Will you use your vote to uphold the voices of those of us who can’t?
With the nation about to go to the polls, two young Australians – not yet old enough to vote – appeal to voters to consider a number of issues that will affect their futures.
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What it’s like to be a volunteer in a high-stakes election campaign
Ahead of the 2022 federal election, The Sentinel sat down with three election volunteers to take a peek into what’s it’s like to help out during an election campaign.
Tim Murray takes one for the team in Wentworth
Labor has not held the Division of Wentworth since it was formed in 1900 – so why is Labor’s Tim Murray contesting the seat? The man himself explains the rationale to John Moyle.
Darling, it hurts at 30 Darlinghurst Road
Some 40 residents have been left homeless or scrambling to find accommodation in a rapidly shortening market after alleged abuse of tenants at a Potts Point property owned by one of Sydney’s largest developers.
Amidst rising inflation, 7-star energy efficiency could save Australians money
The Climate Council of Australia says Australians would make significant savings – in addition to helping the environment – if home energy efficiency standards were raised.
2022 Northern Rivers floods 2.0: enough is enough
Enough is enough, writes Sunny Grace, who says out federal government – still dragging the chain on climate change – needs to go. She filed this piece from the Northern Rivers as it experiences its second flood crisis in as many months.
Housing for All committee created in response to Sydney’s housing crisis
The City of Sydney Council has announced plans to establish a Housing for All committee to tackle the ongoing housing crisis.
Confirmed: Australia’s housing affordability crisis deepening
A report conducted by the Productivity Commission has found the housing crisis has worsened and a lack of social housing is leaving many Australians on the brink of poverty or homelessness.
Meet the first ever Aboriginal candidate for Sydney Lord Mayor
Wiradjuri woman Yvonne Weldon is the first Aboriginal Australian to stand for Sydney Lord Mayor. She speaks with the Sentinel about the milestone and challenging the powerful incumbent, Clover Moore.
Moore promises another round of progressive politics
Clover Moore tells the Sentinel of her continuing plans for Sydney, as the stalwart Lord Mayor vies for re-election in September.
Govt accused of “social cleansing” over inner city public housing sell-offs
The NSW Government has been accused of forcing poor people out of the inner city at a rally against plans to redevelop social housing estates.
Sydney street count reveals lowest homeless numbers in a decade
The City of Sydney Council area has recorded its lowest homeless figures in a decade, according to the latest street count of rough sleepers.
Gentrification by stealth impacting Glebe
The poor, working class, elderly and sick are being pushed out of Glebe by neoliberal policies of gentrification by stealth, writes Dr Hannah Middleton.
The man who wants to save Sydney
Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich talks to the Sentinel about his past and the future – including the changing realities of a post-Covid Sydney.