This was an overdue win for transparency and accountability.
Whatever he does in the future,I will always have great respect for Dominic Perrottet due to his stance on three issues.
Covering courts is bloody hard work.
Slowly,limits on the information journalists are allowed to access are tightening. We have to fight harder to find out what was once considered our right to know under the principle of open justice.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the decision to apologise to those punished by laws which criminalised homosexuality in our state.
It’s the Herald’s job to speak truth to power. And the truth is the NSW cabinet missed a moment today.
On this issue,it is obvious not enough is being done. The Herald and other major media outlets have a responsibility to push our political leaders for desperately needed change.
After a lot of thought – and yes,some tears – I keep coming back to one word to sum up this week:senseless.
Once,cases like this would only play out in the courtroom,with very little capacity for the public to see how the sausage is made.
I appreciate this affair is probably one that many busy readers have not engaged in. But in my view this story matters a great deal because it goes to three key points.
In the midst of a housing affordability crisis,the debate over plans to sell and redevelop the Rosehill Racecourse should be based on fact,not scaremongering rhetoric.