Nick Cowdery
Legal action to deny school change is abuse of privilege
I am really shocked that anyone would bother trying to sue a school for going co-ed. What is wrong with people that they feel they have to protect exclusiveness and the exclusion of girls?
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- Angus Thompson
MPs reject plan to impose fixed time frames on ICAC for reports
NSW parliament’s committee on the ICAC has stopped short of recommending the watchdog be forced to deliver reports within a legislated period.
- Michaela Whitbourn
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- Police
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- Angus Thompson, Pallavi Singhal and Nigel Gladstone
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- Consent crisis
Police urge schoolgirls to report assaults, even if they decide against charges
The information could identify trends or repeat offenders, police told independent school principals at a private meeting on how to respond to sexual assaults.
- Jordan Baker
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- Drug reform
'Legalise, regulate, control and tax': former DPP urges drug overhaul
Decriminalisation of the use and possession of illicit drugs should be a "first step" towards legalisation, the state's former top prosecutor says.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Could an app prevent a wrongful conviction or miscarriage of justice?
Eyewitnesses to crimes and tragic events can record details immediately on their smartphones to strengthen evidence in court.
- Megan Gorrey
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