Editorial
Editorial
Performing arts
Parramatta’s west side story and Sydney’s need for more theatres
The announcement that Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres complex is to get a $188 million revamp may be Sydney’s biggest cultural reimagining since the Opera House.
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Courts
Principles of open justice demand our right to know
Journalists spend much of their time fighting for information to which they should rightfully be allowed access.
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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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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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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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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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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.Â
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Indigenous art
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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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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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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Federal budget
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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