Politics
NSW
Anja gave birth on the side of the road. Listen to the triple-zero call
Maternity hospital closures are forcing labouring women to travel hundreds of kilometres across “maternity deserts” to give birth.
- by Kate Aubusson
Latest
The Sydney suburb at war with itself
The state government’s railway station housing plan – and a local council’s alternative – is dividing an inner west heritage suburb.
- by Mary Ward
Blame game is the most overplayed Trump card
Donald Trump’s criticism of President Joe Biden and Californian Governor Gavin Newsom over the Los Angeles wildfires is starkly at odds with his support for the fossil fuel industry, a reader writes.
Opinion
Housing crisis
The U-turn on Sydney’s housing crisis no one saw coming
The NSW Coalition suddenly promises to work with the premier to build homes. There will be a reckoning on that pledge.
- by Alexandra Smith
Brawl at Manly Wharf
A couple have described how they intervened in the fracas and rescued a young teenager.
Exclusive
How To Poison a Planet
Fresh tests ordered for cancer-causing chemicals at popular Sydney beach
The Botany Bay waters where young families swim and fishermen cast their lines have not been tested since 2018. That’s about to change.
- by Alexandra Smith and Cindy Yin
Where’s the good in Riverwood? Get a heart!
With the number of homeless aged people on the rise, how heartwarming it would have been if the residents of Hardwicke Street had put out the welcome mat.
Exclusive
Science
What do scientists, artists and fashion designers have in common? One million plants
NSW’s vast collection of plant specimens is not just for budding botanists. For the first time, artists and designers have access to images of the state’s flora.
- by Alexandra Smith
Analysis
Jobs
The NSW economic figure at its worst level since 1991
The state government has given its 2025 forecasts a major downgrade after a sluggish 2024.
- by Matt Wade
Exclusive
State Parliament
The secret plan to convert a Sydney golf course into a cemetery
The NSW government has desperately been looking for a new site to build a cemetery. A suburban golf course was selected as the spot.
- by Max Maddison
From wandering wombs to the missing clitoris: How medical misogyny works
From Ancient Greece right through to modern medicine in Australia today, the treatment of women in science started badly and remains a serious problem.
- by Kate Aubusson and Emily Kaine
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