Changes designed to strengthen NSW hate speech laws are set to be introduced to parliament as soon as February, in response to an escalation of anti-Semitic attacks across Sydney.
Sydney’s train network had a tentative return to business-as-usual on Friday morning after the Fair Work Commission ordered unions to temporarily stop widespread strike disruption.
Commuters can breathe a brief sigh of relief – their trains services are back on track after Fair Work ordered industrial action cease until it can hear the case next week. Follow live
Some of Sydney’s most iconic swimming spots are being exposed to massive levels of “faecal matter”, with some beaches reaching levels 75 times what is considered safe. Find out where.
New analysis shows NSW will fall more than 40 per cent short of its National Housing Accord commitment at the current pace of new housing approvals.
The union behind Sydney’s ongoing rail chaos plans to target key politicians’ electorates, with plenty planned for the rest of the month. See the calendar here.
Sydneysiders are facing delays of up to six hours on some train lines this evening, with disruptions getting worse as the day rolls on. See the worst affected lines in our live blog.
Internal transport communications seen by the Daily Telegraph show train services completely disintegrated, with delays of over four hours on the T4 eastern suburbs and Illawarra line.
The wage demands of NSW psychiatrists preparing to quit would cost the government $241m, plus $159m in flow-on pay rises for other specialists, but those working in mental health say there’s no other way to fix the broken system.
The NSW Land and Environment Court is unlikely to secure more resources to help it tackle a massive backlog of housing development cases.
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