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Liberal MP considers defying party to support Greens bill on no-grounds evictions
Despite both Labor and the Coalition promising to end no grounds evictions before the last election, neither has moved to end the practice. One Liberal MP is sick of waiting.
- by Michael McGowan
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Paradise lost: Homeless spike in tourism hotspots prompts Airbnb crackdown warning
The latest NSW homelessness street count has seen the number of people sleeping rough in some coastal areas soar by several hundred per cent.
- by Michael McGowan
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Crime
Man who allegedly stabbed woman at gym had twice breached AVOs
Police have charged the alleged attacker, Anthony Monteleone, with wounding with intent to murder and contravening an AVO.
- by Sally Rawsthorne, Jessica McSweeney, Michael McGowan and Josefine Ganko
Minns flags tougher bail laws for high-risk domestic violence orders
The move comes after yet another high-profile alleged domestic violence incident which saw a woman stabbed outside an Alexandria gym on Wednesday.
- by Michael McGowan
‘Broken system close to collapse’: Critical worker shortages in child protection, domestic violence
NSW is facing a chronic shortage of caseworkers, including child protection workers, leaving vulnerable kids and women facing more harm.
- by Alexandra Smith, Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
‘Lives lost, families broken’: Minns announces $230m in domestic violence funding
The NSW government will on Monday announce funding to fight domestic violence after a spike in assaults and a rise in demand for services.
- by Michael McGowan
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Rozelle Interchange 2.0: Former RTA boss warns more traffic chaos is coming
A repeat of the Rozelle Interchange-type fiasco is looming on the Warringah Freeway, north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a parliamentary hearing has been told.
- by Michael McGowan
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Domestic violence
Women forced to live in tents, sleep in car parks to escape violence
The emergency housing crisis is emerging as one of the most pressing issues ahead of Friday’s urgent cabinet meeting.
- by Alexandra Smith, Michael McGowan and Perry Duffin
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Perrottet joins cross-party call for royal commission into violence against women
The former Liberal premier says criminal elements and societal issues such as young boys accessing violent video games and pornography needed examination.
- by Max Maddison, Michael McGowan and Alexandra Smith
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Child safety
‘Like a dog in a cage’: Desperate lives of kids in emergency care revealed
Children as young as 12 reported allegations of sexual assault, drug use and abandonment in motel rooms without close supervision.
- by Michael McGowan
‘Can’t have another Molly’: NSW says ‘all options’ are on the table on domestic violence
The NSW government has left the door open to a royal commission ahead of a crucial meeting of cabinet on violence against women and children.
- by Michael McGowan