Anger turns to sadness for a Darling 'beyond repair' Anger has turned to sadness in the NSW town of Menindee as some locals fear water quality will never return, amid fears of further river fish kills. AAP · Feb 12, 2024
'Affordable housing' definition depends on location Momentum is gathering for a nationally consistent definition of affordable housing as a move in NSW aims to enshrine an income measure in law. AAP · Feb 7, 2024
It's rubbish: TikTok MP trashes 'lazy' youth cliche One of Australia's most-followed MPs on TikTok says older generations are too lazy and careless to show up on the platforms youth use. AAP · Feb 5, 2024
Vacant property taxes, levies and caps on the table as NSW Labor reviews Airbnbs and short-term rentals Exclusive: Minns government to place every aspect of housing ‘under the microscope’ as it confronts rental crisis The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2023
'Worst landlord' NSW to overhaul social housing fixes The NSW government is changing how social housing maintenance is handled for its 95,000 properties, bringing a privately run system back under state control. AAP · Nov 12, 2023
'Very high' risk of major summer fish kill in Darling It's likely another mass fish kill will occur at Menindee, the NSW government says, as state and federal Labor move to protect Darling River animal inhabitants. AAP · Nov 10, 2023
Scrutiny over NSW police handling of people in crisis A program aimed at de-escalating police incidents involving people in mental crisis needs reform, the NSW mental health minister concedes. AAP · Nov 1, 2023
Traditional owners welcome scrapping of plan to raise Warragamba dam wall Exclusive: NSW Labor government halts plan which would have flooded up to 6,000 hectares of the Greater Blue Mountains world heritage area The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2023
Bereaved family calls for probe into police shootings The family of Todd McKenzie, who died in a police siege, has called for a royal commission into deaths of mental health patients at the hands of police. AAP · Oct 25, 2023
NSW police must speak with mental health experts rather than shoot our loved ones, stepfather says Exclusive: New figures show on average 10 people in mental health distress die each year during interactions with state police The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023
'Small steps': getting through depression darkness 'I'm seeing a psychologist at the moment for it.' Newcastle Herald · Oct 18, 2023
New Maitland mental health centre, with Morisset move Morisset Kestrel medium secure forensic unit to be moved. Newcastle Herald · Oct 6, 2023
NSW police could ditch mental health response program lauded as ‘so successful’ by minister Exclusive: Force considering alternatives to Pacer program that has seen 48% reduction in people detained by police under Mental Health Act The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023
Industry backs 'infrastructure, red tape' housing plan The NSW government's housing plan laid out in the budget has been broadly welcomed by industry figures who say it will help start turning the crisis around. AAP · Sep 20, 2023
Newcastle Herald · Sep 8, 2023 First-of-its-kind eating disorder centre to 'break open' old wounds 'This is about asking [survivors] how we make a space that's going to deliver a recovery journey.'
The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2023 NSW minister concedes social housing situation ‘desperate’ as waitlist for most in need doubles in a decade Exclusive: Rose Jackson announces monthly release of social housing data, with first tranche showing ‘priority’ applications soaring
The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2023 Sydney’s drinking water quality under threat from climate crisis, report finds Exclusive: Audit says substantial effort to reduce emissions and limit climate change impacts needed to ensure catchment health
Newcastle Herald · Aug 1, 2023 'We can't have vulnerable people not knowing where to turn', minister says 'We want to work towards a better path forward.'
The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2023 ‘Nobody knew’: how Emily Suvaal came to recount her fight with anorexia in NSW’s parliament After spending her childhood fighting an eating disorder, the new Labor upper house MP is wanting to change the dialogue on community mental health
AAP · Jul 6, 2023 Data tool maps NSW hotspots of housing and homelessness Fresh analysis shows how every community in NSW is coping with rental stress, social housing and homelessness and where help is most needed.
AAP · Jun 28, 2023 Hotel bill for homeless jumps as NSW runs out of room A lack of affordable housing is forcing more people into hotel rooms, with government spending on temporary accommodation rising 22 per cent in one year.
The New Daily · Jun 23, 2023 Michael Pascoe: The Greens’ HAFF-witted bid to make a complete farce of housing policy The Greens have forced the Albanese Government to immediately spend an extra $2 billion at the very sharpest end of the housing crisis.
The New Daily · Jun 22, 2023 NSW floats new water-saving measures after dam scrapped The NSW government has floated a raft of new drought-busting measures for the regional city of Tamworth after scrapping the proposed Dungowan Dam and pipeline.
AAP · Jun 19, 2023 Turfing brick cottages for units made easier in NSW Bypassing council approval for new housing developments will be opened to more builders in NSW as the state tries to address a chronic housing shortage.
AAP · Jun 17, 2023 NSW to redevelop public housing in inner Sydney The NSW Labor government is redeveloping public housing in inner Sydney to accommodate more people, as the numbers of those sleeping rough in the CBD soars.