Revealed:LGAs where police strip-searches occur most often

Revealed:LGAs where police strip-searches occur most often

A coalition of justice and health organisations has urged the state government to outlaw such searches of young people due to their traumatic impact.

  • byMax Maddison andCindy Yin

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This shutdown will turn Pearl Jam into traffic jam,and commuters will play the blame game

This shutdown will turn Pearl Jam into traffic jam,and commuters will play the blame game

Transport Minister Jo Haylen likens the transport union to a boa constrictor strangling the rail system,but the government will not escape blame if the city comes to a standstill.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Thug back on the streets as government abandons challenge to parole

Thug back on the streets as government abandons challenge to parole

The early release of a drug addict who bashed a female police office senseless has raised new doubts about NSW’s parole system.

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Man who attacked hero officer whisked out back prison gate after appeal abandoned

Man who attacked hero officer whisked out back prison gate after appeal abandoned

The drug addict who bashed Samantha Barlow has been quietly released from jail to avoid the awaiting media,after the NSW government was advised it could not win a challenge to his release.

  • byPerry Duffin andJessica McSweeney
In the State of Origin of crime,here’s where NSW comes out on top
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In the State of Origin of crime,here’s where NSW comes out on top

NSW is leading the country on low crime rates,according to the first state-by-state comparison.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Police lay two additional assault charges against Alan Jones

Police lay two additional assault charges against Alan Jones

Police have now charged the former broadcaster with 26 offences relating to nine alleged victims after an investigation into indecent assault and sexual touching allegations.

  • byKate McClymont
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How Alan Jones rose to power grilling the most powerful

How Alan Jones rose to power grilling the most powerful

From quizzing prime ministers to courting controversy,broadcaster Alan Jones wielded great power. On Monday he was arrested after a nine-month police strike force investigation.

  • byKate McClymont
Al fresco venues set for capacity boost under new reforms

Al fresco venues set for capacity boost under new reforms

At Joel Ridzuan’s Brookvale brewery,he is “at capacity” when the space looks barely half-full.

  • byMax Maddison
Andrew has been a tradie since he was 10. His work has left him dying

Andrew has been a tradie since he was 10. His work has left him dying

In just two months,23 new cases of the deadly disease silicosis have been reported in NSW.

  • byAlexandra Smith
The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction,a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael Koziol
Built for Sydney 2000,this Olympic venue’s future is in doubt

Built for Sydney 2000,this Olympic venue’s future is in doubt

Australia’s peak body for cycling has accused the NSW government of leaving athletes in limbo over the Dunc Gray Velodrome in Sydney’s south west.

  • byChris Barrett