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The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2024

'Changing norms', new DV strategy to start in childcare

Instilling respect and resilience in preschoolers will help address soaring rates of family violence, the NSW government says as it charts a path to prevention.

AAP · Sep 12, 2024

NSW police an ‘escalating factor’ in mental health crisis call outs, internal review finds

Officers ‘unlikely’ to be able to properly respond to incidents even with significantly more training, report states

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2024

NSW moderate Liberals accused of undermining Peter Dutton amid fallout over council nominations

Factional infighting to continue as party conservatives claim Mark Speakman’s push for four-person panel is ‘blatant challenge’ to federal leadership

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2024

Alex Greenwich’s defamation win against Mark Latham shows political spite is not above the law

Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has been awarded $140,000 in his defamation suit against One Nation New South Wales leader Mark Latham over a homophobic tweet.

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul.

AAP · Sep 12, 2024

NSW Libs make Pittwater pick after shock resignation

After a state MP quit parliament amid child sex abuse allegations, the Liberal Party has picked an outgoing deputy mayor to contest the Pittwater by-election.

AAP · Sep 11, 2024

Why was child-killer John Edwards, who had a violent history, able to hire a PI to spy on his family?

There is no requirement in most Australian states for private investigators to check clients for domestic violence orders. Advocates say the system needs to change

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2024

Studying colonisation and Aboriginal resistance to be mandatory in NSW high schools

State’s new curricula for years 7 to 10 released as part of the shift to explicit teaching

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2024

NSW declares war on red tape to fix housing crisis

More planning reforms are on the horizon for NSW as the Labor government attempts to clean out bureaucratic red tape that's delaying the supply of new housing.

AAP · Sep 10, 2024