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Housing crisis
The shocking statistic that illustrates Sydney’s housing crisis
Despite all the talk of increasing supply, Sydney built fewer homes in 2023 than five years ago, new analysis shows.
- by Matt Wade
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Bleak reminders of dangers inherent in our most-loved holiday activities
A spate of drownings and an escalating road toll have provided a sobering end to the year.
- by The Herald's View
Cossies rule over cozzie livs across our seaside towns
Domestic tourism remains resilient despite stiffening economic headwinds and one generation in particular seems to be enjoying its time in the sun.
- by Max Maddison
New year, new laws: The toll and legal changes coming this January
A raft of new state and federal laws take effect as the clock strikes midnight on Sunday, including a long-promised cap on road tolls for Sydney motorists.
- by Max Maddison and Olivia Ireland
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State Parliament
Parramatta Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing
Two ALP-controlled councils have accused the government of flouting planning rules to meet national housing targets, with one local authority threatening legal action.
- by Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
Politics and planning: The pitfalls facing Chris Minns’ housing reforms
Solving the state’s housing crisis is the NSW premier’s Everest. The solution will require him overcoming problems that undid the previous government.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Office wars: Are young workers ‘entitled’, or managers ‘elitist’?
Employers discrediting an entire generation as “entitled young” should rise above their outdated myopia and demonstrate some broader critical thinking.
‘One number does not a good person make’: Does the HSC result matter?
Education is not a competition, readers told the Herald, and the focus on HSC results fails to identify the many benefits of education.
CSIRO report shows us the way on renewable energy
The CSIRO’s claim that renewables will outshine nuclear and coal in cost-effectiveness is encouraging.
Please, ABC, can you allow The Drum to beat again?
The Drum was one of the best programs ever produced by the ABC and a very short-sighted decision has now been made, presumably in another futile attempt to attract a younger audience.
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State Parliament
A $3b shortfall: The real pressure a housing surge brings to Sydney
A new report has called for greater funding for services to support already booming suburbs.
- by Max Maddison