Editorial
Editorial
Defence
Tragedy calls for hard look at Taipan fleet
Attention must now turn to what caused the helicopter accident that claimed the lives of four Defence personnel.
- The Herald's View
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Sydney councils
Rules to retain and enhance our once ‘leafy suburbs’ are welcome
Woollahra Municipal Council has passed new planning rules that require properties to have a tree canopy of up to 35 per cent.
- The Herald's View
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Home Truths
Time to lay bare what’s gone wrong in Home Affairs
The department’s failings are so widespread and pervasive only a broad public examination will restore confidence in its vital functions.
- The Herald's View
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Sydney Metro
Premier, stop playing games with western Sydney residents on Metro
Letting doubt fester about the future of Metro West for months is cruel and unnecessary.
- The Herald's View
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Robo-debt royal commission
Why all the government secrecy on Kathryn Campbell’s demise?
Obfuscation over the former public servant’s fate raises questions about what the public will be told about others shamed by the robo-debt royal commission.
- The Herald's View
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Mining
Mining inquiry to examine pollution impacts on health
The investigation was announced on Tuesday following complaints that pollution from one of Australia’s largest gold mines was contaminating nearby residents.
- by Laura Chung
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Sydney Metro
Any delay to our city’s much-needed Metro West rail line would be a disaster
During its previous years in state government, delay became Labor-speak for never going to happen.
- The Herald's View
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Heritage
Heritage watchdog weak and largely asleep on the job
For an organisation charged with protecting the past for the future Heritage NSW seems unable to cope with living in the present.
- The Herald's View
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Property development
Minns’ ‘reach for the sky’ challenged on two fronts
The aspiration of Premier Chris Minns to “build up, not out” is being challenged, if not undermined, by continued building on the urban fringes and a lack of confidence in high density developments.
- The Herald's View
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Morris Iemma
There are too many jobs for the boys, but Iemma’s appointment isn’t one
Morris Iemma quit as NSW premier a long time ago but he still attracts admiration as a good, decent and honest politician.
- The Herald's View
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Robo-debt royal commission
Ultimate responsibility for robo-debt lies with executive government
The Royal Commission into the Robo-debt Scheme has claimed its first bureaucratic scalp, but the scythe is surely swinging for politicians involved in the iniquitous and unlawful program to recoup Centrelink debts.
- The Herald's View