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Floral tributes mark the anniversary of Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing.

Why we must not look away from this moment of horror

Of all the chilling moments during the first week of the inquest into the massacre at Westfield Bondi Junction a year ago, one stood above the rest.

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Why parents vote with their wallets to get kids into selective school

The state has created a two-tier public education system. But at what cost?

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Surviving security guard Muhammad Taha sheds a tear as he lays a bouquet at the memorial on the anniversary of the attack.

Bondi Junction inquest heartbreaking but necessary

It is critical that we find answers, and solutions, to ensure we never have a repeat of the 2024 Bondi Junction deadly rampage.

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School holidays begin this week. Wait, what?!

Parents should heed social media warnings given to their kids

Eastern suburbs private school Cranbrook had to write to parents last week to shut down rumours spread on WhatsApp.

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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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Federal Labor have tried to spend their way out of inflation but there is no magic money tree to prop up the economy.

Burning election question remains: Which side has the answers?

As we approach the campaign, the Herald believes the biggest gap in politics right now is ideas.

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Lord Mayor Clover Moore offers criticism but few solutions.

Clover Moore’s NIMBY-esque rant shows she is out of step with the biggest issue facing Sydney

Someone in the lord mayor’s position has an obligation to propose solutions as well as offer criticism. 

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A worker walks through one of the twin tunnels being constructed under Rosehill Racecourse near Parramatta.

The human cost of Sydney’s many tunnelling projects

Beneath our city, a maze of tunnels is under construction. More must be done to keep Sydney’s tunnelling workers safe.

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82 year-old Russell Willis sandbags his house in Graceville, a Brisbane suburb prone to flooding, on Thursday.

Time was on our side for Alfred. It will not always be

There is only so much preparation that can be done in the days before extreme weather arrives. 

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NSW Government’s pill testing trial site at the Yours & Owls Festival in Wollongong.

Long-overdue pill testing trial a welcome start

Other Australian jurisdictions are already looking beyond festivals as the best place to provide drug-checking services.

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