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NSW State Parliament
The suburbs priced out of first home buyer benefits
The NSW government is facing calls to raise caps on stamp duty discounts for first home buyers to keep up with soaring house prices.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Election countdown: 365 days, two leaders and all eyes on One Nation
Chris Minns says voters are not interested in legacies, but with a year until the state election, the premier and Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane are staking everything on housing.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
NSW State Parliament
One year from the NSW election, there’s an elephant in the Liberal party room
An old scandal is coming back to haunt Liberals, who are anxious about the prospect of a corruption inquiry.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Education
‘It was kinda stressful’: Kids forced to restart NAPLAN tests after tech issue
Students were unable to log on to the online platform when the standardised tests kicked off this morning.
- by Emily Kowal
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Trade unions
Minister hits back as $111,000 icare payment to union comes to light
The opposition seized on a disclosure from the ETU in a budget estimates hearing on Tuesday. The minister had more to say.
- by Alexandra Smith and Max Maddison
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NSW State Parliament
‘Around the Christmas table’: The premier, his brother and the five-day prison policy backflip
The premier says his brother tells him “exactly what’s going on” about corrective services. Jim Minns says the pair never talk about work.
- by Max Maddison
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Education
Major childcare company exits Sydney centres after repeated breaches
One of Australia’s largest childcare providers has been almost entirely shut down, after 12 of its centres recorded almost 500 confirmed breaches since they first opened.
- by Emily Kowal
Eight-year-olds taping stomachs flat: Alarm raised over eating disorders in children
Eating disorders are soaring in Australian playgrounds with experts and teachers noting increased prevalence, particularly among younger age groups.
- by Emily Kowal
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Education
Inside the mission to rescue Sydney students from a war zone
In the dead of night in a Dubai hotel, 14 Barker College students found themselves in the crossfire of a rapidly escalating conflict. This is how they escaped.
- by Emily Kowal
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Social media
Adults required to prove age to watch porn, video games in major crackdown
Australians will be unable to access porn, R-rated video games and explicit AI chatbots unless they prove their age, under a landmark crackdown by the eSafety Commissioner.
- by Emily Kowal
NSW union boss charged after 167 guns allegedly found strewn across his home
Sydney Trains employee Glen Potter has held one of the most senior roles the NSW Electrical Trades Union for almost two decades.
- by Alexandra Smith