James Robertson
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia
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'It’s not the stadiums ... It’s the shambolic way we have sold it'
A year out from the election, can Gladys Berejiklian sell the government's message? → Read More
Homelessness in NSW jumps by more than 30 per cent
The largest increase is in young people aged between 19 and 24 whose numbers rose more than 90 per cent. → Read More
'Disappointed' Premier backs minister after explicit text messages
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she is disappointed by reports of an affair between MPs but won't be sacking a Minister involved. → Read More
'Political scalps': Liberal MP defends corrupt Labor minister
Few people would defend corrupt former Labor minister Ian Macdonald but in an extraordinary speech to Parliament, a Liberal MP did just that. → Read More
Budget cut hits 'vital' organisations that aid abuse investigations
Investigations into soaring rates of assaults, sexual offences and neglect of disabled people will be hit by planned cuts, the NSW Ombudsman warns. → Read More
Waiting in the wings: The man most likely to replace Barnaby Joyce
NSW's 33-year-old tourism minister is being touted as the most likely candidate for Barnaby Joyce's seat. → Read More
'Rearguard action by factional warlords': Abbott slams Lib compromise
Tony Abbott has called a compromise solution to Liberal party reform apparently backed by Prime Minister Turnbull as benefiting “factional warlords". → Read More
Safety experts say a flick of a switch would save lives on NSW roads
Road safety experts are shocked by NSW's refusal to use speed averaging cameras. → Read More
Premier Gladys Berejiklian defends meeting with convicted publicans
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has defended meeting with two pub owners convicted of arson and illegally owning poker machines. → Read More
The missing ingredient from the $125 million road safety package is free
Like all things that intersect with our emotions the impact of reports of tragedies on our roads is magnified over the holidays → Read More
Tough new NSW road safety rules introduced after horror holiday road toll
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a swathe of tough new road safety rules. → Read More
One Nation senator and top Hanson strategist misled Parliament: investigation
A NSW One Nation MP and Pauline Hanson's longest-standing confidant has gone to ground after a Fairfax investigation has established he misled Federal Parliament by lying about having been a university lecturer in his maiden speech to the Senate. → Read More
Premier Berejiklian refuses to rule out deal as One Nation set to stand in NSW
Pauline Hanson's One Nation will contest the 2019 NSW state election, the NSW Electoral Commission confirmed on Monday, and the NSW Premier has refused to rule out following her other state Liberal counterparts by brokering a preference deal with the party. → Read More
Camera proposal could split government over road toll
Policy response to rising deaths on country roads is threatening to cleave the government. → Read More
Stabbed officer continues brave fight as focus turns to attacker's mental state
Investigators continue to look into why accused paedophile attacked decorated detective before he was shot by two officers. → Read More
NSW number one, but housing retreat threatens top spot
For the 14th quarter running NSW's economy has been judged Australia's powerhouse, according to CommSec analysis. → Read More
Top detective yelled 'can you help me?' after bleeding out from stabbing attack
As a top child sex abuse detective remains in a serious condition after being stabbed while attempting to arrest an alleged paedophile who was shot and died himself, an eye witness has given a shocking account of the incident's bloody aftermath. → Read More
NSW government abandons fifth hospital privatisation plan in Maitland
More than a year after it announced it was opening up five regional hospitals to tenders that would have then privately built and run, the state government quietly decided to keep the last entirely in public hands on Friday. → Read More
Hospital decision humble pie but good local politics for a pragmatic government
The privatisation-mad state government has had a look at or sold our school camps, Sydney's historic sandstones (and the masons who file them down) and even the holders of your title deeds. → Read More
Corporation tax breaks kept secret to avoid 'harsh criticism': FOI documents
The NSW government has refused to release the names of corporations enjoying $1.8 billion in tax breaks lest they be exposed to "harsh criticism" and "repercussions" from public anger, documents released under freedom-of-information reveal. → Read More