Yesterday
Office tower to apartment block: Inside the new push to fix housing
Planning reforms in Australia’s two biggest states have sparked political backlash, but will buyers and developers fill in the missing middle?
February
Antisemitic video leads to charges for nurse, Sydney school protest
A Sydney nurse has been charged with threatening to kill, while a related protest by schoolboys on Wednesday morning was condemned as antisemitic.
Albanese says rail union alienating people of NSW
Chris Minns could ask federal Labor for intervention if NSW government fails to get Sydney Trains industrial action suspended
Trump boosts BlueScope; Housing crisis hope; Business class wars
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Sydney train chaos as union negotiations collapse
Sydney commuters told to delay non-urgent travel after negotiations collapsed over $4500 sign-on bonus demand.
How a prankster exposed views that shocked the world
Israeli influencer Max Veifer used an obscure online platform to capture the video of two NSW nurses making outrageous antisemitic claims about patients.
Jewish body seeks healthcare inquiry after ‘vile’ antisemitic video
The peak Jewish body in NSW has called for a wider investigation into discrimination in healthcare after two nurses were stood down for claiming they would refuse to treat and would kill Israeli patients.
PM to go head-to-head with Trump on tariff threat
Australian exports to the US could be hit by taxes after the American president announced a duty on metals coming in from every other nation.
What the new hate crime laws mean for arrests and sentencing
New offences created by the Commonwealth will raise the seriousness of criminal conduct, but a NSW proposal shapes as the most significant change to hate laws.
Debt-laden Victoria could be paying $15m per match to host NFL
The Victorian government claims hosting LA Rams is a coup for Melbourne, but NSW Premier Chris Minns says his state was asked to pay a ‘king’s ransom’ for the fixture.
NSW toughens laws on Nazi symbols and inciting hatred
Protests at places of worship and display of Nazi symbols at synagogues to be punishable by two years in prison under NSW hate speech crackdown.
Surprise birthday lunch led to minister’s downfall for car misuse
NSW minister Rose Jackson says she did not ask colleague Jo Haylen why they were using a government car to go to lunch because she was excited by the surprise.
NSW minister quits over car use scandal
For two days NSW Premier Chris Minns backed Transport Minister Jo Haylen over using a government car for private trips. But one more journey was a bridge too far.
Trade war paused; The price of Trump’s ‘deals’; Why you don’t need that much super
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Minns leaves door open to sack Haylen over government car use
NSW Premier Chris Minns says any further controversy over Jo Haylen’s use of drivers will “weigh heavily” on his decision to keep or sack the transport minister.
Minister’s car use may have included 137km weekend sport drop-off
NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen has apologised over use of a driver to attend a Hunter Valley lunch as Premier Chris Minns has rejected calls for her resignation.
Spender push to toughen hate speech laws amid antisemitism crisis
Labor is facing demands for amendments that would criminalise the “F--- the Jews” Sydney Opera House chant.
January
Van find a ‘disturbing escalation’, but no hike to terror risk: ASIO
Director-general of security Mike Burgess says the discovery of explosives and antisemitic notes in a caravan near Sydney does not warrant raising the nation’s threat level. Anthony Albanese says the perpetrators will be hunted down.
For Jewish Australians, when does the terror stop?
The discovery of a caravan in Sydney laden with explosives means Australia’s antisemitism crisis has taken a sinister turn.
ASX rises; Court approves Tamarama mansion; Private school culture war
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