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State Parliament
Hell hath no fury like my cancelled bus. Time for Minns to get on board
Labor won by convincing enough voters that the Coalition had left NSW with a host of headaches. But as Sarah Mitchell pointedly reminded Prue Car – and Labor – this week: “It’s your turn now.”
- by Alexandra Smith
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Punish ‘NIMBY’ councils to woo Gen Z voters, Young Liberals urge party
In a sign of a growing generational divide, NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman is facing an internal push for more ambitious housing policies.
- by Michael McGowan
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Closing the Gap
Police should not be responsible for Closing the Gap targets, says commissioner
A review has found that NSW Police has no commitment to Closing the Gap targets for the state’s Indigenous population.
- by Michael McGowan
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Euthanasia
Up to 250 doctors sign on to deliver new assisted dying laws
NSW residents with a terminal illness will be able to legally choose the timing of their death from next month.
- by Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
Stop moaning about Moore Park Golf Course. Sacrifices need to be made
With a housing affordability and supply crisis dogging NSW more than any other state, sacrifices will be necessary.
- by Brad Emery
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Infrastructure boom
Just get on with building the Metro West project
Taking stock of the project was reasonable but outsourcing the future of Australia’s largest public transport project was weak leadership.
- The Herald's View
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Inner Sydney golf course to be slashed for parkland as city grows
Nearly half of the popular Moore Park Golf Course will become a public park.
- by Harriet Alexander
‘Lizard Rock’ housing development renamed, still fails to win over locals
An Aboriginal land council’s “unpopular” plans to build 450 homes on Sydney’s northern beaches may have influenced the area’s Voice result, the local member alleged.
- by Mary Ward
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Housing affordability
‘We need money now’: NSW seeks changes to Albanese’s flagship housing package
Just two months after the deal was struck at national cabinet, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey is asking for more money upfront instead of in five years’ time.
- by Michael Koziol
Minns urges MPs to ‘speak with one voice’ after pro-Palestine rebellion
It comes as the NSW Teachers Federation slammed the Labor government for its steadfast support of Israel.
- by Alexandra Smith, Lucy Carroll and Michael McGowan
NSW Labor MP speaks out in support over pill testing
Cameron Murphy has split with premier Chris Minns over pill testing, saying an urgent trial over the summer festival season could save lives.
- by Max Maddison