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Push for rape counselling notes to be kept under wraps

Sessions between a victim of sexual assault and their counsellor should be given the same protected status as legal advice in court proceedings, advocates say.

AAP · Mar 19

Workers paid for years after leaving government jobs

Lax payroll oversight and contract workers paid more than full-time executives are costing millions in payments from state government agencies.

AAP · Nov 26, 2025

Gambling harms more pronounced as online betting jumps

Online gambling has increased substantially, with young men and people experiencing psychological distress and loneliness at higher risk of problem betting.

AAP · Sep 30, 2025

Firms pushed to cheat to win work as budgets blow out

Construction projects are facing cost blowouts, as firms vying for work are encouraged to cheat amid a "race to the bottom" to win contracts, an inquiry heard.

AAP · Jul 2, 2024

Support for harsher penalties over workplace deaths

A survey has found voters support harsher penalties and industrial manslaughter offences in NSW, but it will come too late for some workers who never came home.

AAP · Jun 2, 2024

Pokies can't be banned, should be reduced: unions

The peak body for NSW unions has called for the removal of 25,000 poker machines over the next five years to better align numbers with those in other states.

AAP · Feb 29, 2024

Reactions to NSW state budget and its surprise surplus

The NSW Labor government has delivered its first state budget since 2010, revealing a surprise surplus and promising to funnel spending into essential services.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

Farmers, meat processors worried about migration reforms

Farmers say big reforms to migration could significantly cut the number of workers on farms and increase costs for meat processors.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2023

‘Golden opportunity’: NSW Labor under pressure to deliver promised public sector wage rises

Unions urge incoming premier Chris Minns to overhaul working conditions for frontline workers

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2023

Train workers to get wage boost after tribunal ruling

The Fair Work Commission has decided in favour of the rail unions after a bitter and protracted wages dispute with the NSW government.

AAP · Mar 10, 2023