Bevan Shields

All racists don’t like immigration, but it is not true that all people who are concerned about immigration are racists.

I’m not sure about you, but in many ways this is a year I am happy to leave behind.

One of Australia’s best sport reporters, the Herald’s Tom Decent, is stepping into a significant new role covering the game.

It may sound a bit lame, but as much as I love taking a holiday, I enjoy returning to work even more.

I got to know him during my time running the Herald’s Parliament House bureau in Canberra and have stayed in touch since.

This was an overdue win for transparency and accountability.

Chris Minns admits his government should not have got the hopes of the public so high for the now-canned August 4 opening of the Metro City and Southwest line.

Covering courts is bloody hard work.

Congratulations to everyone involved in the decision to apologise to those punished by laws which criminalised homosexuality in our state.

This week’s slightly delayed note comes to you from Las Vegas, where over the past week any scepticism about the NRL’s experiment has been shattered.