Albanese isn’t alone. ‘Stunning’ properties are common for MPs

Albanese isn’t alone. ‘Stunning’ properties are common for MPs

About two-thirds of federal parliamentarians own two or more properties,an analysis of declared interests shows.

  • byLisa Visentin,Rachel Clun andOlivia Ireland

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The school that turned a Sydney suburb French

The school that turned a Sydney suburb French

With 6.1 per cent of its population speaking French in the home,Killarney Heights is the Francophone capital of Australia. But it was not always this way.

  • byMary Ward
The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait
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The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait

Vulnerable women are facing an agonising search for access to abortion that stretches well into their second trimester more than five years after pregnancy terminations were decriminalised in NSW.

  • byKate Aubusson
We tax big tobacco due to its health impact. Why not social media companies?

We tax big tobacco due to its health impact. Why not social media companies?

Mental health advocates say the government is failing young people by pushing social media bans instead of improving access to unaffordable psychology services.

  • byMary Ward
Public schools to take on cyberbullying after class,publish clear rules

Public schools to take on cyberbullying after class,publish clear rules

It will be mandatory for schools to outline strategies for teachers to identify,prevent and respond to bullying – including cyberbullying outside the classroom.

  • byChristopher Harris
Swapping the Opera House for an oyster farm:new direction for Sydney tourism
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Swapping the Opera House for an oyster farm:new direction for Sydney tourism

A review of NSW’s tourism strategy will recommend the state government adopts an “experience-led” approach.

  • byMary Ward
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Postcode lottery:Where police have shunned state’s new drug laws
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Postcode lottery:Where police have shunned state’s new drug laws

Data from nearly six months of NSW’s landmark pre-court diversion scheme suggests the vast majority of people are still being sent through the overburdened legal system.

  • byMax Maddison
Powerhouse Parramatta unlikely to open before mid-2026
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Powerhouse Parramatta unlikely to open before mid-2026

Unseasonal rainfall has dampened hopes that the delayed western Sydney museum will open by the end of next year.

  • byLinda Morris
In Broken Hill as in Sydney,the answer is housing
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In Broken Hill as in Sydney,the answer is housing

Poor quality housing is one of several factors contributing to a looming health crisis in the state’s far west.

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New laws protect 600,000 workers from deadly dust,but they come too late for Joanna

New laws protect 600,000 workers from deadly dust,but they come too late for Joanna

New laws give workers exposed to respiratory crystalline silica dust the right to demand multiple safety control measures.

  • byAmber Schultz
Touring a hit musical or seeing your kids every day? Winston chose both

Touring a hit musical or seeing your kids every day? Winston chose both

Musical theatre performer Winston Hillyer had seen other actors leave their kids for months at a time to work on shows. He is grateful he hasn’t had to.

  • byMary Ward