Price hikes could force 60k people out of private health insurance
Providers claim state tax hikes on private health insurance could force 60,000 people to drop their cover, heaping further pressure on the strained public health system.
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Experts, teens to meet in first social media summit
A team of social media avengers are set to assemble in a first-of-its-kind summit to combat the growing dangers teens face online. Here is the plan.
Has ‘Captain Underpants’ changed his tune on CCTV?
In 2019 MP Gareth Ward called for CCTV cameras in Albion Park CBD. Now he wants to know why footage has been released of him allegedly rocking up to parliament in his socks and jocks after 4am. Read details in The Sauce.
In what other workplace can you turn up pantsless at 4am?
The Premier proclamation that Kiama MP Gareth Ward turning up to parliament in his underwear at 4am was ‘far from appropriate in the workplace’ is correct. But it’s unclear what parliament could do to stop it, writes James O’Doherty.
Undie-Gate MP to be investigated by parliamentary probe
Kiama MP Gareth Ward’s 4am walk to parliament in nothing but underwear and a T-shirt will be investigated by parliament’s Privileges and Ethics committee.
Undie-Gate MP must face questions, says minister
A senior NSW minister says Kiama MP Gareth Ward should be investigated after turning up to parliament at 4am without his pants on and allegedly smelling of alcohol.
Le Grande Scam: French nationals’ giant demerit rort
A crackdown on overseas drivers has unearthed one townhouse as the address of 30 licence holders, mostly French, who combined have racked up more than 2000 driver demerits — and $320,000 in unpaid fines — in a year.
Our laws a big joke for online ‘wankers’
Self-described French “wankers” are openly boasting about exploiting loopholes in the Australian court system to get away with breaking road rules.
How long it’ll take for WFH to finally end
A new survey shows what NSW voters think of the plan for public servants to return to the office full-time. But the end of working from home won’t happen quickly.
Minister tells pubs and clubs regulator to stay in its lane
Minister David Harris was forced to remind the Liquor and Gaming Authority that pokies are “legal”.
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