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Chinese-Australian voters helped sway the election result. So what issues mattered most to them?

Australia's fraught relationship with China was a key talking point during the election campaign. But how much did it influence voters of Chinese heritage?

ABC News · May 23, 2022

‘Complete lack of political courage’: as NSW drugs war rages, expert renews decriminalisation push

Exclusive: More than two years after his landmark report into NSW drug use, Prof Dan Howard says lack of response ‘really disheartening’

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022

Country detour brings out the Whitlams’ Black Stump ballads

As the pandemic shut down Sydney venues, Tim Freedman headed inland and found his city songs were perfectly at home in the country

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022

Chris Dawson allegedly threatened to 'get rid' of wife shortly before she disappeared, court told

A former colleague tells a Sydney court Lynette Dawson came to work with bruises on her neck after attending a marriage counselling session with her husband Chris, who is accused of murdering her.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Swan veteran Kennedy out for 8-10 weeks

Sydney veteran Josh Kennedy will help out with some coaching duties while he spends the next two months on the sidelines with a serious hamstring injury.

AAP · May 23, 2022

Controversies, epiphanies and the case against Canva: highlights from Sydney writers’ festival

Coinciding with the federal election, this year’s festival buzzed with big ideas about politics, hope and writing. Here are 10 things we learned

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022

New Fowler MP Dai Le says she will be a 'real independent', not a teal one, after beating Labor's Kristina Keneally

Dai Le, the woman who beat high-profile Labor candidate Kristina Keneally in the Sydney seat of Fowler, says she will be a "real independent", not a "teal" one as she prepares to enter federal parliament.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Star board 'misplaced' trust in management

An inquiry into Star Entertainment Group's Sydney casino has been told there were not enough "fresh eyes" to curb mismanagement at the gaming operator.

AAP · May 22, 2022

Sydney news: Heavy rain here to stay, flood warnings for Lismore again

MORNING BRIEFING: More rain is forecast for everywhere from the NSW south coast to the Queensland border today, with a minor flood warning in place for parts of the north coast, including Lismore.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Morning mail: Albanese to be sworn in, Titmus celebrates world record, one Ukrainian’s incredible odyssey

Monday: Labor inches ahead in seats across the country as shell-shocked Liberals mull leadership change. Plus: how to make a cow out of a boiler suit and a washing line

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022