Politics
NSW
Powerhouse backflip as Ultimo site saved by Berejiklian government
Five years after it was first announced, the Berejiklian government has made the last-minute decision to keep the Powerhouse site at Ultimo open.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Dominic Perrottet
Heavy lifting: Treasurer touted as premier-in-waiting takes on tax
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet wants to change the tax mix, not lift overall taxes – and he's on a potential collision course with the Morrison government.
- by Alexandra Smith
Dyson Heydon
Attorney-General orders 'urgent review' of sexual harassment processes after Heydon claims
Public confidence in the justice system requires that lawyers and judges are held to the highest ethical standards, NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman said.
- by Kate McClymont and Jacqueline Maley
Lunch with
John Barilaro on cooking seafood and a pie shop accord
The Deputy Premier is rarely at home but when he is, his favourite pastime is cooking extravagant dinners.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Courts
Drug-driving laws are destructive and ineffective
Some of the saddest cases I dealt with were single mothers in tears, asking how they would manage to get their children to after-school activities. All for a detectable, but non-intoxicating, level of a drug in their system.
- by David Heilpern
Tax reform
Abolish stamp duty and lift the GST, says key tax reform review
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet ordered a comprehensive review that has called for a radical rethink of state-federal financial rules.
- by Alexandra Smith
Exclusive
CCP influence
Moselmane continues on full pay while on indefinite leave
NSW upper house MP Shaoquett Moselmane is on indefinite leave from NSW Parliament.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Gambling
Premier should heed the health advice on gambling just as she did for COVID
Exactly who is making decisions on public health in NSW – is it the government or the gambling industry?
- by Tim Costello
Opinion
Development
Powerhouse Parramatta will be bigger and better than before
In western Sydney, its collection will be seen by more visitors and have more variation than ever.
- by Barney Glover
Letters
Letters
Shades of McCarthyism as forces encircle Moselmane
Calls for Labor MP to be suspended from parliament, even though he has not been charged, point to a modern McCarthyism.
CCP influence
Labor moves to suspend Moselmane from NSW Parliament
NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay says she hopes suspended MP Shaoquett Moselmane does the right thing by the party.
- by Alexandra Smith