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Abortion
The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait
Vulnerable women are facing an agonising search for access to abortion that stretches well into their second trimester more than five years after pregnancy terminations were decriminalised in NSW.
- by Kate Aubusson
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We tax big tobacco due to its health impact. Why not social media companies?
Mental health advocates say the government is failing young people by pushing social media bans instead of improving access to unaffordable psychology services.
- by Mary Ward
Public schools to take on cyberbullying after class, publish clear rules
It will be mandatory for schools to outline strategies for teachers to identify, prevent and respond to bullying – including cyberbullying outside the classroom.
- by Christopher Harris
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Tourism
Swapping the Opera House for an oyster farm: new direction for Sydney tourism
A review of NSW’s tourism strategy will recommend the state government adopts an “experience-led” approach.
- by Mary Ward
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Drugs
Postcode lottery: Where police have shunned state’s new drug laws
Data from nearly six months of NSW’s landmark pre-court diversion scheme suggests the vast majority of people are still being sent through the overburdened legal system.
- by Max Maddison
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City life
Powerhouse Parramatta unlikely to open before mid-2026
Unseasonal rainfall has dampened hopes that the delayed western Sydney museum will open by the end of next year.
- by Linda Morris
Editorial
Healthcare
In Broken Hill as in Sydney, the answer is housing
Poor quality housing is one of several factors contributing to a looming health crisis in the state’s far west.
- The Herald's View
New laws protect 600,000 workers from deadly dust, but they come too late for Joanna
New laws give workers exposed to respiratory crystalline silica dust the right to demand multiple safety control measures.
- by Amber Schultz
Touring a hit musical or seeing your kids every day? Winston chose both
Musical theatre performer Winston Hillyer had seen other actors leave their kids for months at a time to work on shows. He is grateful he hasn’t had to.
- by Mary Ward
Editorial
Aged care
The Boomers are coming for aged care. Australia must be ready
Faced with older residents, with more complex health conditions, the aged care facilities of the future will need to be more hospital than retirement village.
- The Herald's View
The family secrets Richard learned from his mum’s WWII letters
Winifred Smith’s letters, now on display at the State Library of NSW, are a rare insight into women’s experience of the war effort.
- by Julie Power
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