HISTORICAL FACTS: 26 | History Defined

NSW stamp duty overhaul ‘vanilla’ but could help first home buyers cut costs

Annual tax could be paid for almost 20 years before it equalled the value of a stamp duty payment in parts of western Sydney, calculator suggests

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

NSW parliament to debate stamp duty reform

Premier Dominic Perrottet's stamp duty reforms will be debated when NSW politicians return to Macquarie Street.

AAP · Oct 10, 2022

Revealed: how Stuart Ayres drove the plan for Penrith’s even more ambitious new stadium

Exclusive: documents show the former minister pushed for the compulsory acquisition of Penrith Paceway for a new stadium to be built in his seat

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean now supports plan to raise Warragamba Dam, after opposing the project

Former environment minister Matt Kean, who previously said the project doesn't stack up financially, now urges the government to "crack on with" raising the Warragamba Dam wall.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

Warragamba Dam: what’s driving the NSW government’s bid to raise the wall?

Premier Dominic Perrottet says his number one priority is protecting people, but others point to political factors

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2022

‘People before plants’: NSW premier commits to raising Warragamba Dam wall 14 metres

Government deems controversial project critical state infrastructure in order to have it approved ‘as quickly as possible’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2022

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet declares raising Warragamba Dam wall a 'critical' project to fund

A proposal to raise the wall of Warragamba Dam is a critical project to fund and will "future-proof" Western Sydney, the New South Wales Premier says.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

NSW premier warns of 'difficult summer'

NSW emergency services are preparing for a "difficult summer", as multiple weather systems move across the state and days of heavy rain fall on already-saturated catchments.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 4, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one

The media pack is starting to bay as one over the suppurating wound that is Australia’s electronic gaming-machine addiction.

The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022

Dominic Perrottet denies teal threat is behind NSW ministers’ bid to move to lower house

Pollster and federal independent both say the Liberal government should be concerned about shift towards teals

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022