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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
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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
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
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
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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
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.
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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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- How To Poison a Planet
This Sydney beach is closed over cancer-causing chemicals. Many people are missing the signs
Families with young children continue to splash in the water, despite fears for their health.
- Carrie Fellner
Hit the road: 11 of the best camping spots between Sydney and Brisbane
The regions between the two capital cities make for some extraordinary camping – be it in a hilltop glamper, riverside camper or beachfront tent.
- Penny Watson
Fight to save Hunters Hill trees after ‘calculated act of vandalism’
Injected with poison, razed and drilled with multiple holes. Now the latest in an alleged string of “calculated” attacks against Sydney’s trees has left residents fuming.
- Cindy Yin
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