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Drug reform
Labor pushed on pill testing on final day of drug summit
The Minns government is facing a concerted push from powerful union leaders and MPs to adopt drug reforms such as pill testing and an additional medically supervised injecting centre as the drug summit resumes on Thursday.
- by Alexandra Smith, Angus Thomson and Michael McGowan
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Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras moves to ban NSW Police from parade
The long-vexed relationship with the force reached a new low last year. Now Mardi Gras members will vote on whether to exclude officers from the 2025 parade.
- by Max Maddison
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Property development
A year ago it was Minns’ mini-city, but was he backing the wrong horse?
For all the ribbon-cutting on rail lines, Rosehill may never get its station – or its 25,000 new homes. And that’s a big hole in the premier’s plan to address the housing crisis.
- by Alexandra Smith
‘Worst of both worlds’: The US city with a warning for Sydney about drugs
The decision to invite an American mayor to speak at the NSW drug summit angered some attendees who saw it as an effort to head off calls for decriminalisation.
- by Angus Thomson and Michael McGowan
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Gambling
After a trial that pleased no one, NSW’s biggest gambling loser is clear
NSW Labor promised a cashless gaming trial, but it was always doomed to fail. Now it has an even bigger problem.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Gambling
Lack of urgency over pokies reform shames this NSW government
There are more poker machines in NSW now than when Chris Minns was elected. The government must stop hiding behind panels and trials and act on gaming reform.
- by James Griffin
‘This is a great win’: Forever chemicals to be filtered from tap water
A mobile filtration plant will clean up tap-water supplies tainted by a plume of cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in the Blue Mountains.
- by Carrie Fellner
In 1999, Annie raised her voice at the landmark drug summit. This is what she has to say today
As the drug summit prepares for its first day in Sydney, many advocates feel a sense of foreboding amid growing concern Labor has lost its nerve for major reform.
- by Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
Claims of double-charging and excessive rent in NSW child protection system
Following stinging critiques of NSW’s child protection system, a widespread review found out-of-home care was “not fit for purpose” and lacked accountability and oversight.
- by Michael McGowan
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IVF
Cut to IVF rebate a ‘significant step backwards for reproductive health’
The former Coalition government had a policy to help address the declining fertility rate. Now NSW Labor wants to means-test it.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Courts
Wife allegedly dismembered husband with drop saw to escape abusive marriage
Police say a witness observed some of Nirmeen Noufl’s alleged actions, which included placing her husband Mamdouh’s remains in up to 30 rubbish bags.
- by Clare Sibthorpe