Politics
NSW
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Horse racing
‘Unprovoked verbal abuse’: Officials investigate Mark Latham over alleged racecourse tirade
The politician is alleged to have launched an expletive-laden verbal onslaught in the members area at Rosehill on Tuesday.
- by Chris Barrett
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NSW taxpayers spared cost of keeping giant coal-fired power station open
Using taxpayers’ money to extend the life of Eraring would have put the NSW Labor government on course for a clash with renewable energy advocates and climate campaigners.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Property development
Revealed: The state agencies holding up new housing in NSW
Councils are publicly named and shamed over the time they take to approve housing developments. Now it is the government’s turn.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Healthcare
‘This should never have happened’: Why almost 100 admissions only made Bec sicker
Bec was admitted to hospital almost 100 times from age 19. There was nowhere safe for her to get better.
- by Kate Aubusson
New D-Day for Rosehill after intervention on eve of crucial vote
Racing NSW announced late on Friday that it had instructed the ATC to delay the vote on turning the racecourse into a “mini-city” of 25,000 homes until May 12.
- by Michael McGowan, Chris Barrett and Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
Macquarie Street to Paddy’s Markets: Rory Amon serving drinks as he faces charges
Rory Amon was once considered a rising star of the Liberal Party. Now he’s working at a bar in Paddy’s Markets.
- by Max Maddison
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Hospitals
‘It hasn’t worked for Joe’: The law change that will end the Northern Beaches Hospital model
The parents of Joe, who died at the controversial hospital, have welcomed a major shake-up that will reset “our moral compass”.
- by Michael McGowan, Angus Thomson and Frances Howe
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The Dust of Death
There was a plan to stop Sydney tunnel workers from being killed. It was ignored for five years
A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.
- by Max Maddison
‘Losing was the best thing that ever happened to me’: What Dom Perrottet did next
The state’s youngest ex-premier is relishing a life out of the spotlight but still moves in powerful circles in Washington.
- by Matt Wade
Man charged after woman bit alleged attacker to escape sexual assault on north shore
The 36-year-old woman was walking home from work when the man allegedly grabbed her from behind and pushed her into a garage door in Neutral Bay.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo and Ben Cubby
It’s a long way to the top of the tower replacing AC/DC family home
A 143.9m, 38-storey building featuring a 120-room hotel is planned for the former Sydney home of Angus and Malcolm Young, which was knocked down in December.
- by Michael Ruffles and Megan Gorrey
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