Criminal charges for ‘bad day’ cop who injured Aboriginal teenager
A NSW police officer, who slammed an Aboriginal teenager face-first onto a brick-paved footpath in Surry Hills, is facing two charges of assault.
Articles by Alec Smart
1979 Luna Park fire: NSW Police resist fresh inquiry despite new evidence
NSW Police have declined to conduct a new inquiry into the 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire, despite strong new evidence of criminality behind the tragedy.
Horse dies at Royal Easter Show in latest equestrian event tragedy
A horse has stumbled and died during the opening night equestrian demonstrations at Sydney’s Royal Sydney Easter Show.
Two more Aboriginal deaths in custody as Inquiry investigates proportion of Indigenous Australians in gaol
Two more Aboriginal deaths in custody within a week in NSW has again highlighted Australia’s shameful record on incarcerated Indigenous citizens.
Campaign to save Parramatta’s Willow Grove intensifies
The campaign to keep the heritage-listed Willow Grove in Parramatta is stepping up, while the NSW Government insists it will be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere.
GLADD to be gadding about at Mardi Gras
The Sentinel undertakes a thorough examination of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists (GLADD) and speaks to founder Dr Bhushan Joshi ahead of the group’s Mardi Gras appearance.
TJ Hickey: 17 years now awaiting justice
Another year has passed since the horrific death of Aboriginal teenager TJ Hickey, with no sign of the NSW Government ordering a thorough investigation.
Packer sent packing after inquiry reveals organised crime links
An 18-month long inquiry has found James Packer’s company, Crown Resorts, unfit to operate Sydney’s new casino.
Fitzsimmons mural vandalism provokes debate on graffiti art
Controversial mural painter Scott Marsh slams fellow artist Sid Tapia for participating in Graffiti Removal Day, as Tapia’s commissioned mural of Shane Fitzsimmons is vandalised.
NSW Govt rorts ‘continuing’ with Bushfire Relief Fund
The NSW Government is accused of continuing its rorting of public funds, favouring Liberal-National electorates and bypassing Labor-held areas – this time in relation to bushfire relief funds.
Queer Screen 2021: LGBTQI lives through lenses
The 2021 Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival takes place from 18 February to 14 March and features over 90 films.
NSW Premier says people not vaccinated against Covid-19 could be refused access to work and venues
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has suggested her government could ‘incentivise’ Covid-19 vaccinations by banning those who decline inoculation from government premises, and allowing private venues to do the same.
Pauline Hanson’s webpage is now redirecting to the Refugee Council of Australia
The website of divisive anti-immigration MP, Senator Pauline Hanson, is diverting visitors to the Refugee Council of Australia website in a stunt created by an anonymous prankster.
Scott Marsh’s new mural survives censors
Satirical artist Scott Marsh has painted a wall mural of George Michael in Erskineville. It replaces a mural that was defaced by fundamentalist Christians in November 2017.
The leaning towers of Mascot
Mascot Towers, the high-rise apartments in south Sydney that residents hastily evacuated in June 2019 after cracks appeared in the brickwork, are now said to be “leaning and unstable”.