The Herald's View
Since the Herald was first published in 1831, the editorial team has believed it important to express a considered view on the issues of the day for readers, always putting the public interest first.
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Population
The proof that Minns’ housing policy is the right call
Sydney’s population crush is coming down heaviest on western Sydney and it is skewing housing across the city.
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Crime
Alice Springs cannot be allowed to remain in a cycle of despair
The imposition of a two-week youth curfew in Alice Springs following an outbreak of violence has again exposed Australia’s dark heart ruined by the poverty of dispossession.
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Population
Record immigration drives capital city population differences
Each day Sydney is becoming the new home for 391 people. But is this a good thing?
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CCP influence
Double life of China’s man in Suva could help Australia in the Pacific
Beijing’s use of Chinese nationals to further its ambitions in the Pacific has received a setback by the revelation that their man in Suva is mentioned in Australian spy agency documents as having links with organised crime and drug shipments.
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The NSW police minister needs to go
Whether it happens now or when Chris Minns decides to pull the trigger on a frontbench reshuffle, Yasmin Catley is finished as police minister.
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Public transport
Here comes another busload of broken promises
Transport unions and the opposition have pounced on the Minns government’s failure to bring its commitments to build locally to reality.
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Rental reforms need to be expedited
Delays to NSW’s rental reforms are a cause for concern for a considerable proportion of the population.
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Political leadership
Civility of the NSW election should be template for MPs’ behaviour
The public increasingly holds many members of parliament in subterranean regard, but the NSW state election may set a new template for politicians’ behaviour.
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Development
Sydney Fish Market tenants are biting too hard
The tangled Sydney Fish Market project is proving so troublesome it’s threatening to turn into a saga rivalling the Opera House’s tortuous 14-year development.
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Kevin Rudd
Trump clearly does not believe Rudd is there to help
Donald Trump’s petty insults to the Australian ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, is a diplomatic incident threatening to escalate into a problem for Canberra.
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NSW Police misconduct
Chris Minns’ political platitudes do not pass the drug test
The premier makes the simplistic observation that it would be better if young people did not take drugs before music festivals, while we await a drug summit promised before the election.
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