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The crying shame of South Korea’s adoption scandal for Australia

Labor has promised an in-house investigation into Australia-Korea adoptions, but it needs the heft of a parliamentary inquiry.

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Five years jail for postmaster murder.

Public’s right to know demands open justice and transparency in courts

An alleged serial rapist wanted the courts to allow him to remain anonymous. We did not.

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Trump’s chaos makes an Australian inquiry into AUKUS common sense

An English parliamentary inquiry is investigating if AUKUS is on track.

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**AFR FIRST USE** Generic gen23 exam test high school certificate education students testing hsc. Photographed at Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Snr Campus in Sydney on June 20, 2024. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

A culture war over public and private schools fails everyone

The head of the NSW Education Department is wrong to question the existence of private schools and needs to get his own schools in order.

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State and federal housing ministers will meet in western Sydney next week.

Restoring faith in building industry is vital for growing city

Building defects and unqualified construction workers are costing Sydney homeowners and taxpayers $700 million a year – even as development accelerates.

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NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham.

Mark Latham is like red wine: a stain that seems impossible to remove

At 64, surely it is time for him to do the right thing and resign and put the people of NSW out of our collective pain.

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Jenny Tuita, aged 15, the same age she was when she was charged as “uncontrollable”.

Women who endured horrific treatment in state care should be heard

The invasive practices Jenny Tuita experienced happened not just in Glebe, but are known to have occurred at Wilson Youth Hospital and the notorious Parramatta Girls’ Home.

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Implementing NSW drug summit recommendations should not be delayed

The 2024 NSW drug summit has called for a shake-up of criminal justice and policing, and an end to the use of strip searches and sniffer detection dogs at music festivals.

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President Donald Trump unveils the “reciprocal” tariffs.

Trump’s tariffs will hurt the world and the ones who love him most

The world is in uncharted territory thanks to the new US tariff regime.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s position is secure but his colleagues are pushing for a policy rethink.

ABC funding is hardly at the centre of voters’ priorities this election

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has again shown his propensity for being roped into arguing over niche issues.

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