As we debate the Voice,I’ve been thinking about my late friend Michael

As we debate the Voice,I’ve been thinking about my late friend Michael

One of the journos I loved working with and learnt a lot from is no longer with us. But he’s been on my mind lately as we head towards the Voice referendum.

  • byBevan Shields

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God help America. It’s in for a bumpy ride

God help America. It’s in for a bumpy ride

It’s hard to be surprised by US politics these days,but a 20-second moment during this week’s Republican presidential debate did stun me.

  • byBevan Shields
Sydney’s rail network seems to be held together with sticky tape

Sydney’s rail network seems to be held together with sticky tape

Here we are again,mopping up after another embarrassing failure of Sydney’s rail network.

  • byBevan Shields
Why this fallen Star deserves a reprieve

Why this fallen Star deserves a reprieve

Forging ahead with a rushed tax hike that had the potential to shunt thousands of Sydney workers into unemployment made no sense.

  • byBevan Shields
It’s time to be bold on Metro West

It’s time to be bold on Metro West

As our political leaders debate whether the line should go ahead as planned,we should ask ourselves,do we want our city to be truly great?

  • byBevan Shields
Matildas prove themselves a team in every sense of the word

Matildas prove themselves a team in every sense of the word

An electric atmosphere has struck Sydney this week as the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off.

  • byBevan Shields
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The one question troubling me most about the robo-debt disgrace

The one question troubling me most about the robo-debt disgrace

No-nonsense royal commissioner Catherine Holmes has done important forensic work.

  • byBevan Shields
Corruption isn’t OK even if you have a soft spot for the perpetrator

Corruption isn’t OK even if you have a soft spot for the perpetrator

This is a moment in which we must decide whether all corruption is insidious,or whether wrongdoing is acceptable if it’s balanced by popularity or competency.

  • byBevan Shields
The freedom of information request that revealed a NSW Police cover-up

The freedom of information request that revealed a NSW Police cover-up

In the days after the Tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland,the Herald’s Olivia Ireland did what good journalists do:dig for the truth.

  • byBevan Shields
NSW Police executives won’t like this note – but I don’t care

NSW Police executives won’t like this note – but I don’t care

NSW Police reached a new low in media spin this week when they failed to divulge basic information about the Tasering of a 95-year-old woman.

  • byBevan Shields
Time to ditch a budget ritual

Time to ditch a budget ritual

The federal government’s carefully crafted media matrix of managing budget coverage is no match for the Herald’s journalists.

  • byBevan Shields