Politics
NSW
Analysis
Housing crisis
How the rental crisis ate its way into the middle class
Renters will prove a political powerhouse at the 2027 election. Will the Minns government have done enough to help them?
- by Max Maddison and Nigel Gladstone
Latest
Analysis
State Parliament
Nine marginal seats could cement Labor in power for a decade
There’s a very good reason the premier has full confidence in his housing blitz.
- by Max Maddison, Nigel Gladstone and Anthony Segaert
NSW’s safest seat to go to byelection as MP quits
Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall, long seen as a replacement for Barnaby Joyce, is quitting state parliament.
- by Alexandra Smith and James Massola
Opinion
Law
Minns’ law to lock up kids incites Labor and even makes Libs blush
The premier faces a revolt from his left flank, but his law that will keep more Indigenous teenagers behind bars caught Liberals off guard, too.
- by Alexandra Smith
Exclusive
Gender equality
Top cardiologist suspended after sexual harassment claim revealed
The Centenary Institute has suspended Professor Chris Semsarian and announced a workplace culture review after the Herald publicised details of a sexual harassment claim made by a former employee.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Police suffering mental health injuries drive compensation spike
The compensation payments for all frontline NSW workers topped $1 billion last year, as claim numbers soared on the back of the COVID pandemic.
- by Alexandra Smith
Editorial
Development
Councils must resist noisy NIMBYs
Sydney desperately needs a savvy debate about development. The rejection of extended trading hours at the Palm Beach eatery, The Joey, shows how hard that can be.
- The Herald's View
Five more cocaine ‘bricks’ washed up on Sydney beaches as drug mystery deepens
More than a quarter of a tonne of cocaine has bobbed up on beaches in the region since December, with the latest packages found at Freshwater and Curl Curl.
- by Ben Cubby
Why Sydney’s other rental crisis is also hurting your hip pocket
Sydney’s rental crisis isn’t just confined to the residential market. Industrial sites are sparse and soaring rents are putting upward pressure on consumer goods.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Editorial
Police
Three key reasons why the Steve Jackson hiring matters
It takes a special kind of incompetence to drag your government into another “jobs for the boys” scandal.
- The Herald's View
How do you make your mark when your parents are high achievers? This is how Rose Jackson is doing it
The rising star in the Minns government looks to her ABC journalist mother Liz for inspiration.
- by Deborah Snow