Chris Minns
- Exclusive
- Sharks
Coogee shark attack survivor loses arm, family pay tribute
The family of Leah Stewart, 35, say they have been “shocked and devastated” by the attack on the young mother and ocean lover.
- Riley Walter
Latest
The suburb at the epicentre of Sydney’s violent crime crisis
Youth workers are putting themselves between vulnerable teens and the crime families willing to pay them for brazen acts of violence.
- Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter
- Updated
- NSW State Parliament
Two Labor figures face charges over alleged illegal donations to premier
Former MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee will both face prosecution over allegations they were involved in a scheme to circumvent NSW donor laws in Premier Chris Minns’s electorate 11 years ago.
- Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
- Exclusive
- NSW State Parliament
Law change prompts judge to warn of ‘desperate people’ left with ‘no rights’
A memo from the president of the court responsible for dealing with workers’ compensation claims in NSW warned staff to prepare for “harrowing” encounters with injured workers due to changes to the scheme passed by the Minns government.
- Michael McGowan
- Opinion
- Road safety
As a trauma surgeon, I know cannabis kills. Don’t green-light ‘medicinal’ drivers
Cannabis is now the No.1 substance found in the blood of seriously or fatally injured road victims – and the premier wants to go light on “medicinal” cannabis users who drive.
- John Crozier
- Editorial
- Legal Cannabis
Drug reform law should not make roads more dangerous
Reform to clarify the position on driving and medically prescribed cannabis is likely to meet road blocks.
- The Herald's View
- Opinion
- Secrecy
Why the secrecy, premier? It’s got our attention
When the Minns government asked a judge to review its hate-speech laws, it knew he would arrive at a conclusion. So let us have it.
- Michael McGowan
Circular Quay revamp is another failure of privatisation
The torrents of cash, the ongoing inconveniences and the endless finger-pointing continues.
‘We see the human cost’: Reverend Bill Crews joins call for cuts to pokies
The Uniting Church minister is backing a proposal by Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne that would also give MPs a conscience vote on reform in the NSW parliament.
- Michael McGowan
- Exclusive
- City life
‘TBC’: How $190 million was blown on Circular Quay revamp before the first sod is even turned
A breakdown of costs seen by the Herald shows for the first time how huge amounts of money have already been spent on the ill-fated project.
- Bevan Shields