Max Maddison
Max Maddison is a state political reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.
Sydney pro-Palestine protest, vigil to proceed after police drop case
NSW Police have dropped objections to pro-Palestine rally on Sunday after eleventh-hour negotiations. Protest organisers also say a planned vigil will go ahead on Monday.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Latest
‘High prospect of conflict’: Rally ban gains support as woman arrested
NSW Police has “no alternative” other than to challenge two pro-Palestine protests scheduled for the long weekend, the premier said.
- by Max Maddison
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Development
The jet-setting, Bentley driving builder who left 850 defects in his wake
Building contractor Sippy Grewal promises to “bring your dreams to reality”. The building commissioner says some of his work is a “purchaser’s nightmare”.
- by Max Maddison
Analysis
Renting
More than 2500 days after Labor’s promise, can NSW ban no-grounds evictions?
The premier reckons outlawing no-grounds evictions will boost renters’ rights. The problem is his party’s heard it all before.
- by Max Maddison
The next Sydney sites in line for more housing revealed
About 1100 new homes will be delivered across surplus public land in Sydney and Newcastle as part of the Labor government’s land audit.
- by Max Maddison
‘A Labor Party hit job’: Fury at move to outlaw private companies running council elections
The premier says he’s inclined to ban private election companies. One mayor says he’s trying to deflect from Labor’s poor showing with voters.
- by Max Maddison
‘We fundamentally failed’: Apology for victims, survivors of hate crimes
The NSW government has supported all 19 recommendations of a world-first inquiry into gay-hate crimes.
- by Max Maddison
Greens spruik western Sydney wins, play down Gaza effect in the east
Premier Chris Minns admitted a swing away from Labor in western Sydney was a “massive wake-up call” about the economic challenges facing many families.
- by Michael Koziol and Max Maddison
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Construction
How a home builder who didn’t finish the job collapsed, owing $4 million
ANSA Homes had its building licence suspended more than two months ago. Now the liquidators have been called in.
- by Max Maddison
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Drugs
Postcode lottery: Where police have shunned state’s new drug laws
Data from nearly six months of NSW’s landmark pre-court diversion scheme suggests the vast majority of people are still being sent through the overburdened legal system.
- by Max Maddison
Northern Beaches deputy mayor Georgia Ryburn to take on teal in Pittwater
Ryburn’s preselection paves the way for a tough contest with teal candidate Jacqui Scruby, who narrowly missed out on claiming the seat in 2023.
- by Alexandra Smith and Max Maddison
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