'Priority remediation': Mater set for big funding injection to fix mould disaster 'Community outrage has forced them to finally undertake remediation.' Newcastle Herald · Sep 1
No ‘automatic knockback’ for non-compliant datacentres as NSW announces fast-track pathway As the Minns government commits to assessing proposals within 75 days, community groups fear applications will be rushed through ahead of commonwealth legislation The Guardian - AU · Aug 17
Locals fear for their children’s quality of life if the biggest coalmine extension in NSW is approved Minns government promised no new coalmines but permits expanding existing sites, despite being behind on climate targets The Guardian - AU · Jul 25
Historic $350m NSW funding boost helps launch new Aboriginal family program to help children ‘tell their own stories’ Holistic approach to care which preserves children’s identities part of Minns government reforms to broader child protection system The Guardian - AU · Jul 21
'Escalating situation': hospital aggression rising amid mental health crisis NSW Opposition questions why Minns government won't release data. Newcastle Herald · Jul 20
NSW electric buses, trains and light rail services to run entirely on renewable energy from 2027 in $1.9bn deal Exclusive: Minns government announces contract with Snowy Energy to power public transport in seven-year contract The Guardian - AU · Apr 16
Minns government undermined social cohesion with NSW protest restrictions, constitutional challenge hears Lawyer for protest groups argues state needs to prove it was ‘rational to prevent all protests’ to achieve its goal The Guardian - AU · Feb 26
‘Ignorant’: former Labor MP condemns Minns government for threatening Blue Mountains protesters over historic site Former home affairs minister Bob Debus, who served in the Rudd government, throws his support behind Clairvaux in Katoomba The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2025
NSW to buy back private Northern Beaches hospital for $190m Minns government announces in-principle deal that will see the entire hospital integrate into the public system The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2025
Proposed ‘nation-leading’ NSW childcare reforms to include $500,000 fines Greens welcome Minns government’s ‘bare-minimum’ changes but say more work is needed to restore faith in the sector The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2025
Penny-pinching NSW budget lacks vision and offers few solutions to state’s most pressing problems The Minns Labor government appears obsessed with keeping the state’s AAA ratings – so citizens of New South Wales will just have to wait The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2025
Unions NSW attacks Labor for ‘woefully inadequate’ poker machine strategy after damning audit Gambling losses and calls to helplines both up but Minns government has no benchmarks or measures to assess its harm minimisation strategy, report says The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025
‘High density’ area of endangered species left out of NSW great koala national park plan, advocates say Call to include forest comes amid frustration at time it is taking Minns government to declare park’s boundaries and meet its election commitment The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2025
Setback for Minns government as controversial workers’ compensation bill sent to inquiry Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, who opposed the inquiry, said NSW’s compensation scheme was going backwards by $5m a day The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2025 NSW Coalition and unions unlikely allies against Labor’s ‘nasty laws’ to curtail workers’ compensation claims Opposition leader says Minns government’s bill to change threshold for psychological injuries will ‘punish the most severely injured workers’
The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2025 Logging in forest earmarked for koala national park increasing under NSW Labor, analysis finds More than 7,000 hectares logged in planned park area since Chris Minns won 2023 election with commitment to deliver new sanctuary, conservationists say
The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2024 Sydney train delays: commuters warned industrial action could cause ‘significant’ disruptions ahead of New Year’s Eve Federal court dismisses NSW government’s attempt to stop action – including work stoppages that could lead to a train strike
The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2024 NSW budget 2024: the biggest winners and losers From bulk billing GPs and frontline workers to renters and the environment, here’s who won and lost in the Minns government’s state budget
Newcastle Herald · Jun 14, 2024 Revealed: the state government's plan for new schools in the Hunter Minns government announces $1.4 billion for regional schools.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 5, 2024 'Hidden cuts': Is the Minns government too broke to fix mental health? The Minns government hasn't committed to expanding Safe Havens.
Newcastle Herald · May 9, 2024 Union calls on Minns to save hundreds of Hunter coal jobs tied to Eraring Two mines supply coal to the ageing power station.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024 NSW rejects claim it lags on renewables, citing 18 projects approved in 2023 Minns government says wind, solar and battery projects will generate enough clean energy to power more than 1.5m homes
The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2023 Vacant property taxes, levies and caps on the table as NSW Labor reviews Airbnbs and short-term rentals Exclusive: Minns government to place every aspect of housing ‘under the microscope’ as it confronts rental crisis
AAP · Oct 26, 2023 Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone The Minns government has faced the largest protest in its existence after angry construction workers demanded engineered stone be banned.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023 NSW government hikes coal royalties to raise extra $2.7bn Move comes after Minns government announced plans to engage with the owner of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station to extend its life