Thursday, 4th September
PW
Independent Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby has called on the Premier to urgently extend surge funding for pothole repairs to metropolitan Sydney, not just regional NSW. Ms Scruby said that the Pittwater community is totally reliant on roads. When buses are delayed...
Wednesday, 3rd September
NBS
For 40 years the Brookvale Ladies Probus Club has been a place for retirees and community members to come together, socialise and keep their minds active. The club is set to mark the birthday milestone on 23 September with a special...
Features
NS
With government tertiary education targets soaring and high school retention levels falling, Catherine Lewis investigates why one in five young people are now opting to leave school early in favour of alternative paths. As Federal Education Minister Jason Clare calls for...
NBS
With the number of young people choosing to leave school early sitting at a 10-year high, Catherine Lewis investigates the catalysts behind this growing trend and alternative pathways. Engagement in traditional education is on the wane. One in five children are...
PW
With the number of young people choosing to leave school early sitting at a 10-year high, Catherine Lewis investigates the catalysts behind this growing trend and the alternative paths many are taking. Engagement in traditional education is on the wane, with...
NBS
The increasing numbers of women in parliament is lifting behavioural standards – but there is still a long way to go, say Zali Steggall and Natalie Ward. Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio reports. School yard. Old guard. Threatened. Heckled. Double standards....
PW
Recent trends show that underage online gambling is increasing. Should parents be worried? Aoife Moynihan reports on the situation on the Northern Beaches. The Federal Government’s You win some, you lose more (YWSYLM) report on gambling, published in June 2023, reported...
NS
With the number of women entering federal and state parliaments increasing, North Shore politicians Kylea Tink and Felicity Wilson reveal how they’re shattering the glass ceiling for women in politics. Niki Waldegrave reports. International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March,...
NS
Couple spiralling rent, utility and childcare expenses with gender pay gaps, period poverty and the increasing threat of homelessness, and women are firmly in the eye of the cost of living storm. The impacts of a crisis are rarely gender neutral,...
PW
Women are bearing the brunt of the spiralling cost of living, with rent rises, gender pay gaps, period poverty and increasing homelessness creating a perfect storm for those on the Northern Beaches and beyond. Only a lucky few are immune as...
NB
New gender diversity guidelines convey the message that our surf clubs are for everyone. In a groundbreaking move, Surf Life Saving Australia has produced a transgender and gender diverse factsheet for Surf Life Saving clubs. The factsheet was released in December, with...
NS
Searching for an answer to the housing affordability crisis, Kylea Tink invited members of her North Sydney constituency to come up with their own solutions. It was Australia’s first one-day ‘deliberative democracy’ forum. Is it possible for a randomly-selected group of...