Politics
NSW
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Drug reform
Implementing NSW drug summit recommendations should not be delayed
The 2024 NSW drug summit has called for a shake-up of criminal justice and policing, and an end to the use of strip searches and sniffer detection dogs at music festivals.
- The Herald's View
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Opinion
Australia votes
If NSW swings to Dutton, it’s curtains for the state Liberal leader
But if Dutton fails to seize critical seats in the state, it may be a boon for Mark Speakman.
- by Alexandra Smith
The Sydney council, the vulnerable frog and the $7m lawsuit that backfired
A company that rejected the first offer of $2.49 million for a forced acquisition of land will receive much less.
- by Michael Ruffles
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Horse racing
‘Unprovoked verbal abuse’: Officials investigate Mark Latham over alleged racecourse tirade
The politician is alleged to have launched an expletive-laden verbal onslaught in the members area at Rosehill on Tuesday.
- by Chris Barrett
NSW taxpayers spared cost of keeping giant coal-fired power station open
Using taxpayers’ money to extend the life of Eraring would have put the NSW Labor government on course for a clash with renewable energy advocates and climate campaigners.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Property development
Revealed: The state agencies holding up new housing in NSW
Councils are publicly named and shamed over the time they take to approve housing developments. Now it is the government’s turn.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Healthcare
‘This should never have happened’: Why almost 100 admissions only made Bec sicker
Bec was admitted to hospital almost 100 times from age 19. There was nowhere safe for her to get better.
- by Kate Aubusson
New D-Day for Rosehill after intervention on eve of crucial vote
Racing NSW announced late on Friday that it had instructed the ATC to delay the vote on turning the racecourse into a “mini-city” of 25,000 homes until May 12.
- by Michael McGowan, Chris Barrett and Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
Macquarie Street to Paddy’s Markets: Rory Amon serving drinks as he faces charges
Rory Amon was once considered a rising star of the Liberal Party. Now he’s working at a bar in Paddy’s Markets.
- by Max Maddison
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Hospitals
‘It hasn’t worked for Joe’: The law change that will end the Northern Beaches Hospital model
The parents of Joe, who died at the controversial hospital, have welcomed a major shake-up that will reset “our moral compass”.
- by Michael McGowan, Angus Thomson and Frances Howe
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The Dust of Death
There was a plan to stop Sydney tunnel workers from being killed. It was ignored for five years
A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.
- by Max Maddison