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Power station’s reprieve a wake-up call for renewables
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Energy

Power station’s reprieve a wake-up call for renewables

Premier Chris Minns made a stunning admission when announcing he would keep the Eraring coal-fired power station open but the people of NSW hd no idea doomsday was so close.

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Age restrictions on social media are bound to fail
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Social media

Age restrictions on social media are bound to fail

The rush to rescue teenage Australians from the evils of social media is a simplistic solution to a problem too complicated to be resolved by good intentions.

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Timing of Telstra’s workforce cuts raise suspicions about spectre of AI
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AI

Timing of Telstra’s workforce cuts raise suspicions about spectre of AI

The proposed mass redundancies at one of the country’s biggest employers are a shock but also raise community fears about the future of jobs in the face of the rise of AI – even though Telstra said the losses were unrelated to machine learning.

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Leichhardt Oval has home ground advantage
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NRL 2024

Leichhardt Oval has home ground advantage

Despite the austere times, politicians are finding funds to save the Wests Tigers ground that has been part of Sydney life since 1934.

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Caution needed on Sydney’s road tolling shake-up
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Transurban

Caution needed on Sydney’s road tolling shake-up

The promise of lower tolls sounds good, but implementing a new regime will be politically and commercially difficult. 

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The downside of power, privilege and philanthropy

The downside of power, privilege and philanthropy

Though Gina Rinehart’s philanthropy is negligible compared with her almost unfathomable wealth, she often deploys it effectively in her own interests.

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Needless penalties for 900,000 households who adopted solar power
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Renewables

Needless penalties for 900,000 households who adopted solar power

Consumer faith in solar power has been shaken by the revelation that Ausgrid is imposing a penalty on electricity exported to the grid when the sun shines brightest.

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Federal budget another reminder of how unfair GST carve-up is for NSW
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GST

Federal budget another reminder of how unfair GST carve-up is for NSW

It has become obvious that the GST distribution model is no longer fit for purpose and urgent change is needed for the sound financial future of our state.

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Chalmers is often compared to Keating but all three budgets have lacked ambition

Chalmers is often compared to Keating but all three budgets have lacked ambition

It is time for Jim Chalmers to rise to the challenge and outline a reform vision.

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Cumberland Council should reverse its same-sex library book ban
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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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We commend Minns for committing to an apology to LGBTQ community

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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