Stadium if it wins government at the March election.

  • by Lisa Visentin & Jacob Saulwick
'Sydney’s not full': Alliance formed to combat anti-population push
Immigration

'Sydney’s not full': Alliance formed to combat anti-population push

Recent calls by Gladys Berejiklian and Scott Morrison to slow the migration intake into Sydney and NSW have prompted an alliance of community and business groups to hit back.

  • by Jacob Saulwick
Take a step to the right: Berejiklian's lesson from Victoria's poll
Opinion
Gladys Berejiklian

Take a step to the right: Berejiklian's lesson from Victoria's poll

The Labor victory to the south is mainly bad news for NSW's Liberal government, but there is a positive takeaway for the Premier.

  • by John Ruddick
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'Suffocated and hidden': Keating, Lucy Turnbull called on to revitalise historic Sydney precinct
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State Parliament

'Suffocated and hidden': Keating, Lucy Turnbull called on to revitalise historic Sydney precinct

Two prominent Sydneysiders have been called on to find a way to breathe new life in to one Sydney's most historical areas.

  • by Alexandra Smith
Corrections minister David Elliott under pressure over youth custody report
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State Parliament

Corrections minister David Elliott under pressure over youth custody report

An independent report found "significant failings" in the Juvenile Justice system but the minister did not read a draft he received last December.

  • by Patrick Begley & Jacqueline Maley
Future of the NSW Greens 'precarious at best' warn MPs
State Parliament

Future of the NSW Greens 'precarious at best' warn MPs

The future of the NSW Greens is 'precarious at best' unless the party is urgently reformed, two Greens MPs have warned. 

  • by Alexandra Smith
Milton Orkopoulos, ex-minister, paedophile, to get prison day release
State Parliament

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
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