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Boy blocked from school over Gadsden flag badge prompts debate over its meaning

The yellow ‘don’t tread on me’ flag is up for debate again centuries after it arose in the American Revolution

The Independent UK

Sydney’s $344m gallery has been open for eight months – so why doesn’t it have a name?

Political intervention and conflicting advice over Indigenous language use are at the heart of the impasse over the addition to the Art Gallery of NSW

The Guardian - AU

NSW moves to end ‘secret’ rental bidding and bring in portable bonds scheme

Exclusive: Premier Chris Minns says legislation will create a ‘fairer’ rental market by providing more certainty and flexibility

The Guardian - AU

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Ben Franklin defies NSW Nationals leadership by securing upper house presidency

Ben Franklin nominates himself for the position a day after state party leader Paul Toole is booted out in a leadership spill.

ABC News

NSW Nationals leadership spill sees Paul Toole replaced by Dugald Saunders

The New South Wales Nationals have replaced their leader Paul Toole just weeks after reinstating him over claims he misled the party.

ABC News

Paul Toole axed as NSW Nationals leader, sending Coalition into a spin on eve of parliament’s return

Former deputy premier faced leadership spill after colleague Ben Franklin accused of him of misleading colleagues

The Guardian - AU

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ job offer to Nationals mate sparks fury and division in Coalition

A Nationals MP has been accused of contemplating treachery against the Coalition as he considers a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

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Nationals MP faces expulsion over plum parliament job

Nationals MP Ben Franklin has been accused of disloyalty and could be kicked out of his party as he considers taking a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

The New Daily

'Consequences' flagged by New South Wales Nationals if Ben Franklin accepts upper house president role

New South Wales Nationals leader Paul Toole says there will be repercussions if party member Ben Franklin accepts an upper house president role, offered to him by close friend Premier Chris Minns.

ABC News

Wild turkeys, spring preview: Ben Franklin to ‘increasing reproduction metrics’

A review and overview of wild turkeys in Illinois — Ben Franklin to “increasing reproduction metrics” — going into the opening of the spring turkey hunting seasons.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Not on the agenda’: NSW minister rules out state treaty with First Nations people

Ben Franklin says Coalition has no plans for a formal pact despite backing federal voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU

Sydney WorldPride opening concert: Kylie and Dannii Minogue gloriously launch season of golden hot pants

Live and Proud was a drag spectacular, with Casey Donovan and Charli XCX among the many highlights

The Guardian - AU

‘The world is watching’: queer community pushes NSW to ban gay conversion practices on eve of WorldPride

LGBTQ+ advocates say ‘momentum is building’ as government MPs express qualified support

The Guardian - AU

Bourgeois spiders and Kandinsky masterpieces: Sydney set for a summer of blockbuster art

Exhibitions for Paris-born sculptor, the pioneering Russian painter and ‘one of the greatest living artists’ are all headed for Australia this summer

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Sleeping late isn’t a sign of laziness. Stop the circadian-rhythm shaming

Fellow night owls, take comfort: our sleep-wake schedule is part of our genetic makeup, not a moral failing

ABC News

NSW Labor promises minimum fee for musicians who play at publicly funded events

NSW Labor promises to make it mandatory that musicians receive a minimum fee if they play at events that have received public funding.

ABC News

Former high-ranking NSW Liberal warns he'll back breakaway independents over preselection 'games'

Former Liberal Matthew Camenzuli, who took Scott Morrison to court over preselections ahead of the federal election, warns over ongoing "games and chicanery" ahead of the NSW election.

The Guardian - AU

Nationals harden stance against Indigenous voice after receiving more detail on proposal

Party leader David Littleproud says there’s ‘no position where the Nats would change their minds’

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The Conversation

How fake foreign news fed political fervor and led to the American Revolution

Misinformation is often at the root of political extremism. During the 2022 United States midterm election, some of the most radical politicians in the Republican Party were fueled by the unfounded belief that the previous presidential election in 2020 was stolen.

The Guardian - AU

The Sydney Modern project is finally open. Has the Art Gallery of NSW’s $344m expansion paid off?

Crowd-pleasing exhibitions and large-scale works abound at the city’s most significant arts venue since the Opera House. There’s just one problem: it doesn’t have a name

ABC News

Art Gallery of NSW Sydney Modern Project opens new gallery with underground Tank space and top-rating sustainable design

Ten years in the making, the four-floor gallery will open to the public this weekend, boasting a 6-star rating for sustainable design — and a massive underground tank space.

Newcastle Herald

Minister seeks advice on Awabakal corruption report

NSW Aboriginal Affairs minister Ben Franklin has requested his department provide advice on the Independent Commission Against Corruption's investigation into the Awabakal Aboriginal Land Council.

AAP

NSW history and archives 'more accessible'

The creation of two new NSW government agencies will make the state's history more accessible and better preserve vital NSW archives, the arts minister says.

AAP

Indigenous outcomes off-track in NSW

The first NSW report on Closing The Gap shows slow and no progress on some initiatives but a better plan will soon be introduced.

ABC News

Sydney News: Major events tipped to give economy shot in the arm

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney is preparing for a series of major music, art, culture and sporting events in spring and summer.

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