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Premier Chris Minns has said Transport Minister Jo Haylen’s lapse in judgment was “absent-minded … not malicious”.

Haylen says she didn’t want to be a ‘distraction’. Garbage. She quit because she was caught

Jo Haylen quits as minister for transport after having rudely discovered in politics there is no such thing as a free ride.

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President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods.

Trump tariff hikes will hit his most ardent supporters

The Donald Trump march to chaos continues unimpeded in Washington, DC.

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Transport Minister Jo Haylen apologises on Sunday.

Taking pleasure trips on public purse goes to political judgment

The Minns government’s most accident-prone minister comes a cropper again.

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Thousands cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the 2024 marathon.

Sydney’s marathon should not leave locals behind in pursuit of status

Organisers should remember it was the participation of local runners who helped them win world status.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

No place for disharmony and confusion in fighting antisemitism

The federal and NSW governments seem to have difficulty in getting on the same page in jointly dealing with a new terrorism threat.

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A caravan packed with explosives? Sydney’s Jewish community deserves better than 10 days of silence

A hastily convened press conference on Wednesday has raised more questions than it answered.

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Protesters rally against the Northern Beaches Council’s proposed 40 per cent rate rise.

Proposed 40 per cent rate hike is democracy not at work on northern beaches

The NSW Liberal Party’s incompetence may have come at a huge cost to northern beaches ratepayers.

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Documents obtained under freedom of information show that in zones created to allow denser development, many are still building single residences.

Dutton’s pledge to curb foreign buyers is a sleeper policy with real cut-through

Australians have strongly backed a Coalition plan to stop foreign investors buying residential property,

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Pokies.

Queensland must release report into probity of Star casino partner

David Crisafulli last year promised to release a report on a partner in Brisbane’s new casino. He has been premier for three months. We’re still waiting.

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Jewish prisoners during their liberation from the Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1945.

The anniversary that shows why the Holocaust must never be forgotten

New generations forget or do not know, but the dwindling number of Holocaust survivors can bear witness and remind us how close we may be to repeating the horror.

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