Jessica Santos,with son Kaya,and Katherine,with son Cooper,experienced traumatic births with their first children. They are urging the NSW government to enable women to access continuity of care during their pregnancies and childbirth.

Jessica thought she was ready for her first baby. Instead,she wound up traumatised

Thousands of NSW women shared harrowing stories during the inquiry into birth trauma. A new report says some of their experiences were preventable.

  • byMegan Gorrey
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Revealed:The number of new homes coming to your Sydney suburb

  • byMichael Koziol,Michael McGowan andAnthony Segaert
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Housing is Sydney’s biggest crisis. Now targets are here,the hard work starts

The plan is clear:the city’s west will keep expanding,but now the east and north must too. Above all,the housing must be delivered.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Very few sexual assault reports made to police end in convictions,statistics show.
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Study helps explain reticence of sexual assault victims

A new study by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reinforces the tragic reticence of many victims with police taking no legal action on 85 per cent of reported sexual assaults.

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