Exclusive: One million people – including one in seven children – are living below the poverty line in New South Wales, according to a new report highlighting the deepening inequality across Sydney.
https://t.co/LirOHi1EQt
During her 14 months on Queensland’s bulging social-housing waiting list, Sarah Paasi has learned that warm places to pass a winter’s night include car park staircases, storm drains and tunnels. By @joe_hinchliffe https://t.co/LuJbnzuPg2
Perrottet says he believes Morrison went too far in describing the state’s anti-corruption watchdog as a “kangaroo court”. Premier says Icac “plays an important role in upholding integrity and confidence in politicians and in public servants”
@mmcgowan
https://t.co/CbkSOl9Isc
After being evicted from her short-term accommodation to make way for tourists, flood victim Margaret was left with nowhere else to go.
“I would have been homeless, living out of my car with two dogs,” the 79-year-old said. https://t.co/Li2gSsIwl9
Mother avoids jail for killing baby by laying her on railway tracks, from @AdesholaOre
Judge: "The fact that the severity of your postpartum depression was overlooked is an unfortunate feature that this case has in common with certain other cases..."
https://t.co/Bo9YHiy7EK
All of the eight asylum seekers detained in the Park Hotel are expected to be released from detention today and granted bridging visas, refuges and advocates have told Guardian Australia. https://t.co/mhKhQXs3c5
Today’s planned tongue surgery was supposed to leave three-year-old Madoc breathing a little easier. Instead, he returned home after it was postponed for the second time in 10 months. He’s one of tens of thousands waiting for elective surgeries in NSW. https://t.co/6t2QwMLlUz
Citipointe Christian College teachers threatened with dismissal for expressing homosexuality. The specific contract offer is dated in February – after the school’s apologies and withdrawal of the student enrolment contracts. By @BenSmee https://t.co/0XwbupPvmU
Davidson said it was easy to criticise people who buy or build in a flood zone “when you’re not the one being affected”.
“How do you displace an entire community without losing your sense of belonging?”
https://t.co/OYhgmviWdA
It's worth noting this piece from Wednesday about the predicted scale of teacher shortages across NSW, by @tamsinroses & @mmcgowan https://t.co/HwJ291LLg0
“There was nowhere else left to go, that is the only reason why we’re back here." @EliasVisontay writes about the people moving back to uninhabitable homes
https://t.co/d36nGnpOb8
Artists like him have been dubbed “covid babies” by the industry. They were signed or got big during the pandemic, but are lacking that live performance experience. I spoke with three of these talented young artists about how it feels.
https://t.co/9BDp0m2vMT
Another good piece of analysis by @mmcgowan, on how the more the NSW government is held up against the Coalition in Canberra, the better it looks
https://t.co/hIZWoqJfIS