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The ICAC is investigating a blow-out in spending on contractors under former building unit head Anthony Manning (front).

A new boss, his buddies and a $2.6 billion cash splash: Inside the ICAC probe into School Infrastructure

The ICAC is investigating a unit that insiders say “pushed the boundaries” when it came to department rules.

  • Michael McGowan and Lucy Carroll

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Under the night skies.

The luxury farm-stay tents so nice, they won gold

From a pool to electric blankets to the latest tech: solitary confinement has never looked so good.

  • Julie Miller
Police Minister Yasmin Catley answers a question in the NSW Legislative Assembly this week.

‘A sexist man’: Catley slams Speakman after he calls her ‘hysterical’

The NSW Liberal leader made the comments on the same day he slammed a Victorian party elder for claiming Liberal women were “sufficiently assertive”.

  • Penry Buckley and Alexandra Smith
Shooters Party leader Robert Borsak, pictured with his former colleague Robert Brown at Borsak’s home in 2014.

Silencers, night vision and cultural hunting: Shooters Party reveals its demands

A new body stacked with shooters would push for more access to public land, under a proposal being considered by the NSW government.

  • Nick O'Malley
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Pod of whales in Sydney Harbour holds up Manly ferry

Three to four humpbacks were spotted near Manly Wharf on Monday, as the whale watching season in Sydney officially begins.

  • Cindy Yin
Andrew Adkins after his win on Touristic in the Lord Mayors Cup.

Change of tactics pays off for Adkins on big day out at Rosehill

Jockey Andrew Adkins took a step back from city racing in recent times to regain his confidence, and it showed at Rosehill on Saturday.

  • Craig Kerry
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Sydney Opera House.

This idea helped build the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Could it save NSW heritage?

Experts say there is too little money to save heritage, and too much red tape. A lottery could help.

  • Julie Power
Gareth Ward MP has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including sexual intercourse without consent

Kiama MP told alleged rape victim ‘he’d take care of him’, court told

The political staffer said he felt “dirty” and “confused” after allegedly being raped by Gareth Ward in his Potts Point apartment in 2015.

  • Amber Schultz
Premier Jacinta Allan in the state budget lock-up on Tuesday.

Victoria’s spending decision reignites spat between states over GST carve-up

Premier Jacinta Allan says Victoria has long been dudded and is only now getting its fair share.

  • Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
A piling rig at a site attacked over the weekend.

Directors’ homes, government sites targeted in spate of construction firebombings

Building rigs worth up to $2 million are going up in flames as underworld players try to control a sector supposedly being cleaned up by state and federal governments.

  • Nick McKenzie and Chris Vedelago

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