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A helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighbourhood and Encino.

Why the LA fires should spark economic alarm in Australia

The Californian infernos should remind Australia’s leaders about the enormous costs of not acting to mitigate the effects of climate change.

  • Matt Kean

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The woman was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a critical condition.

NSW hospitals are about to lose 200 doctors. Here’s how they’re preparing to cope

Leaked recordings show NSW public hospitals are preparing to lose some services under emergency settings akin to those seen during the COVID pandemic. 

  • Angus Thomson
Casa Lu’s porchetta sandwich.

Casa Lu

Italian-style sandwiches on stone-baked schiacciata.

INDEX IMAGE - NSW politicians tertiary education

Forty arts students and one engineer: What NSW politicians studied at uni

They attend university at a higher rate than their constituents, but when it comes to discipline, most MPs in the state opt for one of a small handful of subjects.

  • Cindy Yin
Reflections Jimmys Beach underwent a $5 million upgrade in 2022.

No more roughing it: Aussie holiday parks aren’t what they used to be

Everything from swanky cabins to retro Airstream trailers and full-blown resort facilities are on offer, and budget-conscious travellers are flocking in droves.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
Cash has its limitations.

These Sydney private schools will have funding cuts. They might not be the ones you expect

Some schools will lose more than $2000 in federal funding per student under a formula using their parents’ median incomes. See what will change by 2029.

  • Daniella White and Nigel Gladstone
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Index composite for story on human metapneumovirus

This virus is surging in China. In NSW, it’s already passed

Cases of human metapneumovirus have declined in NSW, while health authorities continue to monitor elevated COVID infections over the festive period.

  • Angus Thomson
Composite image for Westmead Hospital story.

Sydney’s EDs face record demand. Here’s where patients wait the longest

Staff at Sydney’s busiest hospital say a lack of space is leaving some patients stuck in emergency for days, four years after a $900 million spend on more beds.

  • Angus Thomson
It’s embarrassing to be going to war over hair colour and dress codes in schools – chiefly because they don’t matter.

The bank of nan and pop has undermined the fair go

Jordan Baker’s article about the growing ubiquity of the bank of nan and pop in the payment of school fees should make us very concerned about the direction our society has decided to follow.

The executive pay bill of universities has been revealed.

Highest university executive pay packets revealed as crackdown looms

Institutions are spending more on top management staff and almost 200 people are taking home salaries of $500,000 or more a year.

  • Daniella White

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