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Workplace safety
$2.5 million to enforce engineered stone ban after inspections reveal worksite issues
A national ban on the use, supply and manufacture of engineered stone, commonly used in shiny kitchen benchtops, will begin next month.
- by Mary Ward
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Oversized road hogs a danger to us all
Anyone who drives will confirm the “truckification” of large utes and SUVs on the roads.
NSW is about to get a new budget. Here’s what we already know
Amid an unfortunate accounting error and a huge blow to revenue, the budget is set to be one of restraint. But before it is released, there’s a lot we already know.
- by Anthony Segaert
Doing more with less: Mookhey’s battle to bring the budget into the black
Domestic violence, the GST saga and a COVID hangover – the NSW treasurer is presiding over a complicated budget picture.
- by Matt Wade and Alexandra Smith
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Planning
NSW’s version of ‘bank of mum and dad’ to help build more homes
The NSW government says a key sticking point in building new homes is finance, and is prepared to step in and help.
- by Alexandra Smith
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NSW budget
Trump is the ‘biggest threat’ to NSW economy and jobs, treasurer warns
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey warns the trade policies of a second Trump presidency would “have a huge effect”.
- by Alexandra Smith and Matt Wade
‘Sexuality is not a value; it is who you are’: Discrimination is unChristian
It’s one thing for schools to hire staff who share their values . It is another thing for schools to discriminate against people because of physical attributes they can’t change.
Editorial
Sydney councils
Most NSW mayors and councillors earn their pay rises
It is difficult to begrudge modest pay increases for mayors and councillors.
- The Herald's View
This Sydney school science lab has shut down until there is money to fix it. How did it come to this?
The problems at one northern beaches school are just the tip of the iceberg as the state education system grapples with budget cuts and frozen funds.
- by Lucy Carroll
Low-density luxury development exacerbates housing crisis
I doubt the premier’s housing plan envisaged the demolition of 28 smaller relatively low-cost units and their replacement with 22 large, luxurious and costly apartments.
Editorial
Political donations
South Australia goes down road never travelled on political donations
South Australia is proposing to ban political donations from state elections.
- The Herald's View