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The Meriton development at St Ives, which is the subject of the largest ever defects claim against the building giant.

Claims Meriton’s $100m Sydney mega development has $123m worth of defects

Meriton is facing its largest ever claim for defects in a case it blasted as “preposterous”.

  • Carrie Fellner

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Northern Beaches Hospital is partly operated by Healthscope.

‘Win for the northern beaches’: Community celebrates as embattled hospital operator flags exit

Taxpayers should not reward Healthscope’s mismanagement of Northern Beaches Hospital with a profit, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said.

  • Angus Thomson and Max Maddison
Sione Polhill and Bella Garner have travelled from Hay, NSW, to participate in a swimming carnival in Sydney.

The free public pool Jack built to stop ‘haunting’ fears of parents

Hay, population 3000, is bucking the trend of declining swimming carnivals with a large carnival and two weeks of swimming lessons for every primary student. Using its 50-metre pool is free.

  • Julie Power
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has welcomed the NSW government’s about-face on plans to introduce a bill banning gay conversion therapy in the state.

Voters aren’t just flirting with independents. It’s deep and meaningful now

Australians have seen that power-sharing delivers outcomes in the NSW parliament, and could do the same at a federal level.

  • Alex Greenwich
The Byron Shire needs a hub that can handle growing demand.

This in-demand region’s airport got an upgrade. It may need another soon

Fresh from a $20 million upgrade, this is a great regional hub. But given the growing popularity of all things Byron, the terminal might need to grow.

  • Shaney Hudson
NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar at the SMH Schools Summit last month.

NSW Education Department boss questions existence of private schools

Murat Dizdar has slighted his private sector counterparts by suggesting the education system could be better off without Catholic and independent schools.

  • Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
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Rows of babies waiting for overseas adoption in 1984 at the Angel Babies’ Home orphanage.

Josie was handed two Korean toddlers at the airport. They sobbed ‘mummy’ the whole way to Australia

The former social worker says she is horrified by what she was asked to do in 1984 and is calling for an inquiry into Australia’s overseas adoption practices.

  • Lisa Visentin
Fish of the day and chips.

This seaside fish shop may sell the best fish 𝄒n𝄒 chips in the state

Portions are generous but it’s good to get in early before fish sell out at this small, smart and no-fuss old-school British-style chippy.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Cody Simpson ahead of his lead role in Guys & Dolls. Performing on stage has parallels with swimming races, he says: “The nerves are very similar.”

From pop idol to swim star to leading man: ‘Annoyingly gifted’ Cody Simpson’s new gig

He’s already been a pop-phenom heartthrob dating the likes of Miley Cyrus, and a champion swimmer. Now, the Gold Coast-raised prodigy is in his third act.

  • Konrad Marshall
Health groups say the nation’s health nation’s health practitioner regulator is taking too long investigator minor complaints, and needs to focus on serious matters.

‘You can’t have both’: Judge blasts doctors for defying strike orders

The doctors’ union has been given less than 24 hours to back down on its planned three-day strike or risk derailing a deal for resigning psychiatrists.

  • Angus Thomson

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