Politics
NSW
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Bondi Junction attack
Marina’s mentally ill son attacked her with a knife. It finally got him the help he needed
Almost 11 years ago, Marina Solar was leaving a chemist in Leichhardt when her son, who has schizophrenia, stabbed her in the back of the neck with a serrated kitchen knife.
- by Michael McGowan
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icare investigation
Second CEO quits state’s embattled public insurance system
The head of the state’s insurance regulator has quit his post after being “absent from duty” for several months.
- by Alexandra Smith
Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding
The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.
- by Mary Ward
Breaking
Police
Multiple people killed in Bondi Junction stabbing attack
Six people have died in a stabbing spree at Bondi Junction shopping centre on Saturday afternoon.
- by Sally Rawsthorne, Nigel Gladstone, Perry Duffin, Amber Schultz and Sarah McPhee
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Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%
An internal investigation uncovered a string of defects in the awarding of tens of millions of dollars, including deals which increased by more than 10 times their original value.
- by Michael McGowan
Six more train stations added to high-density housing plan
More councils are putting themselves forward for greater density around train stations as the state government’s signature housing policy is due to start.
- by Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
Five ideas to make life easier for renters and first homebuyers
Two NSW MPs have urged the Liberal Party to adopt policies to help tenants, lest it become irrelevant.
- by Max Maddison
Analysis
ICAC
Corrupt? No. Acceptable behaviour for an MP? Also no
Former minister Tim Crakanthorp’s only punishment for breaching public trust is a seat on the backbench, but his actions could not be more problematic.
- by Alexandra Smith
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ICAC
Crakanthorp ‘breached public trust’, ICAC finds
The corruption watchdog’s report into the conduct of Tim Crakanthorp has been released. The former NSW minister says he “should have done more”.
- by Max Maddison, Alexandra Smith and Michael McGowan
Opinion
Education
Public schools have an image problem, even without funding cuts
Enrolments at public schools have been dropping and this is cited as a key reason behind a slashing of schools’ budgets, revealed to principals in an all-staff note earlier this week.
- by Alexandra Smith
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ICAC
ICAC ‘terminates’ probe into sacked NSW minister Tim Crakanthorp
The Newcastle MP will not be returned to cabinet immediately despite the findings that there were “no reasonable prospects” he would be found corrupt.
- by Michael McGowan and Alexandra Smith