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Censorship
Cumberland Council should reverse its same-sex library book ban
One councillor against the book ban says it contradicts Cumberland’s motto of “Welcome, Belong, Succeed”.
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LGBTIQ hate crimes
We commend Minns for committing to an apology to LGBTQ community
Herald senior reporter Andrew Hornery has spent several weeks talking to some who found themselves on the wrong side of the law against homosexuality in NSW.
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India
Australia and India have long enjoyed close ties. But not everything is rosy
The recent actions of Narendra Modi’s nationalist government are putting decades of good relations between the two countries under strain.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden’s curb on bomb delivery could be a catalyst to end Rafah standoff
The strength of the relationship between Biden’s administration and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is about to be tested to the utmost.
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Education
Same-sex families don’t just belong in Newtown: they belong everywhere
The ugly topic of censorship made an unwelcome return to the headlines this week.
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Federal budget
Chalmers’ challenge: Hard-headed budget discipline
Australia’s debt-laden households need the treasurer to keep federal spending in check.
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Domestic violence
‘All options’ were on the table to tackle DV, but now the most obvious one is off
The Herald agrees with the premier that immediate action is needed, but he and cabinet have missed a moment to do something with generational consequences.
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Domestic violence
Domestic violence package is a good start – but much more is needed
Today’s $230 million package must be the first word on this issue, not the final.
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Domestic violence
Australia needs to ditch its dinosaur attitudes – but Molly Ticehurst shouldn’t have paid the price to make it happen
Under cloudy skies on the Forbes rugby oval, hundreds of people paid witness to a father’s grief. The premier and police minister were among them.
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Domestic violence
Tackling domestic violence is welcome but women have heard it before
While steps taken by the national cabinet on violence against women are welcome, much more needs to be done.
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Aviation
Consumers pay the price as Bonza fights to survive
The cloud hanging over the future of Bonza makes it clear more must be done to encourage new players in Australian aviation – and to support them.
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