Tens of thousands of NSW students were awarded their HSC today, though the day has less significance now that large numbers already have their university place offers, an expert says.
The Inner West Council has a plan to turn four of its council car parks into 200 affordable homes for essential workers. Experts say there is a desperate need for homes to house key workers who can't afford to live where they work but such projects are not a quick fix.
Housing for essential workers and billions in funding for new and upgraded schools are just some of the big-ticket items in NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey's second budget.
As Westfield Bondi Junction remains closed today following the stabbing deaths of six people on Saturday, an investigation into what happened there could take months before police present evidence to the NSW coroner.
More than 23,000 people were caught up in the court system for small quantity drug possession last year, a new policy of on-the-spot fines aims to reduce that, but experts say it doesn’t go far enough.