The Herald’s legal fight to protect the community from a serial rapist

The Herald’s legal fight to protect the community from a serial rapist

This was an overdue win for transparency and accountability.

  • byBevan Shields

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Perrottet for prime minister? Mike Baird says yes

Perrottet for prime minister? Mike Baird says yes

Whatever he does in the future,I will always have great respect for Dominic Perrottet due to his stance on three issues.

  • byBevan Shields
Court reporters,the Herald’s unsung journalists

Court reporters,the Herald’s unsung journalists

Covering courts is bloody hard work.

  • byBevan Shields
The stories we’re not allowed to write

The stories we’re not allowed to write

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.

  • byBevan Shields andJordan Baker
Jailed for being gay? An unthinkable concept in NSW in 2024 was once reality for many

Jailed for being gay? An unthinkable concept in NSW in 2024 was once reality for many

Congratulations to everyone involved in the decision to apologise to those punished by laws which criminalised homosexuality in our state.

  • byBevan Shields
How much longer do we have to wait to see a NSW domestic violence plan? A few more days,apparently

How much longer do we have to wait to see a NSW domestic violence plan? A few more days,apparently

It’s the Herald’s job to speak truth to power. And the truth is the NSW cabinet missed a moment today.

  • byBevan Shields
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Australia cannot afford to wait to act on violence against women

Australia cannot afford to wait to act on violence against women

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.

  • byBevan Shields
Trying to make sense of a senseless week in Sydney

Trying to make sense of a senseless week in Sydney

After a lot of thought – and yes,some tears – I keep coming back to one word to sum up this week:senseless.

  • byBevan Shields
All eyes will be on courtroom one on Monday

All eyes will be on courtroom one on Monday

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.

  • byBevan Shields
Well,wasn’t that all totally predictable?

Well,wasn’t that all totally predictable?

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.

  • byBevan Shields
The word that has shocked me in the debate over housing

The word that has shocked me in the debate over housing

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.

  • byBevan Shields