New South Wales
Editorial
Property development
Exposing councils with slow DA approval histories will spur reform
The publication of a name and shame list of NSW councils dragging their heels on processing development applications should spur reform.
- The Herald's View
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The Sirius question: Inside the Sydney building rocking the property conversation
As new owners move in over the next few weeks, the block remains a flashpoint in the debate about public housing in Sydney.
- by Julie Power
Local high schools should be supported as well as selective ones
While some parents will always want to send their children to an independent school the possibilities if all other students attended their local high school are amazing. The local school’s NAPLAN results would be better. All students would live locally, rather than having to travel to a school out of their area.
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Hotel reviews
Central Coast’s new luxury lodges raise the bar
With five-star resort facilities, concierge service and a lauded eatery on-site, you’ll want for nothing.
- by Sheriden Rhodes
A mother’s love and a father who ‘tried to kill us’
Images posted by the mother of the children killed in the Lalor Park house fire reveal “a bond like no other”.
- by Jordan Baker, Perry Duffin and Clare Sibthorpe
Tsunami of financial distress a sad indictment of society
The lending rules of our banks have contributed to the mortgage crisis people now face. When interest rates were at record lows, banks were only too willing to allow borrowing. They surely would have been aware this would be unsustainable when interest rates inevitably rose.
Gastro cases hit 20-year high as parasite spreads disease to toddlers
A gastrointestinal disease caused by the cryptosporidiosis parasite has reached alarming rates, with daycare and school aged children picking up the infection.
- by Amber Schultz
A white canvas shoe holds key to Cecilia Devine’s mysterious death
The family of Devine, however, claim early mistakes by NSW Police have hampered the investigation into a possible murder in the Blue Mountains.
- by Carrie Fellner
I tackled a road trip through regional NSW in an EV. Here’s how it went
Minutes into my quest to see how feasible it is to do a road trip through regional NSW in an electric vehicle, I’m already suffering from “range anxiety”.
- by Rob McFarland
Editorial
LNP
NSW Liberal leader must stand his ground against junior Coalition partners
After 97 uninterrupted years, one side of the NSW Coalition is contemplating going its separate way.
- The Herald's View
These are the best new houses in NSW. Which would you choose?
See a gallery of the top new houses in the state as judged by the Australian Institute of Architects and vote for your favourite.
- by Julie Power