Chris Minns Asked Sydneysiders To Name A New Suburb & It Immediately Went Off The Rails “I’m not reading that one.” Pedestrian.tv · Jun 4
'Game changer': Andrew Johns backs medicinal cannabis law change for drivers The Minns government will announce the changes on Thursday. Newcastle Herald · Jun 3
NSW motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive without fear of major penalty Premier Chris Minns says changes would balance road safety and a more practical approach for medicinal cannabis users The Guardian - AU · Jun 3
Booted ministers back at work as secrecy scrutinised Two ministers suspended from parliament for failing to provide documents have returned to NSW's upper house as the government defends remaining tight-lipped. AAP · Jun 1
Expulsions, allegations and ‘poison pills’: behind the drama holding up NSW parliament Labor’s leader in the upper house, Penny Sharpe, and deputy leader, John Graham, have been suspended after the government’s refusal to release documents The Guardian - AU · May 28
Santos accused of ‘stringing everybody along’ over Narrabri gas project CEO tells investors firm won’t ‘exert any effort’ while it awaits approvals as opponents urge the miner to ‘spike the project finally’ The Guardian - AU · May 28
Bath top-up: Newcastle CEO to get pay rise after closed-door council vote A review panel found Mr Bath was operating 'above reasonable expectations'. Newcastle Herald · May 27
Liddell power station’s famous chimney stacks crumble into history in massive blast Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopment The Guardian - AU · May 26
'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack The deadly Bondi terror attack has changed the face of policing, with the NSW force now carrying long arm rifles in public in response to terrorism threats. AAP · May 26
Barr dismisses concerns about bracket creep wiping out public sector wage rise Bracket creep 'needs to be dealt with' but concerns overblown. The Canberra Times · May 25
Newcastle teen arrested over graffiti on Premier Chris Minns office The 17-year-old reportedly handed himself in. Newcastle Herald · May 22
Do Australians really ‘work half the week’ just to pay their income tax? See for yourself The next federal election in 2028 looks set to be a battle of the tax plans. The Conversation · May 22
As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave Budget 'losers' can cause a lot of grief. The Canberra Times · May 22
Grattan on Friday: As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave One way the Albanese government has recently tapped into social media audiences for its budgets is by inviting “influencers” to Canberra for the event. This broadens the audience and often garners favourable publicity. The Conversation · May 21
Newcastle Herald · May 20 'Feds need to step up': NSW promises funding for Tomago Aluminium in next month's budget NSW promises funding for Tomago Aluminium in next month's budget
The Guardian - AU · May 19 NSW police to avoid mental health incidents under UK model after spate of fatal shootings Families of victims have called for health workers to be first responders and police minister says deal with NSW Health ‘very close to being signed’
The Guardian - AU · May 18 The minister and Minns: Anoulack Chanthivong’s rise under a powerful premier and the fight over NSW prisons Corrections minister ‘didn’t have time to get into student politics’ when young because he was busy working in his parents’ grocery store
The Guardian - AU · May 12 Inquiry calls Minns government grants scheme for Labor candidates an ‘election slush fund’ Parliamentary committee into 2023 electorate funding allocation program finds MP John Graham misled parliament
The Guardian - AU · May 5 ‘Not a good look’: witnesses refuse to appear before NSW parliamentary hearings after court ruling Chris Minns’ chief of staff launched legal action to avoid giving evidence. Since the court ruled in his favour, others are doing the same
AAP · May 5 Cabinet minister suspended from parliament for a week Having refused to produce documents relating to a premier's comments to police, a state parliament has taken the extraordinary step of suspending a minister.
AAP · May 5 Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking Domestic violence perpetrators who use tracking devices to covertly stalk and harass will face imprisonment as new laws aim to address tech-facilitated abuse.
The Guardian - AU · May 4 NSW to criminalise secret GPS tracking after report highlighting number of devices bought by DV offenders Chris Minns says technology has been ‘weaponised against women, and our laws have not kept pace’
The Guardian - AU · May 1 Demand for guns has surged in the wake of Bondi – what will it take to make Australia safer? Premiers are rejecting Anthony Albanese’s buyback scheme amid a surge in the number of applications for gun licences
AAP · May 1 Stratospheric dreams of a new city coming back to earth A premier has warned breathless developers to keep their heads out of the clouds as one of Australia's biggest cities marches relentlessly into the bush.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 28 Northern Beaches hospital handed to NSW government, ending troubled public-private partnership Transition and legal handover of hospital from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health occurs at 7am on Wednesday