Prominent campaigner claims NSW Labor ‘used’ her for electoral gain

Prominent campaigner claims NSW Labor ‘used’ her for electoral gain

A campaigner against domestic violence claims she was promised $20,000 for her organisation. When she didn’t get it,she had a bit to say.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael McGowan

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Former Bayside mayor found guilty of misconduct over development plans

Former Bayside mayor found guilty of misconduct over development plans

Former Bayside mayor Bill Saravinovski mysteriously stepped down after four decades on council. A tribunal has now found him guilty of misconduct over a failure to properly disclose his relationship with a developer.

  • byMax Maddison andAnthony Segaert
It was meant to be the Opera House for fish. Instead,there’s something rotten in Blackwattle Bay

It was meant to be the Opera House for fish. Instead,there’s something rotten in Blackwattle Bay

For five years,a stench has been growing around the damp squib that is the new Sydney Fish Market. Taxpayers should be tired of being on the hook.

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Words of harm from a place of care add chilling new dimension to wave of hate

Words of harm from a place of care add chilling new dimension to wave of hate

That anyone could use public healthcare as a weapon of hate is a most distressing thought. But we’ve been compelled to consider that reality.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Eddie Obeid to be released from jail before his third trial next year

Eddie Obeid to be released from jail before his third trial next year

The former Labor minister was dressed in his bottle-green prison clothing as he appeared via video from Sydney’s Long Bay jail for his latest court hearing.

  • byKate McClymont
Labor’s antisemitism laws face internal resistance over ‘draconian’ new police powers
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Labor’s antisemitism laws face internal resistance over ‘draconian’ new police powers

Several Labor MPs have criticised reforms introduced by the Minns government on Tuesday which they say will give police “vague” new powers.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
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Australia must hit back if Trump’s tariffs go ahead

Australia must hit back if Trump’s tariffs go ahead

People aren’t happy about the possible imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium by the Trump administration.

Andrew wants to help the housing crisis. Two trees are holding him back

Andrew wants to help the housing crisis. Two trees are holding him back

When Andrew Ireland and his wife found their dream home to retire in,it came with an added bonus.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Law designed to solve Sydney’s antisemitism crisis faces opposition from within
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Law designed to solve Sydney’s antisemitism crisis faces opposition from within

The NSW government returns to parliament on Tuesday. The premier’s proposed vilification laws are facing a rebellion.

  • byMax Maddison
NSW’s proposed new hate laws feel somehow incomplete
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NSW’s proposed new hate laws feel somehow incomplete

Premier Chris Minns has been strong and vigorous in confronting antisemitism,but his highly targeted response has inherent problems.

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‘Very real risk of violence’:The growing fear within NSW’s LGBTQ community
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‘Very real risk of violence’:The growing fear within NSW’s LGBTQ community

Threats and attacks against LGBTQI+ organisations,including a neo-Nazi rally outside a queer film festival,have elevated leaders’ fears of violence.

  • byMichael McGowan