The Albanese government’s budget has delivered a $1.9 billion blow to NSW,putting the state’s finances under further pressure.
Premier Chris Minns repeatedly declined to put a timeline on law changes that will see men who are released on bail after being accused of a serious domestic violence offence required to wear an ankle bracelet.
The NSW government’s proposed laws will make it much harder for the most serious offenders to inflict harm. But there are other protections it can and must deploy.
One councillor against the book ban says it contradicts Cumberland’s motto of “Welcome,Belong,Succeed”.
Herald senior reporter Andrew Hornery has spent several weeks talking to some who found themselves on the wrong side of the law against homosexuality in NSW.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the decision to apologise to those punished by laws which criminalised homosexuality in our state.
Best-selling Australian author Amie Kaufman,whose books have been banned in the US,is warning against importing a culture war over literature.
Up to 100 children a year face being blocked from accessing one of the state’s most recognised family and domestic violence intervention centres. Parents say the government is abandoning them.
The move comes after yet another high-profile alleged domestic violence incident which saw a woman stabbed outside an Alexandria gym on Wednesday.
NSW is facing a chronic shortage of caseworkers,including child protection workers,leaving vulnerable kids and women facing more harm.
The Palm Beach restaurant’s hopes of nighttime dining were dashed after residents living half a kilometre away complained. A new law is set to avoid a repeat.