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Saying “sorry” and changing course are two separate things

Saying “sorry” and changing course are two separate things

by David Shoebridge MP | Oct 25, 2018 | Featured, Op-eds, VIP

While both sides of the government saying sorry to the victims of child sexual abuse, they must now act on it. No longer will the people tolerate a Royal Commission and a speech.

First the Powerhouse, then the Opera House. What’s next, Gladys?

First the Powerhouse, then the Opera House. What’s next, Gladys?

by David Shoebridge MP | Oct 13, 2018 | Current Affairs, Featured, Op-eds, Residents, VIP

This week, we saw the people stand against the commercialisation of the Opera House. But one must believe that was a battle, in a war that still rages.

NSW accidentally doubling drug crime is more than a simple oversight

NSW accidentally doubling drug crime is more than a simple oversight

by David Shoebridge MP | Sep 12, 2018 | Featured, Ladder, Law, Op-eds, VIP

The inadvertent miscounting the amount of drug crime is concerning. Not for the error, but for the amount of money and time they’ve wasted fighting this “epidemic” over the last eight years.

Cheap public land sales are selling us all out

Cheap public land sales are selling us all out

by David Shoebridge MP | Aug 21, 2018 | Featured, My take on.., Op-eds, Politics, Residents, VIP

There has been $9 billion worth of crowd land sold under the NSW government. The waterfront Woy Woy property selling for $38,000 is just the tip of a very questionable iceberg.

David Shoebridge: Coalition and Labor child abuse laws still protecting priests

David Shoebridge: Coalition and Labor child abuse laws still protecting priests

by David Shoebridge MP | Jun 23, 2018 | Featured, Ladder, Law

While the government has made steps to reverse our history of child sex abuses, they’re still protecting those who enabled those crimes.

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