NSW truck deaths increase by 86 per cent in 12 months
NSW truck deaths have increased by more than 86 per cent in 12 months, as police report increased heavy vehicle traffic connected to major construction projects.
- by Mario Christodoulou
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Homeless centre cleaners lose jobs after St Vincent de Paul NSW ditches contractor
Cleaners at one of St Vincent de Paul's homeless centres face being left out in the cold at Christmas after the charity sacked one of its contractors.
- by Mario Christodoulou
Renewable rights: Report labels government plan for burial plots 'disrespectful'
The NSW government's solution to a looming shortfall of burial plots has been described as "disrespectful" by respondents to an internal government study.
- by Mario Christodoulou
LGBTQ history made as first gay couples in Sydney lodge intention to marry
History was made inside interview room 12 at the Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages in Chippendale's Regent Street after a gay couple filed their "intention to marry" – Sydney's first to do so.
- by Mario Christodoulou
Council begins cleaning out illegal boarding houses
Dozens of migrant workers face losing their homes as authorities move to shut down suspected illegal boarding houses operating in Tamworth.
- by Mario Christodoulou
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Fresh meat: How major supermarket supplier churns migrant staff to boost profits
How the company behind your supermarket meat churns foreign workers to keep costs down. A Herald investigation.
- by Mario Christodoulou and Anna Patty
Fraud police investigating visa scam
Fraud detectives are investigating the visa-for-jobs scheme run by Sydney businessman Lubo Jack Raskovic, who is accused of leaving dozens of migrants tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket.
- by Mario Christodoulou
Sydney man given green light to drive a taxi despite criminal past
Andy Darko successfully overturned a decision by the RMS, barring him from getting behind the wheel of a taxi.
- by Mario Christodoulou
Anatomy of a million-dollar visa scam
Daniel Gibbs was scrolling through job ads last week when he came across a position for a "recruitment consultant" that seemed too good to be true.
- by Mario Christodoulou
Margaret Olley painting bought at car boot sale for $20
A painting bought from a Lismore car boot was later identified as an early work from one of Australia's most significant still-life and interior painters.
- by Mario Christodoulou
Manus Island: locals are 'looting the camp', detainees claim
Locals have begun removing equipment from the Manus Island processing centre, while Papua New Guinea authorities look on, detainees claim.
- by Mario Christodoulou, Michael Koziol and Fergus Hunter
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