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NSW
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Coronavirus pandemic
The COVID Generation
The government ordered the shutdown of schools during COVID, disrupting the social and educational progress of children. The impacts are profound and ongoing.
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Analysis
Casinos
If Star casino fails, will there be a parachute?
Whichever way you spin it, Monday’s announcement of a second inquiry into the Pyrmont entertainment venue is a real threat to its future.
- by Michael McGowan
The sites for Sydney’s new public preschools revealed
The Minns government has finalised the 100 sites around the state that will have public preschools for the first time.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘A horrible place for gays is now wonderful’, thanks to the toughest bloke I’ve met
Rugby league legend Ian Roberts is proud of Sydney’s queer culture. He reveals the moment he knew he was gay and a secret crush on a former team-mate.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Star faces hefty penalties if it breaches jobs agreement
The casino will be hit with financial penalties if it does not keep up its end of a deal signed with the NSW government to scrap a potentially fatal tax hike.
- by Alexandra Smith
Minns v Moore: Leaders trade jibes as bad blood over housing intensifies
The NSW Premier Chris Minns again singles out the City of Sydney mayor for criticism over residential development. Clover Moore says he has his facts wrong.
- by Max Maddison
Opinion
Cycling
Why it’s an undeniable truth that Sydney hates bikes
Let’s take our rage against the machines that make no noise and direct it at the vehicles that make our cities intolerable.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Tax on Airbnb, Stayz accommodation could boost NSW housing supply
The NSW government is grappling with a housing crisis and encouraging Airbnb owners to list their properties on the rental market to ease the pressure.
- by Alexandra Smith
Exclusive
Development
‘Investors are the problem’: Why denser housing may not be coming to a suburb near you
Premier Chris Minns promised a vision for Sydney’s “missing middle” that would help solve the housing crisis. Developers say the plans face significant hurdles.
- by Max Maddison
Editorial
State Parliament
Higher density is the key to solving Sydney’s housing crisis
“If we keep playing musical chairs with too few homes, it is the youngest and lowest-income people among us who will lose” – the NSW Productivity Commissioner reveals the real cost of Sydney’s housing crisis.
- The Herald's View
The apartment tweak that could have saved renters $1800 a year
Sydney is at risk of becoming a “city with no grandchildren”, the NSW Productivity Commission has found.
- by Max Maddison