Waiting for a crisis:Fears as NSW enters festival season without drug reform

Waiting for a crisis:Fears as NSW enters festival season without drug reform

NSW Police have confirmed drug detection dogs will be used at festivals as part of a “high-visibility police operation”.

  • byAmber Schultz

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‘We would not have squandered this opportunity’:NSW opposition leader gives budget response

‘We would not have squandered this opportunity’:NSW opposition leader gives budget response

Opposition Leader Mark Speakman says the government did not do enough to address the housing crisis in its first budget.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Minns passed his budget,but did he fail a drug test?

Minns passed his budget,but did he fail a drug test?

Missing from the fine print in NSW Labor’s Tuesday budget was money for a smaller but equally problematic issue facing Premier Chris Minns.

  • byAlexandra Smith
‘The damage has been done’:Film and TV producers escalate campaign against cuts

‘The damage has been done’:Film and TV producers escalate campaign against cuts

Producers responsible for shows like Colin from Accounts,as well as hundreds of film industry employees,have warned the future of TV and film is at risk.

  • byLinda Morris
‘Stigmatising and traumatising’:Government’s drug summit omission slammed
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‘Stigmatising and traumatising’:Government’s drug summit omission slammed

The government promised to hold a drug summit once it was elected. Now it faces accusations that it lacks commitment and understanding of the serious issue.

  • byMax Maddison
Sydney was promised its first new selective school in 25 years. Now it’s just one class
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Sydney was promised its first new selective school in 25 years. Now it’s just one class

The state government allocated $3.5 billion for new and upgraded schools in its budget. Here’s where they will be built.

  • byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone
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NSW Labor’s budget was exactly on brand. Safe and risk-averse

NSW Labor’s budget was exactly on brand. Safe and risk-averse

Tuesday’s budget was risk-averse,unsurprising and helped along with a sprinkling of good luck. Or at least fortunate timing.

  • byAlexandra Smith
The people’s verdict on the NSW budget

The people’s verdict on the NSW budget

What did you think of the NSW budget? We spoke to six people to gauge the public’s response.

  • bySarah Keoghan,Anthony Segaert andMillie Muroi
The NSW budget explained in five charts
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Analysis

The NSW budget explained in five charts

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s first budget predicts higher unemployment and slower economic growth,but also forecasts a return to surplus next financial year.

  • byMatt Wade andNigel Gladstone
Eight hours a day:Crisis program unavailable for woman’s ‘beanbag round death’

Eight hours a day:Crisis program unavailable for woman’s ‘beanbag round death’

A program to de-escalate people in crisis is underfunded and not available in Newcastle,where Krista Kach was shot dead during a standoff with police.

  • byPerry Duffin andLaura Banks
NSW budget 2023 as it happened:Rising property prices,wages growth fuels $17 billion boost to state

NSW budget 2023 as it happened:Rising property prices,wages growth fuels $17 billion boost to state

In Labor’s first state budget since 2010,Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has announced policies targeted at housing affordability,essential services and public sector wages.

  • byAnthony Segaert